hotmalevb
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| posted on 27/2/07 at 05:30 PM |
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bec body
I'm in designing stages of building a mid engine bec, and i was wondering what material to use fiberglass or thin sheet metal. I want the car
to look like a Daytona prototype when all said and done.
Any suggestions?
Vince
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russbost
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| posted on 27/2/07 at 05:42 PM |
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When I built mine I used ali sheet to get the basic shape & then fibreglass & filler to finish it off. Obviously it's best to use this
as a buck & make moulds & fibreglass panels from this, but that all takes considerable effort, time & expense. I left mine as the ali
sheet plus glass & filler, been on the road for 18 months now & it's all holding up pretty well, there are a couple of odd little cracks
at stress points (should have used more glassfibre in these areas), but generally this seems a sound way to build fairly quickly.
I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator
headlights, indicators, mirrors etc, best prices in the UK! Take a look at http://www.furoreproducts.co.uk/ or find more parts on Ebay, user names
furoreltd & furoreproducts, discounts available for LCB users.
Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/furoreproducts/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1
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hotmalevb
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| posted on 1/3/07 at 03:45 AM |
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what do you think about weight is there a big difference? Im thinking there will be but dont know never done this before.
Vince
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