iank
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| posted on 5/3/09 at 10:41 PM |
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GRP over foam construction and perspex canopy manufacture
Part 2 of the Building an Ultra Light-Weight Car (see http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=105583 for the discussion of the chassis)
http://autospeed.com/cms/A_110990/article.html
Final product is very nicely finished
[Edited on 5/3/09 by iank]
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 6/3/09 at 07:20 AM |
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I liked the idea of simply inflating the canopy rather than vacuum forming it over a mould, certainly saves tonnes of work and gets a better finish.
If only we could do it with glass 
I think we should have a separate section for GRP over foam construction so all the information and Tricks of the trade can be kept in one location.
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smart51
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| posted on 6/3/09 at 08:54 AM |
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It is very nice, I think the aluminium honeycomb chassis would scare me, and possibly the IVA man. I can attest to the amount of work needed to make
a foam cored body. These guys make it look easy.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 6/3/09 at 09:55 AM |
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I've been looking at replacing the beachbuggys body with a GRP Foam core one...
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scootz
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| posted on 6/3/09 at 12:08 PM |
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How many cars have you got Whippy?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 6/3/09 at 12:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
How many cars have you got Whippy?
6
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