sgraber
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| posted on 13/8/06 at 11:32 PM |
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I have FINISHED the Moulds!
This is a BIG deal!
The Nose:
The Tail:
The Side:
Photo of 2 noses (the bonnet and mine!):
If you'd like to see more images: CLICKY Here
[Edited on 8/13/06 by sgraber]
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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Alan B
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| posted on 13/8/06 at 11:41 PM |
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Excellent job mate...
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sgraber
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| posted on 13/8/06 at 11:45 PM |
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Thanks Alan! This may sound stupid, but these moulds have been the most difficult thing I have ever done.
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 14/8/06 at 01:35 AM |
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I don't know mate but it looks like you've dropped a clanger there, you've got a nice smooth and clear finish, BUT you've left
the photographer between the gel coat and the glass-fibre.
Although he doesn't look to upset about it.
Looks good when will you have youre first panels out of them.?
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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dl_peabody
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| posted on 14/8/06 at 04:18 AM |
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Very Nice!!!! Look first rate! I look forward to hearing more about your progress.
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RazMan
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| posted on 14/8/06 at 07:10 AM |
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Nice job Steve!  So when will the first born arrive?
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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emsfactory
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| posted on 14/8/06 at 08:53 AM |
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Awesome. Look really good. You must have a lot of patience.
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Fred W B
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| posted on 14/8/06 at 11:09 AM |
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Congrats Steve - looking really good.
As I stand looking up the mountain it's good to know some DO get to the top
Cheers
Fred W B
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geoffreyh
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| posted on 14/8/06 at 11:17 AM |
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Really nice work, Steve.
I hope you will be able to get your first body out of it soon.
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Spyderman
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| posted on 14/8/06 at 12:17 PM |
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Well done Steve, those molds look beautiful!
It is plain to see that a great deal of time has been spent on them.
I can't wait to see some body panels being fitted to the chassis.
Well done!
Terry
Spyderman
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TheGecko
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| posted on 14/8/06 at 12:43 PM |
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Steve,
Congratulations on reaching this stage. I am deeply impressed by the evident quality of these moulds.
But being reminded of how much work was neccesary to reach this point just convinces me more that my decision to abandon full bodywork was the right
one
Look forward to seeing the first set of panels pulled.
Dominic
[Edited on 14/8/2006 by TheGecko]
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nick205
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| posted on 14/8/06 at 02:37 PM |
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Hats off to you Steve they look extremely good - you must be on a massive buzz seeing them finished and being close to geting body panels from
them.
Very much loo forward to seeing the panels fitted to the chassis
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sgraber
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| posted on 14/8/06 at 02:46 PM |
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I'll confess, this was/is my first fiberglass mould project, And contrary to what everyone else told me about learning on something small and
simple I just dove in (to the deep end) and tackled it. I can't tell you how many times I felt like just binning the whole thing! But I
didn't - and I think that's due to one of my main weaknesses! I simply do not quit. ever. So there you have it, it's fear of failure
that has gotten me this far! 
From here on out the process should be fairly simple. This next week I will lay up the first body. Actually I am going to chopper gun the first body.
It is going to be used for fitment to the chassis and I am sure it'll get dinged and banged around. I'll also use it to show what areas of
the moulds have been overlooked (if any) so that I can go back in and work any of those out. Finally it is going to be used to prototype the landings
between the body sections. So theres certainly more work ahead. I'm not done YET!
Thank you one and all for you kind words, the motivation I get from you is one of the joys of making this thing.
Dominic - I can't find fault in your logic!
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 14/8/06 at 02:48 PM |
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Hold on too them like gold dust, they have got too be better than any CV, top job, I know for sure I could not produce anything too that standard.
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sgraber
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| posted on 14/8/06 at 03:15 PM |
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Thanks Jon. What's a CV?
PS - I think the first body will be in black.
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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Alan B
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| posted on 14/8/06 at 03:21 PM |
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Steve,
CV = curriculum vitae = resume
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Mave
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| posted on 14/8/06 at 04:04 PM |
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One word...............WOW!
Very well done, and I'm still looking forward to see the final result!
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yahshuatwo
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| posted on 15/8/06 at 01:00 PM |
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Excellent Work!
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Crazy Jay
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| posted on 15/8/06 at 02:57 PM |
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[Edited on 15/8/06 by Crazy Jay]
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gttman
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| posted on 15/8/06 at 08:08 PM |
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Very very impressive... well done.
Fancy coming over and doing mine now?
Andygtt
Please redefine your limits
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scuzzer23
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| posted on 20/8/06 at 03:53 AM |
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Great work Steve.
Is the first body going to be made with Vinylester Resin or are you thinking of going with the cheaper stuff?
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sgraber
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| posted on 20/8/06 at 04:27 PM |
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Hey Scuzz, good to see you here! The first body will in fact be made out of chop strand. Thats the quickest and cheapest way to get a body out. Since
this first body will be used to prototype the headlamp buckets, devise hinging schemes and generally be roughed up a bit, I figured that it would not
need to be made for lightest weight or greatest strength.
Andy.... no.
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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