ProjectLMP
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| posted on 15/6/04 at 04:12 AM |
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Building a pink Sofa!
Well I am back on the case again after a bit of a break. Things have got decidedly messy in the workshop now I have moved onto the seat. I guess I am
getting a taste of what it will be like to do the bodywork 
More here: http://www.projectlmp.com/Update%20log.htm
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zetec
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| posted on 15/6/04 at 04:16 AM |
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You've been watching too much "American Hotrod" on SKY!
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Peteff
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| posted on 15/6/04 at 09:08 AM |
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You can get that stuff in blue as well, you know. It looks a bit recumbent, if you know what I mean, is there lots of padding to go on top?
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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ProjectLMP
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| posted on 15/6/04 at 04:43 PM |
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Unfortunately in Canada you can only get the pink stuff! Although it might not look like it they are very comfortable. The seats are definately more
reclined than a typical seven type seat but not as much as a Radical. You are almost lying down in one of those. I need to add fillets to the inside
edges of the seats and generally round everything off. I plan on making a custom insert a la F1 for the drivers seat. If I run slicks I could see
pulling 2G's being feasible which from experience makes any seat seem way too big and loose fitting.
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sgraber
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| posted on 16/6/04 at 01:07 AM |
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That really does look the doggies danglies Paul.  Nice workmanship all around.
Steve Graber
http://www.grabercars.com/
"Quickness through lightness"
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ProjectLMP
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| posted on 2/7/04 at 06:14 PM |
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Quick update, its starting to look like a seat now!
More info at
http://www.projectlmp.com/Update%20log.htm
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Alan B
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| posted on 2/7/04 at 06:38 PM |
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Nice one...
Looking great.....
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 2/7/04 at 06:58 PM |
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had i built that pink sofa i would be proud.......... looking velly good.
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suparuss
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| posted on 2/7/04 at 08:10 PM |
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very cool, looks like a star wars cockpit or sumfink!!
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robinbastd
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| posted on 2/7/04 at 08:37 PM |
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It puts the furniture in my house to shame!
Ian
Only a dead fish swims with the tide.
http://smuttygifts.com/
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 2/7/04 at 10:50 PM |
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Sorry to spoil the moment but wheres the shifter gonna go?
Nice seats>>well shaped
[Edited on 2-7-04 by mangogrooveworkshop]
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ProjectLMP
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| posted on 2/7/04 at 11:16 PM |
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I will be using a cable operated paddle shifter.
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crbrlfrost
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| posted on 3/7/04 at 08:46 PM |
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Thats some nice foam work there. What did you use for bonding the pieces together?
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Aloupol
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| posted on 3/7/04 at 10:18 PM |
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And what's the material? Is it the seat himself or a foam mould to make a glassfiber layup? And what for upholstery?
Looks great..
[Edited on 3/7/04 by Aloupol]
[Edited on 4/7/04 by Aloupol]
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ProjectLMP
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| posted on 4/7/04 at 04:37 PM |
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Thanks all for the compliments.
The foam I used is closed cell polystyrene used for insulation. In Europe I think it is mainly blue in colour.
I used a combination of yellow woodworking glue (technically know as aliphatic resin) and laminating epoxy thickened up to a thin paste with
microballons. I prefer the wood glue as it is cheaper and leaves a more sandable edge. However, for very large areas it can take a couple of weeks to
fully cure all the way through. In this case I use the epoxy. The microballons stops the resin from soaking into the foam and results in less resin
use and a more sandable joint.
This first seat is going to be a working prototype and will be covered with several layers of Kevlar and glass cloth. Once I am happy with the shape
after some road testing, I will take a mould from this and layup a more light weight version.
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