My Hillcimb special build. [Archive]

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PHULL

02-24-2010, 05:58 PM

Ok so I have been working on this car for a period of about 4 years, and have come to a point were I need to consider the body work. Originally it was going to be a aluminium monoque construction with sheet aluminium. But now since I want to get this up and going, I elected to go space frame.

Here is some photos

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/4329/img1708p.jpg

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/3550/img1706k.jpg

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/3616/img1707s.jpg

http://www.performanceforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67219014
this is the ongoing thread I started

up above are a few photos of what I have so far, many more are in that other thread.

As I deeply hate working with fibre glass I want to make up the bodywork from sheet steel/ aluminum to get the desired shape and then use the fibre glass/ carbon fibre for the bodywork.

cwilliamrose

02-24-2010, 07:35 PM

You're doing two bodies?? What's wrong with just using aluminum?

mindover

02-24-2010, 11:16 PM

Ally panels can be lighter than Fibreglass ones and easier to replace so I agree, why make two bodies?

racer-john

02-25-2010, 05:12 AM

PHULL

02-25-2010, 06:45 PM

Phull, tried to sign in to the link you posted. Message came back "moderator has banned your email address". Tried to email them, but message was bounced back "(failed)".
Can you find out the problem?
My email is "racer-john@hotmail.com"
Thanks

some of those furums don't allow hotmail email addreses becuase too many people use them to make fake acounts... I know it's a pain in the arse...

anyway back to everyone else, the grand plan is to make the bodywork from carbon fibre. I would want the ability to create more bodies from a original "buck" so I wouldn't have to go through the perocess again... I know I said it on a metal forum

I also got hold of some armature wire to visualise how the bodywork should be..