Printable Version | Subscribe | Add to Favourites
New Topic New Poll New Reply
Author: Subject: quick sneek peek at some progress
suparuss

posted on 14/4/10 at 09:48 PM Reply With Quote
quick sneek peek at some progress

this is just a quicky to say im back with a bee in my bonnet about getting this bleedin car finished! so close yet so far!!

here is a photo of where i am now-
didnt get any photos of casting the rear panel in the mould as i just wanted to get on with it. so now the rear is just sat in place while i get the center section shaped and smoothed. hinging up the rear panel will be a bit of a pain so im putting it off as long as possible!


middle section progress
middle section progress



cheers,
Russ.

View User's Profile Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
55ant

posted on 14/4/10 at 10:13 PM Reply With Quote



awsome, love the shape of it.





away from cars, now cycling and building TT bikes

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
Doug68

posted on 14/4/10 at 10:39 PM Reply With Quote
Looking excellent!

How do you intend to get the doors as a seperate mould out of the buck?





Doug. 1TG
Sports Car Builders WA

View User's Profile Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
violentblue

posted on 15/4/10 at 12:13 AM Reply With Quote
I'll take one





a few pics of my other projects


View User's Profile Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
suparuss

posted on 15/4/10 at 05:21 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Doug68
Looking excellent!

How do you intend to get the doors as a seperate mould out of the buck?


when ive finished smoothing and sealing the door areas ill take a mould of the general door shape and then that will be the mould for the outer skins for the doors. i can then go ahead and chop a big hole in the plug to form the door openings.
the bit i chop out can then also be used to vacuum form the polycarbonate side windows.
the door skins can be cast and cut to size later and returned to the mould (to keep the oriinal shape) to make up the inner skins by hand using a foam core. the inner skin being the main reinforcment to the door sctructure, otherwise it wil be all floppy!
ill make sure i take more photos as i progress! unfortunately im working around 12 hours a day but im at least at the advantage that im working from home in the same workshop as the car is in, so i can sneek an hour here and there to get a bit done!

cheerz.
Russ.

View User's Profile Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
RazMan

posted on 15/4/10 at 07:38 AM Reply With Quote
Coming on nicely Russ. I am currently involved in a similar project at the moment (a bit bigger than my Aeon) using an LS3 lump with 18"x10" wheels. Its a bit of a secret until later in the year when hopefully all will be revealed.

At the moment I am working on the gull wing doors and they are a real PITA - probably taking as long as the rest of the bodywork combined! I never did get my Aeon's doors quite right.

Regarding your hinge for the back clamshell, you will need to get it as low and far back as possible - about where the rear number plate will go. I can send some pics of mine which works ok if you like.

I look forward to seeing your progress

[Edited on 15-4-10 by RazMan]





Cheers,
Raz

When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box

View User's Profile E-Mail User Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
suparuss

posted on 15/4/10 at 09:26 AM Reply With Quote
sounds interesting, not much of a secret anymore though!
im actually hinging the rear clam from the front as there is already plenty there to bolt the hinges to, plus when lifted it is completely out of the way, and gives some shelter if working outside!
ill be using tailgat hinges ffrom a bmw e36 which is a cantilever so will lift up as well as hinge if you like so should work perfectly.

not fully decided on the door hinges yet, was thinkiing of something similar to the ultima with rosejoints on brackets recessed ito the body to give the correct pivot position.

cheers,
Russ.

View User's Profile Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
grazzledazzle

posted on 15/4/10 at 09:53 AM Reply With Quote
I really like the look of that. Keep going.
View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
PuppiesBalls

posted on 15/4/10 at 10:53 AM Reply With Quote
WOW thats awesome!! what is it!!?
View User's Profile E-Mail User View All Posts By User U2U Member
suparuss

posted on 15/4/10 at 12:29 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by PuppiesBalls
WOW thats awesome!! what is it!!?


Its a car!!

View User's Profile Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
Livio

posted on 15/4/10 at 09:07 PM Reply With Quote
Are those Polo headlights? Fit great! What are you going to use for the rear?
View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
suparuss

posted on 15/4/10 at 09:24 PM Reply With Quote
trying to stay within the vag group on things like that and chose the 2000 model beetle rear lights, which are an oval shaped cluster with the right curves for my body!

here is a piccy with them in place during the shping of the rear, havent had them mounted since so i hope they still fit!!


rear shaping
rear shaping

View User's Profile Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
violentblue

posted on 16/4/10 at 11:47 PM Reply With Quote
where did the windscreen come from?





a few pics of my other projects


View User's Profile Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
suparuss

posted on 17/4/10 at 04:44 AM Reply With Quote
lancia stratos!!



omicron engineering make them for both the real car and hawk kit cars. about £400 + post. that was about 4 years ago though!

View User's Profile Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
akrallysport

posted on 20/4/10 at 02:43 AM Reply With Quote
Looking good!

[Edited on 20/4/10 by akrallysport]

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member

New Topic New Poll New Reply


go to top






Website design and SEO by Studio Montage

All content © 2001-16 LocostBuilders. Reproduction prohibited
Opinions expressed in public posts are those of the author and do not necessarily represent
the views of other users or any member of the LocostBuilders team.
Running XMB 1.8 Partagium [© 2002 XMB Group] on Apache under CentOS Linux
Founded, built and operated by ChrisW.