iank
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| posted on 5/3/09 at 10:41 PM |
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GRP over foam construction and perspex canopy manufacture
Part 2 of the Building an Ultra Light-Weight Car (see http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=105583 for the discussion of the chassis)
http://autospeed.com/cms/A_110990/article.html
Final product is very nicely finished
[Edited on 5/3/09 by iank]
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 6/3/09 at 07:20 AM |
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I liked the idea of simply inflating the canopy rather than vacuum forming it over a mould, certainly saves tonnes of work and gets a better finish.
If only we could do it with glass 
I think we should have a separate section for GRP over foam construction so all the information and Tricks of the trade can be kept in one location.
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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smart51
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| posted on 6/3/09 at 08:54 AM |
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It is very nice, I think the aluminium honeycomb chassis would scare me, and possibly the IVA man. I can attest to the amount of work needed to make
a foam cored body. These guys make it look easy.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 6/3/09 at 09:55 AM |
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I've been looking at replacing the beachbuggys body with a GRP Foam core one...
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scootz
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| posted on 6/3/09 at 12:08 PM |
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How many cars have you got Whippy?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 6/3/09 at 12:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
How many cars have you got Whippy?
6
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