32 Skater Restoration O/b
 

Here are Updated Pics . There Are A Few Things Like Hatch , Console And Arched Shifter Cover I Made Molds For And Made My Own Fiberglass Parts . Sure I Could Call Skater And Order A Console For $ But Didnt Like Anything Made ( Wanted One That Goes Under Dash ) So I Made One . The Shifter Cover They Make Is Alum And Snaps Together ( Really Mickey Mouse ) So I Made Composite Part With Built In Threads . The Hatch Is One Off With Built In Cooler , Flush Lids With Custom Hidden Hinges I Made In House ( Zero Exposed Screws )

Pics Of Rear Cabin , Skater Logo Cut From 3/8 Figerglass And Will Worked Down To 1/8 High And Bonded To Hatch And Body Work And When Done Will Look Like It Was Always There. When I layed up hatch I buried 3/8 alum 4x 6 plates in layup and cannot be seen , this way all I did was tap holes for hinges with zero visible hardware . I also incorporated small gas strut on hinge and is almost unseen when opened .

More Pics. I wanted to keep dash simple and un-cluttered , key swithes will be under dash on angle bracket, I hate to see them , engine kills will be on side of console I see other Skaters with every inch of of dash cluttered with somthing , keep it simple !! To the left if a grab handle and as of now Skater logo will be on left side

Larry, luv the metalic dash, the invisble hinge and the cooler..

But I think the raised-lettering on the Skater logo tops it all, don't sand away too much of it...that's the first I've ever seen...

Thanks Noli ! The dash iand the heads were fabbed from alum with all thread welded on , again I hate to see fasteners !!! Both will be painted yellow

Larry, can you take pics of the quarter hatch in closed position?


I wanna see how flat it is and the invisible hinges.

Show your designs to Peter, I bet he'd be very interested. Along with the raised-lettering Skater logo.

Awesome Job!!! Do you have more pics on how you made the console? I going to start making one in a month for my scout.... May need some pointers.
Jr.

Console mold pics

Mdf - pva - gelcoat - 3/4 once - 1.5 - biax -1.5 - balsa - 1.5 using Vinyl-ester resin

more pics

Nice work!