gttman
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| posted on 8/10/06 at 07:47 PM |
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GTT body
I have been working on the rear body of my GTT over the last few days.
The rear end represents the last BIG design concern I have on the car as I couldn't decide exactly how it should look.
Can't wait to be in Grabers position with finished moulds.
http://hometown.aol.co.uk/andycanam/GTTpage8.html
Andygtt
Please redefine your limits
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Hissingsid42
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Very nice!
It is starting to look the part and will have the go to with that engine!
I love the front and sides looks so good! But the back end does need something, needs to be slightly taller to go with the flow of the roof line. Like
the back of the Carrera GT, the 2 humps behind the sits but have them higher to flow with the roof!
But as it is it looks amazing!
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RichardK
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| posted on 8/10/06 at 08:04 PM |
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Love the way the bodywork wraps round the wheels.
Nice work
Rich
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jimmyjoebob
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| posted on 8/10/06 at 08:10 PM |
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You seem to be putting in three times more effort than me at the moment - looks great!
If at first you don't succeed, hide all evidence you ever tried!
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jimmyjoebob
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| posted on 8/10/06 at 08:12 PM |
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Is that a custom made screen? Car looks really menacing - i love the stance.
If at first you don't succeed, hide all evidence you ever tried!
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Winston Todge
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| posted on 8/10/06 at 08:22 PM |
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Looks stunning bud!
What's your day job??
Chris.
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the_fbi
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| posted on 8/10/06 at 08:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RichardK
Love the way the bodywork wraps round the wheels.
Nice work
Rich
Hm...
I'm wondering how easy to pull the wheels off when the cars up in the air and the suspension droops 
Looks great though!
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RazMan
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| posted on 8/10/06 at 10:49 PM |
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Coming on nicely Andy
I can't help thinking that the air vents behind the doors are a little too straight and could do with moving the outer line back a little - a
sort of slash cut?
Did you increase the angle of the screen, making it a little more upright?
As mentioned in a previous post, the body line behind the rollbar needs something - maybe raising to meet the roll bar and inserting a rear window?
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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gttman
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| posted on 9/10/06 at 07:23 AM |
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Thanks for the feedback.
My intention for the bit above the engine is to have a side profile similar to the Porsche Gt (see my avatar). I have been resisting raising the panel
to meet the top of the roll bar and adding a window as i think it takes away from the open air feel when the roof is off......
Raz
Your right I have raised the screen angle and the car looks better for it also adds to head room so its all good.
regarding the rear vent, I shaped it as it is to match the door and roll bar, although I would prefer a steeper curve. What I will try is to bring the
lower part of it forward but I can't move the top back due to my rads and intercoolers.
Plenty still to do I think.
Andygtt
Please redefine your limits
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Hellfire
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| posted on 9/10/06 at 08:53 AM |
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Gorgeous, stunning looks....
Lovely low stance and a show stopper... this is probably one of the best looking 'kit' cars I have ever seen! 
I hope you get the engine cover nice as this will make/break the whole design.
Steve
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sgraber
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| posted on 9/10/06 at 08:33 PM |
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Andy,
I'll pipe up here and let you know that for the most part I really, REALLY like the shapes you are working up. Nice. As commented above however
, the rear does appear to drop away too much and would look better as you have determined with the GT humps, etc.
Steve Graber
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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geoffreyh
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| posted on 19/10/06 at 06:23 PM |
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It looks like Andy added another page to his website.
Nice work Andy
http://hometown.aol.co.uk/andycanam/GTTpage9.html
Geoff
[Edited on 19/10/06 by geoffreyh]
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Fred W B
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| posted on 20/10/06 at 05:52 AM |
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Had not seen Andy's site till now, lots of great work going on there.
Andy - whats the wheelbase of that beast of yours?
Cheers
Fred W B
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gttman
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| posted on 22/10/06 at 04:26 PM |
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Thanks for all the possitivecomments and the advice on improvements.
More work done.... been having fun with carboard.
I have shown the first and latest iterations of the rear on my website and the latest has had some splashes of colour added in PSP.
The wheelbase is 2610mm and its 2000 wide.... I've actually managed to keep it quite short for its width at 4200.
[Edited on 22/10/06 by gttman]
Andygtt
Please redefine your limits
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James
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| posted on 23/10/06 at 10:21 AM |
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Really, really like the prject Andy.
You got any more detail/websites about tuning that BMW v12?
I couldn't seem to find anything on your site.
I was thinking of using one in a dream future project of my own! 
Cheers,
James
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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sgraber
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| posted on 23/10/06 at 04:25 PM |
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The cardboard looks great. Just brush on some resin and slap on some paint and you'll be done! LOL.
Resin on cardboard might work as a base for your plug work? Anyone ever tried that?
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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RazMan
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| posted on 23/10/06 at 04:51 PM |
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Not as daft as it sounds really - if you stretch some polyester material over the cardboard and then soak it in resin, it should make a very good
basis for a plug.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Peteff
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| posted on 23/10/06 at 05:18 PM |
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A site I looked at for speaker enclosures uses that method. They stretch fleece material as used for jumpers and coats over the speaker and pin it
into place then impregnate it with resin and hardener. When it's gone off cut a hole for the front of the speaker and finish it off with a smear
of filler and paint. You can buy the fleece as blankets for not a lot.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Fred W B
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| posted on 23/10/06 at 05:46 PM |
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I be liking that arse a lot
If it looks that good in cardboard how great will the finished article be
Cheers
Fred W B
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gttman
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 10:56 AM |
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Actually I intend to make it from thin MDF and then fibreglass the rear of it..... remove MDF and you have a fibreglass panel to work from.
This is how I have made a start for a few of the larger panels on the car as its easier to get nice smooth curves in MDF rather than with cardboard
and thus less filler.
Andygtt
Please redefine your limits
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iank
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| posted on 25/10/06 at 11:12 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
A site I looked at for speaker enclosures uses that method. They stretch fleece material as used for jumpers and coats over the speaker and pin it
into place then impregnate it with resin and hardener. When it's gone off cut a hole for the front of the speaker and finish it off with a smear
of filler and paint. You can buy the fleece as blankets for not a lot.
There was a thread a while back where someone (derf) made a shaped dash using fleece like that.
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=33641
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=34016
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gttman
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| posted on 17/11/06 at 03:24 PM |
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Been slowly working on the rear end..... I have a basic design that I am now mocking up with the actual lights.
Andygtt
Please redefine your limits
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Alan B
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| posted on 17/11/06 at 03:27 PM |
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Very nice.......
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sgraber
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| posted on 17/11/06 at 03:35 PM |
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yes, that's looking great!
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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Lightning
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| posted on 17/11/06 at 09:40 PM |
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Superb. Vary sexy
Steve
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