Hi All
Hasn't been much to look at lately on the FB forum so I thought I'd give everyone a look at some rework we've been doing to our car.
When we built the body we thought that removing the nose wouldn't be that big a deal if we needed to check the fluid levels in the clutch and brake master cylinders...boy were we wrong. We were also rushing to make the 2008 ARRC and decided to not make this change. So after the first race a few weeks back we decided to bite the bullet and redo the nose and shock cover molds. Now when you remove the shock cover it exposes the ARB and Master Cylinders.
Thought that some of you neophyte fiberglassers out there would like to see how a parting line flange is done. It's not really that complex it just takes some patience. Typically we use .035 aluminum or hard board. Make a pattern with posterboard and cut the flange out. Liberal use of masking tape and hot melt glue. Those triangular pcs. in the pics. are hardboard gussets to support the flange.
The nose mold could be made 1 pc. but it's tough to get down inside the mold to do the layup. Tony and I are old school, we still use polyester resin wet layup. We've been doing this for so long that we can get as light and strong a part as vac. bag and it's cheaper to build.
Enjoy the pics....if anyone has questions feel free to pm me. Oh, and that old guy in the pics. is Tony...and he's younger than me...LOL
Gary