[5acreFOCUS]

So every build starts with a concept, and to do it Foose like you need a drawing. We had already started on the build when I got the drawing, but here's the concept, as interpreted by Derek Gordon Pelloni

 

[5acreFOCUS]

Project car was a 'score'. Grandma Car, 73k Miles, Advancetrac Stability Control (IVD), meaning it's got 4 wheel disk brakes, just a little tweak in the front so I had to put on a fender and a strut. Rousch struts from another wreck set it right down in the weeds and a Comp orange SVT donated a front fender because they were laying around and I dig those BMW Z3 vents

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[5acreFOCUS]

How would this actually go? Grab a sawzall and a 'practice car' and chop out the door pillar. First thing to notice is the top of the rear door on a wagon is STRAIGHT, parallel to the ground. The doors on ZX3's, 4's and 5's all start curving down, 2 door sedan might be easier because of the matching roofline. Mute point we're building a wagon! Can't believe I don't have a 'before' picture, but there was a 3/4" gap between the roof and the top of the door. So filler panel? or ROOF CHOP! 1 1/4 at the rear most pillars (the only ones left) dropped the roof 3/4" at the door. Perfect!

 

[5acreFOCUS]

Me and my sawzall have to get out of the way, I don't have the Fab skills necessary, but luckily I have all the tools and equipment and my friend Kevin Seal is a master fabricator. He has the skills, but there will be new roads on this Journey! We'll need to brace the roof up this time. Ratchet strap is for pulling everything 'square'

 

[5acreFOCUS]

One layer at a time carefully dissect it to the inner most and start there! Notice the outer layer is cut top and bottom, the inner is cut in the middle rather than everything in the same place.

 

[Sniper Focus]

Wow, another 4 to 2-door endeavor. I want to see how this turns out, good luck to you!

The bracing before the chop was a good move...

 

[ososlozx3]

hmmm this should be interesting

 

[TitanFocus76]

What is going on with these crazy builds. I dig it hope you see it through to completion

 

[5acreFOCUS]

Running out of drill bits, so many spot welds, so many layers

 

[5acreFOCUS]

Definitely some issues with body lines on the much shorter ZX3, the quarter rises so much faster and curves down considerably at the top

 

[pyroinsa]

This car was at FocusFest last year, pretty crazy, I love it!!!

 

[5acreFOCUS]

One layer at time, start sectioning the inside

 

[5acreFOCUS]

Bolt on a door so we can work on fitting the pillar

 

[5acreFOCUS]

 

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[5acreFOCUS]

This was tedious, sectioning little pieces and trying to get the little 'ledge' along the top of quarter to maintain its 'body line'.

 

[Sniper Focus]

I like where this is going!

What are you doing for the interior?

 

[sedanmafia]

Nice

 

[Black03ZX3]

This needs a 'sedan delivery' style treatment.

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[bustonit]

Awesome build!