suparuss
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| posted on 21/6/09 at 06:09 PM |
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small update
right now that im laughing in the face of the scum we call government and their recession and running a small buisness from my workshop it means i can
get a an hour or 2 here and there on the car.
had a good weekend at it in this case so here is what ive got done-
managed to get the rear end shaped in the foam over rthe last couple of weeks then satdy morning gave it a couple of coats of PVA then fiberglassed
over the whole thing-
 
rear glassed over
then proceeded to fill out all the imperfections, have given the whole thing a rough fil then concentrated on the right quarter which is now just
about done-
 
smoothing rear
 
rear right quarter nearly done
so there you go, now ive got the fiberglass on i can do bits and bobs until its smooth all round.
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omega0684
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| posted on 21/6/09 at 06:14 PM |
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is it a guessing game? 
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suparuss
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| posted on 21/6/09 at 06:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
is it a guessing game?
i dont get it.
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omega0684
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| posted on 21/6/09 at 06:22 PM |
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guess what car its going to be, i think it looks a bit koenigsegg-ish.
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zilspeed
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| posted on 21/6/09 at 06:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by suparuss
quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
is it a guessing game?
i dont get it.
Nor do I.
I was wondering when you were going to get around to the back, because the front is pretty nice looking.
And it's definitely a one off - and all the better for it IMHO.
[Edited on 21/6/09 by zilspeed]
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Fred W B
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| posted on 21/6/09 at 06:46 PM |
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Looking good Russ, do you also find you have to be carefull to not dig a "ditch" when trying to blend a relatively tight negative radius,
as in where the glass house blends into the tops of the wings?
Cheers
Fred W B
You can do it quickly. You can do it cheap. You can do it right. – Pick any two.
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l0rd
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| posted on 21/6/09 at 08:11 PM |
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I just love those alloys
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suparuss
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| posted on 21/6/09 at 08:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
guess what car its going to be, i think it looks a bit koenigsegg-ish.
ah, i see. thought id messed the pics up or summat. yeah that what i always say when people ask what its like. koenigsegg is pretty close, its the
windscreen mainly.
yes fred, just need to be patient and not be tempted to sand out all the pinholes on first fill as youll go too deep, takes a good 3-4 layers to get
it perfect.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 21/6/09 at 08:17 PM |
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That is going to look SOOOOO nice 
Good work 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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COREdevelopments
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| posted on 21/6/09 at 08:44 PM |
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awesome work! keep it up.
Rob
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 21/6/09 at 08:55 PM |
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Wish i had the space, time and know-how to fibreglass like that. It would take me twice as long to do that, though i have a project developing that
may mean my skilles in glass are improved somewhat!
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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Ray
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| posted on 21/6/09 at 09:00 PM |
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Thats looking real good it will look real nice when finished
cheers Ray
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Doug68
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 06:50 AM |
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That's look great! It gives me some confidence that the shapes I'm working on for my car won't look daft in real life.
Stupid question: I know PVA as white wood glue. What's being referred too in this case?
Thanks,
Doug. 1TG
Sports Car Builders WA
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suparuss
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| posted on 22/6/09 at 07:58 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Doug68
That's look great! It gives me some confidence that the shapes I'm working on for my car won't look daft in real life.
Stupid question: I know PVA as white wood glue. What's being referred too in this case?
Thanks,
basicly the same stuff, just the lowest grade as sold in the building section of b&q in 5l bottles. thin it down a bit with water and paint it on,
2 coats.
its only really necessary on the crushable type foam polyether something i think) as it reacts with resin. the spongy stuff is probably polyuerethane
so should be ok, infact it takes an age for pva to go off on PU so best to leave it anyway. but as always test a small area first with resin to make
sure.
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