bart
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| posted on 19/7/15 at 10:23 AM |
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outside trouble
hi all
hi rosco next year mate lack of time and lack of car vouchers !
well got the chassis out side yesterday as I need to do some mods , and did not fancy setting light to the garage with all the body dust .
1) alter some front frame bracing in the way of panels
2) cockpit area top bars alter to square and make parallel to floor and move !
cleaned my fab table up and clamped it down
chop chop , grind grind , sware sware , tea tea , think think , chop chop ect ect you know usual thing 
temp fitted the side panel to car to get cockpit top frame correct.
will weld into place today if the wind stops .
left the frame out side over night and my canvas leaked ! much swearing ensued this morning
some pics from yesterday
 
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bart
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| posted on 26/7/15 at 12:22 AM |
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front bonnet
hi all
not done much this week but did alter the chassis last weekend
changed the top cockpit tubes to square and made the parallel to the floor
so that I can attach the side panels to them and lean on them when exiting the car
also cut out the support tubes at the front and replaced them with some cross bracing
designed the bonnet today and have included a pic from the cad.
 
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ceebmoj
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| posted on 26/7/15 at 07:32 AM |
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What's the plan for the nose? Some thing along the lines of a 7 or 60s f1 ish?
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bart
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| posted on 26/7/15 at 08:36 AM |
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hi not sure on nose
going to make the "bonnet" and mount with the side panels then do several side view profiles to see what best suits
I can print them out on my plotter and cut them out of card or plastic sheet to see what looks good
will post pics for opinion's when I do it . probably end-ish of Aug. hopefully before
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bart
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| posted on 2/8/15 at 07:15 PM |
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hi all
started the front bonnet buck yesterday
making the basic structure out of mdf then fill with foam and shape
pictures show wooden under buck
them foamed in and first skim of body filler
ps: I am also making the dash board at the same time so that they match exactly
also means you can mould the two at the same time
I just cut a slice out when finished
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bart
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| posted on 16/8/15 at 09:22 PM |
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hi all long time no post
been busy ect
been getting on with the front bonnet buck
here's some pictures
just needs a few more hard coats then polish down for mould
 
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bart
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| posted on 23/8/15 at 08:48 PM |
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bonnet and dash board mould finished
front end is the bonnet
rear bit is the dash board
like the green ?????
funky !
ran out of black vinyl ester gel coat so its green from now on
just the front nose cone to do
I will knock out a bonnet and dash board to test this week hopefully
 
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Rosco86
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| posted on 23/8/15 at 08:51 PM |
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Looking good, nearly there now aren't you, I bet your about sick of fibreglassing, but will all be worth it!
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bart
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| posted on 23/8/15 at 09:52 PM |
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Yep!
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Yep
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CharlesZ
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| posted on 29/8/15 at 06:21 PM |
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Looks good
Wow, looks very good. I hope to do something like this one day. Keep going.
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bart
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| posted on 30/8/15 at 08:52 PM |
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hi all
knocked out a trial bonnet panel and dash board
had a quick fit up so that I can make the nose cone
will start that tomorrow will keep posting pics
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OliilO
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| posted on 30/8/15 at 09:00 PM |
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Looks great!
You're making good progress. I've not done anything else on the cf front, but hope to crack on next week. In the process of ordering an
electric blanket and temperature controller...
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Rosco86
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| posted on 30/8/15 at 09:50 PM |
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I'm getting excited! The fit between the panels looks spot on, keep at it! Not much left now!!
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bart
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| posted on 31/8/15 at 04:42 PM |
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things to do on a rainy bank holiday
Make a nose cone !
did quite a bit today and took many pics some of them posted here
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then I cut out of mdf the profile shapes I needed then stuck glued them together
 
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once this was done I stuck panel on the outside to give it form and stiffness
the sides will be foam so I can blend it all together
 
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bart
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| posted on 7/9/15 at 08:54 PM |
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hi all update
front nose cone is now 90% there
picture show final shaped coated with a layer of fibreglass
then rubbed down then hard rub down coat added ready for final rub down
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bart
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| posted on 19/9/15 at 04:12 PM |
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sucsess and problems
hi all not posted for a while , been a tad busy at work.
any how way !
finished my nose cone mould and it came out quite nice !
first picture shows finished mould and a layer of gel coat for the first moulding.
 
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fine so far ----
now for the not so good news
first the part fits fine just needs the appropriate trim .
 
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now ! I made this part differently to the rest , this was done with resin infusion - my first time , a fusion virgin
I used 1 thin coat of gel coat ( being sprayed later )
1 coat of carbon fibre
and 2 coats of 600 woven fibreglass to give thickness
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now ! worst finish I have ever got out of a mould ( and the moulds perfect )
surface finish has print through and pulling away from the mould.
think I will try again with
2 coats of gel
3 layers of carbon fibre and some hexagon lantor soric core mat this time.
good news is the part is strong and very light
going to email easy composites with the pictures get there advice as well
any advice from you lot welcome
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bart
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| posted on 29/11/15 at 06:29 PM |
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Hello i'm BACK
Hi all
been a while
been away working getting some more car vouchers
but i'm back !!!
will have to look after the wife for a few weeks but look to get stuck in over xmas
will post any updates
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Rosco86
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| posted on 29/11/15 at 09:33 PM |
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Glad to hear it mate! I was getting a bit woried 
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AdamR20
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| posted on 3/8/16 at 12:03 PM |
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Read all the way through this and was gutted not to see a conclusion... are there any more updates Bart?
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bart
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| posted on 9/10/16 at 08:55 PM |
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For sale as is
hi all for sale
chassis rear suspension legs
all moulds and test panel set
lots of other bits , send me u2 if interested .
£400. starting point depends what you want but super cheap
yep I know lost a fortune and so much time but various reasons why not going to finish.
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Sam_68
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| posted on 9/10/16 at 09:40 PM |
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bart
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| posted on 3/11/16 at 12:56 AM |
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sold
Sold
Bit sad but went to a good home , someone on the forum
best of luck K----
ps still got wheels and tyres for sale
and hi spec uprights
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m8kwr
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| posted on 5/8/21 at 01:47 PM |
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Does anyone know if this car ever got completed and put onto the road?
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