kb58
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| posted on 6/12/04 at 05:53 PM |
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Well, it's going together...
After 8 years, it's finally happening. The metal bits are coming back from the paint shop, and it's going together for real. Over the
weekend I installed about 1200 rivets and I'm not done yet. Thank God for air riveters! The car is in my sig.
Mid-engine Locost - http://www.midlana.com
And the book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/midlana/paperback/product-21330662.html
Kimini - a tube-frame, carbon shell, Honda Prelude VTEC mid-engine Mini: http://www.kimini.com
And its book -
http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/kimini-how-to-design-and-build-a-mid-engine-sports-car-from-scratch/paperback/product-4858803.html
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Aloupol
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| posted on 6/12/04 at 08:12 PM |
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Great looking car...
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pbura
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| posted on 6/12/04 at 09:46 PM |
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I very much like the stainless rivets on the powder-coated panels. Screams 'hand-built' in the very best way 
Beautiful job 
Pete
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sgraber
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| posted on 7/12/04 at 05:57 AM |
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WHOAH!
That is really, REALLY impressive!
Kurt, your attention to detail is second to none! What a beautiful car.
Graber
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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turbo time
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| posted on 7/12/04 at 08:08 AM |
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WOW WOW WEE WOW!
Car looks great! Even a professional spray job! Much better than the pickup bedliner spray I'm using  .
BTW...do you have a method for getting started drilling on the round tubing? I'm about to start drilling holes in the round tubing parts of
mine, and was just going to use a center punch and 4 lb sledge. It's an SOB trying to get started w/o moving the bit all over (Not to mention
actually drilling through the .134 wall ).
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Peteff
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| posted on 7/12/04 at 09:31 AM |
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Thick tape round where you are drilling or file a small flat with the edge of a file then pop it with a centrepunch.
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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