Vigor's kit thread

[VigorousZX]

Great idea! Use two-hundredths of an inch thick plastic to make car parts! Brilliant!

The Zed bumper is made of thin plastic.

Im probably going to design... design #4 to finish.

[SBC300]

Bumper covers are typically made of either polyurethane or polypropylene, both are injection molded. With vacuum forming you will only be able to make a flimsy part with no lips. Stock bumper covers are not thin, in some places they are up to 1/4" thick. I am trying to tell you that you are failing and fiberglass is your only option. Bring me a credit card and the car and I can have your parts in 2 weeks.

[Rager]

I was recently told of this kind of plastic vacuuming...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUB58z8apTE

I still have to research as to how thick or solid I can shape parts to.

Great idea! Use two-hundredths of an inch thick plastic to make car parts! Brilliant!

lets make car parts out of plastic thinner than a human hair... FYI a human hair is .003/.005. i think red heads have thicker than that though

[Cyman]

i think red heads have thicker than that though

YEAH! f*** hater. red haired kids have souls like everyone else. keep the ginger hating off Nico, ***hole.

[SBC300]

i think red heads have thicker than that though

YEAH! f**king hater. red haired kids have souls like everyone else. keep the ginger hating off Nico, ***hole.

Or else......

[VigorousZX]

Bumper covers are typically made of either polyurethane or polypropylene, both are injection molded. With vacuum forming you will only be able to make a flimsy part with no lips. Stock bumper covers are not thin, in some places they are up to 1/4" thick. I am trying to tell you that you are failing and fiberglass is your only option. Bring me a credit card and the car and I can have your parts in 2 weeks.

Maybe I can embed plastic pieces into the fiberglass kit, this way not only will it be solid, but if a low impact accident happened, the original shape could be contained.

[SBC300]

That wont work.

[Pieceofsand]

How is this project coming anyways?

[BigTDogg (MA)]

Maybe I can embed plastic pieces into the fiberglass kit, this way not only will it be solid, but if a low impact accident happened, the original shape could be contained.

Sorry dude, get your SCUBA gear, you're in way over your head.

[bartZ32tt]

Great idea! Use two-hundredths of an inch thick plastic to make car parts! Brilliant!

lets make car parts out of plastic thinner than a human hair... FYI a human hair is .003/.005. i think red heads have thicker than that though

wrong. He said two-hundredths (.02); not two thousandths (.002).

[Rager]

word. i was a little drunk at that point.

[VigorousZX]

That wont work.

I have strong aluminum cutouts already embedded in the corners of the bumper and its much more solid then the surrounding parts... plastic could be something to experiment with in the future.

Here I highlighted the kit sections that I will make with fiberglass for now.

How is this project coming anyways?

Hi Sandman, the kits is coming along slow but steady, and Im pretty happy with the results so far.
I hope to see your car finish one day too

Sorry dude, get your SCUBA gear, you're in way over your head.

They lace fiberglass with kevlar, maybe placing plastic panels in-between has also been done, could do wonders for impacts.

Here is a grill right over the beam and its shocks... no more fearing bumper damage when parallel parked

[AchilleZ32]

What ever happened with this idea Vigor?

For the most part, it's already been done by some guy in Cali. Vig ripped the design from him.

[BigTDogg (MA)]

They lace fiberglass with kevlar, maybe placing plastic panels in-between has also been done, could do wonders for impacts.

FRP = Fiber Reinforced Plastic. That would be your best material to make a bumper.

And if you don't know, 0.02" thick is not thick enough for a bumper.

But I do love this thread

[VigorousZX]

Thanks I will have to look that up, I think its also possible that a thick sheet of plastic could be heated and reshaped also, not just thin sheets.

What ever happened with this idea Vigor?

I made a time line of my planned projects, I changed that rear end slightly and still plan on doing it.

For the most part, it's already been done by some guy in Cali. Vig ripped the design from him.

Maybe the vents in the concept but all the other parts copied are pretty generic.

[SBC300]

Vig.... FRP is just a generic name for the composite polymer process. Whether poly or epoxy, glass fiber, kevlar or carbon fiber, its the same process.

[VigorousZX]

I see, one example would be like how the Twinz members had rubber resin in their fiberglass bumper kits to give it flex.
Another pic



Edit - Nov 8
Ive decided not to post updates for awhile, thanks for understanding.

[VigorousZX]

Previews of what my car will look like

[Initial_Z]

It's the end of 2010. Another year to wait I guess ...

