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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ttocs" data-source="post: 940191" data-attributes="member: 11896">I have never technically done body work before, but I have done alot of fiberglassing and modifying othe stuff inside the car that I am not afraid to try it out and be confident that it should end upclose to what I wanted.  I tried to load the pics here but for some reason it is not letting me and locking up when I try.Here is my most recent project.  I made a gauge pod for my a-pillar as well as for 2 gauges that sits on top of my steering column.  The A-piller was made on top of the factory panel and is made of fiberglass, a pvc reducer and also has two pieces of edge -lit plexi seperated by a thin strip of brushed aluminum.  The pod for the other two I had to approach differently because if I built it into the panel I would not have been able to put it and the gauge shroud back on so instead I made a hat(mickey mouse at that) that just rests on top of it.  Both pieces were painted and cleard then wetsanded with 1k, 1.5, and 2k grits then polished to give you a surface you can comb your hair in.<a href="http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2395420/1994-ford-mustang-gt-coupe-2d/page-5#23954204108" target="_blank">http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2395420/1994-ford-mustang-gt-coupe-2d/page-5#23954204108</a>Here about half way down you can see the kick panels I made as well as the clock pod I modified to fit my radar detector in it.  <a href="http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2395420/1994-ford-mustang-gt-coupe-2d/page-6#23954204108" target="_blank">http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2395420/1994-ford-mustang-gt-coupe-2d/page-6#23954204108</a>Originally I was going to keep the parts of the spoiler that extend forward and mount it to the lid but I am rethinking that now.  I was going to keep them on there for the mounting that they have but I think it would look better to cut them off along with the front edge of the spoiler.  Obviously if I am smoothing it to the lid I could just use some epoxy and then go from there.  When I look at the back of the spoiler it is so well aligned up with the edge that to me it just seems like the perfect base to start from to make that ducktail spoiler so many of us have dreamed off.  I think with out the mounting points going up that it would drastically change the shape of it to the point that it would be hard to tell what it came from.  Obviously I would leave the edges that hang out over the fender.  I would have the whole lid painted then as I don't have the equipment to do it the way I would like. Dunno its not like I need anothe project on my mustang but I would like how unique it would be now when it seems everyone with a snive is buying the 281.</blockquote>