• 2006 Ford Sport Trac Soft Glass Fibers
    Guillermo applies 2-inch-long soft glass fibers through a "chopper gun" at about a foot per second. The chopper gun also applies a continuous resin stream, soaking the ejected fiberglass strands. While Guillermo was applying the fiberglass strands to the gelcoated mold surface, Bernabe Domingues was using a small stainless steel roller.
    2006 Ford Sport Trac Soft Glass Fibers
    Guillermo applies 2-inch-long soft glass fibers through a "chopper gun" at about a foot pe
  • 2006 Ford Sport Trac Fiberglass Strands
    Guillermo continued to apply fiberglass strands through the chopper gun.
  • 2006 Ford Sport Trac Fiberglass Matting
    Fiberglass matting was applied with the chopped fiberglass strands for reinforcement and rigidity.
    2006 Ford Sport Trac Fiberglass Matting
    Fiberglass matting was applied with the chopped fiberglass strands for reinforcement and r
  • 2006 Ford Sport Trac Adding Rigidity
    Fiberglass matting was also applied to areas that needed added rigidity and impact.
  • 2006 Ford Sport Trac Another Layer
    Another layer of fiberglass was sprayed for added thickness.
  • 2006 Ford Sport Trac Extracting
    After the final chopped and soaked fiberglass strands were extracted, they were worked into a compressed matt form rolling out all of the possible air bubbles.
    2006 Ford Sport Trac Extracting
    After the final chopped and soaked fiberglass strands were extracted, they were worked int
  • 2006 Ford Sport Trac Finished Separated From Mould
    The finished part was separated from the mold by using pop sticks (plastic wedges) that were forced between the mold and the part. A high-pressure air nozzle was used to blow air between the mold and part. The mold and part were carried over to the Sport Trac were the part was lifted out of the mold.
    2006 Ford Sport Trac Finished Separated From Mould
    The finished part was separated from the mold by using pop sticks (plastic wedges) that we
  • 2006 Ford Sport Trac Front Fascia Mounted
    The new custom fiberglass, front fascia was aligned then mounted to the front of the Sport Trac.
    2006 Ford Sport Trac Front Fascia Mounted
    The new custom fiberglass, front fascia was aligned then mounted to the front of the Sport
  • 2006 Ford Sport Trac Mounted
    The new front fascia gives the Sport Trac a whole new leading edge.
  • 2006 Ford Sport Trac Aero Side Skirts
    A custom-shaped mold was made up to create the fiberglass aero side skirts.
  • 2006 Ford Sport Trac Factory Bed Rails Removed
    The factory bedrails would receive custom covers to maintain that smooth appearance.
  • 2006 Ford Sport Trac Installing Custom
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