[VigorousZX]

I hope not

Im also making a website for it... featuring Vanessa
www.NissanVigor.com

[Cyman]

lulz. the website is about as complete as your car :P
to be honest, I'm in a state of suspense regarding your project. not because I'm interested in your design itself but more because I want to see if you can actually sell any of them. I, like most, am guessing you're not going to make enough to compensate for the amount of money/time you've put into the venture, but I would like to see you do well with it. at least make it worth your time.

I've been following your thread from the very start, and to be honest I'm quite disappointed in the direction you took the design (so far). originally you were talking about making a "modern" 300zx. but I'm having trouble seeing any resemblance to a z32 in your design as it stands now (excluding the parts that are incomplete). I think the front of the car looks more like an Aston Martin than anything.

anywhoo, best of luck in finishing your project, vig. and, if you do ever get it completed, I wish you luck in marketing & sales as well.

[DCaff300ZX]

^^^ A lot kinder than my assessment after also lightly watching over the years.
So many different renditions of cars that look little/nothing like the Z32...

[ZXdriver]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUB58z8apTE

LMAO

[Z32TT]

i think red heads have thicker than that though

YEAH! f**king hater. red haired kids have souls like everyone else. keep the ginger hating off Nico, ***hole.

lmao, i think that kid was kind of mental when he decided to make that video.

OP, 2yrs and 20 designs later

[VigorousZX]

At least it didnt come out looking like this
http://www.arizonazcar.com/z32nose.jpg
source - http://www.arizonazcar.com/300zxbrakes.html

to be honest, I'm in a state of suspense regarding your project. not because I'm interested in your design itself but more because I want to see if you can actually sell any of them. I, like most, am guessing you're not going to make enough to compensate for the amount of money/time you've put into the venture, but I would like to see you do well with it. at least make it worth your time.

Even if I dont sell one, I still think it was worth two years of my life. First because it opened my eye to a new career, making replicas, and secondly because I think I will have a cool looking car without spending an enormous amount of money to have one.

I've been following your thread from the very start, and to be honest I'm quite disappointed in the direction you took the design (so far). originally you were talking about making a "modern" 300zx. but I'm having trouble seeing any resemblance to a z32 in your design as it stands now (excluding the parts that are incomplete). I think the front of the car looks more like an Aston Martin than anything.

Definitely, Aston's iconic grill really makes the design its own, but its just perfect of all the grill shapes Ive rendered. It not only looks aggressive (mean) but also happy depending on the way you look at it.
I think the cars overall bubbly shape does kinda of resemble the z240 and new 350z's DNA but I agree, it doesnt look like what a new z32 should look like and I think its mostly to do with the grill design.

anywhoo, best of luck in finishing your project, vig. and, if you do ever get it completed, I wish you luck in marketing & sales as well.

[/quote]Thanks a lot

[ffrpwner]

I like this idea alot but....it has taking a while...

You started talking about this almost 2 years ago....lets see in that time i have graduated highschool gone to college and will be getting my associates come next semester.....in my car life i have sold my first car trolled the forums realizing i wanted a z got a na z kept that devil z for a year and a half got a tt z became mod and now it seems almost nothing has changed....

you have always been good at taking hits though never really blowing up at anyone which i respect....who knows where i will be in life by time this is done....one thing is for sure....i expect perfection from you and nothing less...haha

[Initial_Z]

Soooooo the damn thing hasn't been driven for the past 2 years ? lol

[VigorousZX]

The first 6 months I had to repair it and make space for the project, but Ive basically been Zed-less for the most time.

I like this idea alot but....it has taking a while...

You started talking about this almost 2 years ago....lets see in that time i have graduated highschool gone to college and will be getting my associates come next semester.....in my car life i have sold my first car trolled the forums realizing i wanted a z got a na z kept that devil z for a year and a half got a tt z became mod and now it seems almost nothing has changed....

you have always been good at taking hits though never really blowing up at anyone which i respect....who knows where i will be in life by time this is done....one thing is for sure....i expect perfection from you and nothing less...haha

So you have reached the height of Z owner ship, the next logical step would be to put that crazy Vigor body kit on it and win trophies at ricer competitions... oh and lets not forget the hour glass show girls who attend these meets.
In-fact I think you should skip next semester for a country wide car show run, I know I would if I could

[Nismovs]

One of these days I'm going to have to come and look at your car Vig. I only live about three hours away

[VigorousZX]

You definitely should, it would be nice to take some comparison photos too. I hate to give myself a deadline... which I usually break... but I think the car should be on the road before mid January.