sgraber
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| posted on 7/11/05 at 03:56 AM |
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Plug painted
Somewhat blurry photo of my latest progress... I'll add more soon.
[Edited on 11/7/05 by sgraber].jpg)
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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derf
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| posted on 7/11/05 at 05:27 AM |
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quite sexy, almost car porn
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Fred W B
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| posted on 7/11/05 at 06:06 AM |
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Looks great Steve, combined with your other good news you must be very excited.
Cheers
Fred WB
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dl_peabody
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| posted on 7/11/05 at 06:13 AM |
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SGraber is such a tease show us some car porn. Prefferably the full monty (err..a whole shot of the car).
Is that a primer or paint? Primer I am hoping gray would be a disappointment for such a nice project.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 7/11/05 at 09:12 AM |
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This post should have a NWS tag!!!!! Very nice.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 7/11/05 at 09:53 AM |
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Ditto the above comments!
!!!!!!
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 7/11/05 at 11:08 AM |
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dl_peabody, It's a 'plug' i.e the apart to make the negative mould for the real fiberglass part, a few stages to go before the real
paint.
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sgraber
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| posted on 7/11/05 at 08:03 PM |
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I made a photo gallery for these images.
You can view them Here
Problem with this batch of images is that they are taken with my cell phone because my regular camera is in the shop... The plug surface is actually
totally smooth and shiny not splotchy like the photo.
The primer I used is called Laminex and is a Bondo product. It uses a catalyst and becomes incredibly hard. It also goes on thick and does not run or
sag. Pretty nice stuff. Expensive tho at $100 gallon.
[Edited on 11/14/05 by sgraber]
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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DarrenW
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| posted on 8/11/05 at 11:05 AM |
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Steve that is totally awesome. Please tell me that you are not just doing that as a one off. There must be a market for the GraberGT.
Well done. It is a real credit to you.
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sgraber
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| posted on 8/11/05 at 04:14 PM |
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Thanks Darren,
The project was originally slated just as a personal expression, but as it developed I have received quite a bit of interest in it. I have almost
150,000 unique visitors to my site this year.
Just this past week I made the leap to turn the car into a business by accepting an investor offer to fund completion of the car, marketing and
development of production fixtures as well as a building for manufacturing and sales efforts.
To say the least, I am quite excited at the prospects. As long as I can keep my operating overhead low and create a high quality finished product I
think it will go well.
There is still a very VERY long road ahead, but the path is now clear.
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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DarrenW
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| posted on 9/11/05 at 11:27 AM |
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That is fantastic news Steve. I for one wish you every success with this venture. I have not commented during your development to date but have avidly
followed it in awe. Such efforts certainly need rewarding with your opportunities. You certainly sound well clued up and seen to have the foundations
for a successful strategy. Lets hope your investor is equally wise and not just a bean counter looking for immediate returns. I would guess you are
still looking at 3 - 4 years development before the first turn key order can be accepted - and this is assuming you go full time and take the initial
financial hit.
In an ever challenging market i hope you are able to develop some key selling points to fully differentiate your car and set it apart from the
others.
Once again, all the best.
Darren.
[Edited on 9/11/05 by DarrenW]
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sgraber
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| posted on 14/11/05 at 02:14 AM |
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Another Photo:
here is a link to my new galleries. All my images in one giant gallery (over 1,100 photos and growing)
Graber Image Galleries
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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