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Post by kerob1labs on Mar 13, 2018 7:35:16 GMT
More updates... The body is coming to the shape I want - i've done some rework at the back, window area and wheel arcs, and reinforced the wheel jig. during winter all I could do is move the car around, warm up the engine, take it out for a "brake test"... But then after the arctic blast temperatures jumped to 10 degrees, time to work! I worked out the cutting for the headlights. I used some spare braking copper pipes (relatively cheap) and made a contour about the headlight. Applied to the body and sprayed expanding foam: With good temperature, form expands well and fills all the gaps. and job done! Now I guess is time for a lot of rubbing before the body filler. I will keep posted.
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Post by kerob1labs on Jun 7, 2018 21:19:17 GMT
Moving on! Lots of work. Slow but steady! The foam-car has got a good coat of resin to harden the fragile foam. The next step is to add filler. That's where the hard work start! First coat of filler looks awful. There were some design problems that required lots of extra filler to correct. Then lots of sanding, add filler, more sanding...takes forever! After 2 months of work, there where we are: I did a lot of sanding on the right side first, then started the left side. The previous photo was today with a couple of coats of filler. After dried, lots of sanding again. Next!
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Post by nate78 on Jun 8, 2018 12:32:10 GMT
You are doing an amazing job, looks so good, what are your plans for the cockpit?
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Post by kerob1labs on Jun 8, 2018 20:42:56 GMT
I haven't got much idea about the cockpit, but but it's going to be glass cockpit kind of thing, the least buttons, all touchscreen. But first I must finish the body!
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