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Bitten hero

posted on 27/6/10 at 09:56 PM Reply With Quote
bodywork material

hi all ,bored at moment so thought i would chuck somthing in to get some views on what a lot of people would think mad !!!!!! plywood as bodywork ?
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blakep82

posted on 27/6/10 at 09:57 PM Reply With Quote
hmm, don't see why not, as long as you can get all the curves in it (steam bending?) otherwise it'll be a bit sqaure looking





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deltron63

posted on 27/6/10 at 09:58 PM Reply With Quote
Been done . Locust.
marine ply skinned in ali

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Bitten hero

posted on 27/6/10 at 10:02 PM Reply With Quote
bends are no prob at all already got the new nose cone almost finished much much higher and my side pods all worked out and templated to(trying to really get the shape of the original car) also my rear wing endplates have all the lights set into the rear edge also not skinning ply at all just paint and wrapped.

[Edited on 27/6/10 by Bitten hero]

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Angel Acevedo

posted on 28/6/10 at 12:06 AM Reply With Quote
Double Diagonal skin

quote:
Originally posted by Bitten hero
hi all ,bored at moment so thought i would chuck somthing in to get some views on what a lot of people would think mad !!!!!! plywood as bodywork ?


Hi Bitten,
Have you researched the Double Diagonal method used to make boats?
It is kind of an "On spot Plywood"






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speedyxjs

posted on 28/6/10 at 10:05 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Bitten hero
bends are no prob at all already got the new nose cone almost finished



Do you have any pictures of it?





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