Got the hood made this weekend. Six layers of fiberglass cloth and one layer of carbon fiber on top. I got enough carbon fiber to cover the trunk also.
My scratch built CycleCar. 1930's Morgan Aero SuperSports inspired, Honda CX500 Powered Microcar. No plans, Arm Chair Engineered, Build by the seat of my pants.
6/28/15
6/25/15
Starting on the hood
Sheet metal portion of the body is roughed in. Time to turn my attnetion to hood.
Step 1: Make a mock up out of masking tape.
Step 2: Step back and say, hmmmm, that'll work.
Step 3: Get buisy building a mold for fiberglass.
Step 1: Make a mock up out of masking tape.
Step 2: Step back and say, hmmmm, that'll work.
Step 3: Get buisy building a mold for fiberglass.
6/17/15
Body sides
I hung the body sides today.
.040 aluminum, pre-painted black.
I can almost feel the wind in my hair.
.040 aluminum, pre-painted black.
I can almost feel the wind in my hair.
6/10/15
The trunk!
This was a challenging task. I've never worked with fiberglass.
I prepped the mold with release wax and PVA. 8 layers of 6oz boat cloth and 1 gallon of marine grade epoxy over 5 applications. It took an hour to release it off the mold. trimmed the edges and i got a trunk.
I prepped the mold with release wax and PVA. 8 layers of 6oz boat cloth and 1 gallon of marine grade epoxy over 5 applications. It took an hour to release it off the mold. trimmed the edges and i got a trunk.
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