Been a while since I've been on the forum.  But a few might remember my Tributo Ferrari

I was stupid and sold it, and bought a AMG GLA45.  Had that for a while then my partner of 17 years decided she`d had enough and moved out.  Economy crashed, AMG was sold at a huge loss.  Bought a cheap 2009 Abarth 500, but hey, at least it's an Abarth.

But I am in London for my holidays when the Abarth Festival is on so will try to attend.  Looking at renting an Abarth on something like Turo and show up  

Look for a bearded guy with an Abarthisti Norway T-shirt and do come over and say hi.

Kenneth

Updates for the car since last year.  I got carbon fibre side sill extensions and a new Arqray carbon rear spoiler



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The smallest parts I'm doing got  finished rough sanding part, ready for 3 layers of epoxy resin. This is the first layer.





Half & half

I've owned 3 Fiat 500s the last 8 years and my biggest gripe with them is the doorcard plastics.

After making my carbon iPad in dash bezel I liked the carbon skinning process so much I decided to attack the doorcards.

I bought a pair of extra doorcards off a fiat 500, a leather armrest cover and some carbon and set to work.

First I tackled separating the doorcards into their 3 big pieces.  I found a thread on Fiat500usa.com that described the process.  It's about 80 plastic rivets and welds on each doorcard that has to be drilled, cut or pryed apart.

The 3 top pictures courtesy of fiat500usa.com




In pieces



In the fiat500usa thread this piece was dressed in alcantara,  I'm doing mine 100% carbon




I sanded the pieces and cleaned them with IPA, ready for the first layer of pigmented epoxy resin. BTW I get all my supplies at easycomposites.co.uk



Cutting the carbon



One layer of black epoxy resin to tack down the carbon sheet



Then the carbon is added







After that they need to cure.



I was a little short on carbon so had to order some more to do the outer surround of the doorcard. They'll get tacled last.

After about 4 hours they are ready to get a coat of epoxy resin to wet the carbon.  First as much excess carbon as possible is cut away.











Then it's time for them to fully cure. At least 8 hours.  I leave them for 24.  And then it's time for the worst part of the job, cutting and trimming the carbon and then sanding it down.


I had a few smaller sheets of carbon left so decided to do a couple of other pieces. Whats wrong a little more work...





TBC

Thanks for the nice comments guys

And one of me on my Nitro Abarth snowboard, rocking carbon Union bindings

Took my ski rack off the car today.  Finally spring is closing in.  And as to spite me it started snowing again right after I got these photos

If they wanted to make it detailed, why the wrong colour wheels, rear diffusor and front grille/intercooler vents?

The Tributo has silver coloured parts here.

Love the model, and it's cool to own the only car that isn't a supercar made by Amalgam.


I am satisfied with my 1:8 Hachette model personally.  It was also expensive, but only 10% of the Amalgam

Here's my build photos:

http://s855.photobucket.com/user/cyberdog500/slideshow/Hachette%20Abarth%20500