has anyone does this before?



does it keep you from removing old side skirts when you get ready to add better looking ones on?



if u got a picture of this being done can you plz post...



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what is a side trip?

[quote name='Shane.Trammell' date='Jun 1 2005, 10:56 AM']what is a side trip?


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A side trip is something that happens after one has made plans to one specific destination, but alters that plan to include another destination not necessarily "on the way".



Side trim, however can be a pain in the ass to remove from the car and make the panels look unifrom due to the thin sheet goods Mazda used to stamp RX-7 panels, If you want to remove them be prepared to do a bunch of hours of bodywork to make the car look smooth.

ops typo, sorry was in a hurry when i typed that up...i ment strip "side trim" on the side of the car. sorry for that https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif

also be prepared to keeep doing bodywork on the trim for the life of the car since shaved anything normally winds up appearing in the body/paintwork down the line.... unless you weld over where the trim went and smooth it out but i doubt that even works grat.



wait for robs reply, hes the man.



kevin.

you can do it various ways.. you can fill it with bondo/fibergalss.. but thats pretty ghetto.. and those materials will usually shrink in time.. or crack.. the other option is to weld it and smooth it.. but on an big ass flat panel like that on a door.. and with the thin metal used on our car.. you would have to be super precaucious not to warp the metal.. becuase even though it will look flat when primered.. once you add glossy paint.. you will see the ugly warping..



you can also use thicker fiberglass cloth to build up the gap and then just use some filler.. but i never have tried that.. dunno how well it would turn out.. maybe rob can shed some light on that..

I have done this to my 91 gxl: Here is the link on the teamfc3s forum.

http://www.teamfc3s.org/forum/showthread.p...ht=side+molding



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Fiberglass cloth was used to cover up the holes it was also put on the rear of the fenders and quarterpanels. Fiberglass filler was used to make it level with the rest of the car then bondo was used to finish it. It's a little more involved than that but that is the general idea. Thick layers of bondo will crack over time however fiberglass will not.

fiberglass wont crack, but the 2 different materials- the metal and the fiberglass, will shift over time, differently, and crack at the seams



keeping the car out of the sun as much as possible and in a garage will prolong the effects.



those pics look nice though

Thanks thats epoxy primer the best ****!!