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posted on 11/7/13 at 10:53 PM

Dominator TS400 Progress Thread THE DOM

We as I have now sorted out the car I thought I would share my plans and progress with you guys. At the moment im waiting for an adittional container to be placed next to my workshop to house the dom, this should be done tomorrow. The car at the mo is a dominator ts400, it has a gsxr1000 k4 engine, gearless gearchange, extinguisher setup, dry sump, aeroquipped throughout etc, the list goes on and more will become apparent once I get the car back to the workshop. here is a few pics:

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posted on 11/7/13 at 11:00 PM

Sorry for the crude pics but they were taken in my mates garage where there is next to no room. The bodywork is in a bit of a sorry state as it has never been painted but has been in a few battles. I shall be sorting this by smoothing, etching and painting which will do it for this year, over winter I shall be modifying the rear of the body to incorporate a centre intake port together with an inlarged diffuser, then it will be produced in carbon fibre. Some Kevlar will be applied strategically in parts to the body but not the entire shell as weight is a very important factor to this build.

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posted on 11/7/13 at 11:11 PM

As I had the spoiler off I was very surprised at the weight of it, seemed a tad heavy for what it was

So I thought I would replicate this in Carbon Fibre, it will still be the same and also adjustable, I am going to make 2 versions, one the same as in the pic and another with about 30% extra length. The spoilers will be simple and easy to swop via 4 bolts. The rose jointed fixtures will be staying metal for now but depending on the final weight may be exchanged for composite jobbies.

Anyway progress so far on Dom's diet.
Standard spoiler

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posted on 11/7/13 at 11:23 PM

Started dismantling the spoiler ready to be prepped for moulding
here you can see the rose jointed brackets, also the brackets which mount the frame to the spoiler arnt the best of fits which I intend to sort when making the composite jobbies

Here you can clearly see the gap as ive shown with the wax, a clear 2/3mm gap at the ends

Side plates ready for moulding

I have two options for the spoiler, main thing being the way in which I make the final parts, im warming towards having a glossy finish on either side of most parts, as I make my composites by way of resin infusion it is impossible to do this will a single part to parts have to be divided into them adhered together once cured. Here are a few moulds for different options
Superlight side plate

Normal size side plate glossy one side

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posted on 12/7/13 at 08:30 AM

What electric reverse and ring gear are you using ?

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posted on 12/7/13 at 11:14 AM

not sure which starter is on it at the moment but it is the wrong one as it rotates the wrong way, I was given a suitable starter with the car but have yet to fit, not too sure if I will bother as I can't see it being needed.

What do you mean by ring gear?

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posted on 12/7/13 at 01:00 PM

The gear mounted on the diff it the starter engages with, looks like a small ring gear from an auto car maybe ?

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posted on 12/7/13 at 03:04 PM

ah right I see, no the quaife chain driven diff is toothed like a flywheel

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posted on 12/7/13 at 04:28 PM

I think this is going to be an interesting thread.............

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posted on 15/7/13 at 12:33 PM

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not sure which starter is on it at the moment but it is the wrong one as it rotates the wrong way.

Are you sure that the starter you are talking about isn't an electric reverse? Surely the one in the bike engine isn't going backwards?

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posted on 15/7/13 at 09:13 PM

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quote:
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not sure which starter is on it at the moment but it is the wrong one as it rotates the wrong way.

Are you sure that the starter you are talking about isn't an electric reverse? Surely the one in the bike engine isn't going backwards?

Matt you probably know more about this subject to me but to my knowledge it is just a normal car starter motor and solenoid bolted above the quaife gear, afaik if the starter was rotated 180 then it would rotate the correct way, but the bloke found a better geared starter which rotated the correct way which would avoid fabing new bracketry, he never got round to doing it though

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posted on 15/7/13 at 09:14 PM

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quote:
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not sure which starter is on it at the moment but it is the wrong one as it rotates the wrong way.

Are you sure that the starter you are talking about isn't an electric reverse? Surely the one in the bike engine isn't going backwards?

bit of a clearer pic

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posted on 16/7/13 at 10:33 AM

That has to be for reversing the car not starting it.

[Edited on 16/7/13 by jeffw]

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posted on 16/7/13 at 12:08 PM

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That has to be for reversing the car not starting it.

[Edited on 16/7/13 by jeffw]

think we are getting confused here? the original question was what method of reversing was the dom using, so I explained its a simple car starter motor mounted above the quaife diff, the engine starts off its standard starter motor attached to the engine lol

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posted on 10/9/13 at 08:30 PM

well its been a good while since I updated, started stripping the body off ready for spraying, just in a dilemma in deciding if I should mould it this winter or next, either way the body will be painted in the next 2 months. Made a small bit of progress with the spoiler, hinge mounts are moulded and the adjustable sides have been moulded and produced, not trimmed them yet but you get the idea.

don't know whats up with the pic, will try and find a better one, anyway that's all for now, not much like I say

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posted on 10/9/13 at 08:44 PM

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posted on 15/10/13 at 10:24 PM

small update on my current progress, not really got much to show for it due to other commitments, I have however made some good progress on the spoiler, I have trimmed the side panels and weighed them and im very happy with the results. I have also removed the front of the car so I can start reshaping it to how I want, then I can spray it ready for moulding to create the composite replica.

The main aerofoil mould has come out a treat too

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posted on 15/10/13 at 10:39 PM

few pics for anyone interested:

half the mould done now time for the other side

Tooling gelcoat applied

on with the reinforcement

Battons cut ready for bracing

All trimmed and dee burred ready for breaking out

Polished and cleaned ready for production

Other skin mould ready for producing parts

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posted on 15/10/13 at 10:47 PM

here is the spoiler im replicating, currently it weighs 7kg, the composite one should be a tad less;-)

Old spoiler side brackets

New composite side brackets

Weight comparison - Standard Bracket

Composite Bracket

Will upload some body work pics when ive made a decent bit of progress, all I have done so far is add the filler, should be able to find time to start sanding and flatting towards the weekend hopefully.
Thanks for looking

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posted on 16/10/13 at 07:53 AM

Nice work!

What kind of core material did you use in the new wing endplates?
When you make the CF wings... how are you going to attach the top and bottom skins together?

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posted on 16/10/13 at 11:24 AM

The core is a custom fabric similar to lantor but this doesn't use as much resin making it lighter and stronger.

The two skins will be bonded together with cnc machined endplates from either aircraft grade billet or nylon.

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posted on 17/10/13 at 09:43 PM

made a bit more progress on the front of the car tonight, applied a fair bit of dolphin glaze and started shaping the wing vents and smoothing them in, takes for ever though. Anyway nearly got one side to how I want it but wont know exactly till its guid coated but you get the idea of what im aiming for.

before

dolphin glaze

started shaping

Should be able to get this side finished this weekend and crack on with the otherside, still struggling to find time though so this is going to take a bit of time, hopefully will have a full carbon replacement before xmas.

Thanks for looking

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posted on 9/7/14 at 01:41 PM

few pics from Monday

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