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Apr 29, 2020 22:10:32 GMT
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Took 5 hours but this video is only the first 2! Don't worry, it is only one minute long :-) Two layers plus additional strip over joints and 6 layers around window openings. Took a lot longer than anticipated so I will bag tomorrow and cook on Firday. Completed.
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Last Edit: Apr 29, 2020 22:20:10 GMT by nalesutol
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Drizz
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Christmas jumper at its finest! Top work sir!
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MGF VVC 160 MG Midget Metro Turbo 200 BRM Range Rover Classic TD5 Discovery Premium 300TDi Defender 90 Rover 420 GSi Sport Turbo Discovery Extreme 300TDi Range Rover P38
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Christmas jumper at its finest! Top work sir! They are like puppies, not just for Christmas :-) Thanks.
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Apr 30, 2020 14:41:54 GMT
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Last Edit: Apr 30, 2020 14:42:37 GMT by nalesutol
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jamesd1972
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Apr 30, 2020 20:29:24 GMT
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Fingers crossed here for a good outcome James
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Apr 30, 2020 21:13:17 GMT
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Fingers crossed here for a good outcome James You and me both, James.
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Apr 30, 2020 21:21:45 GMT
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bstardchild
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Apr 30, 2020 21:46:28 GMT
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Made me laugh - I threw 12 of them away last week because the plastic trays had cracked and collapsed - I looked at them and thought "might be useful for something" and then thought "lords know what - I'll keep them for years and when I do want them I won't be able to find them" so they went in the skip!!!!
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Apr 30, 2020 22:05:59 GMT
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Made me laugh - I threw 12 of them away last week because the plastic trays had cracked and collapsed - I looked at them and thought "might be useful for something" and then thought "lords know what - I'll keep them for years and when I do want them I won't be able to find them" so they went in the skip!!!! My thoughts on anything I find. I have kept so much stuff that over the years a lot of it has come in handy. However, we are fortunate to have the space to store stuff. Finding it can be an issue, as you say :-)
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So i´m sure it´s crossed your mind to try and recreate the body in carbon fibre...?
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So i´m sure it´s crossed your mind to try and recreate the body in carbon fibre...? A few parts of it are now carbon: Floors Front clip Doors Roof Front and rear firewalls Boot floor and rear panel Boot lid Rear Wheel tubs All interior, including dash, footwells and centre console Underfloor aero including skirts, splitters and air curtains Side exhaust cover and heat shields Seats Air filter box and induction ducting Nothing is skinned, what is the point of that?
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Door handle, Mk2. The hole has to be large as the latch lever moves. .
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So i´m sure it´s crossed your mind to try and recreate the body in carbon fibre...? A few parts of it are now carbon: Floors Front clip... Ah i didn´t realise ti was that much actually - I really wondered if you were planning to eliminate the rest of the glass fibre at some point.
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jamesd1972
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A few parts of it are now carbon: Floors Front clip... Ah i didn´t realise ti was that much actually - I really wondered if you were planning to eliminate the rest of the glass fibre at some point. Don't give him any more excuses to not get it running (was going to say finished but suspect it will never be that ) Waiting with baited breath for the first start and run here... Suppose the lessons in carbon fibre fab are worth the wait mind. Roof looks good - is this going to be bonded or clipped on ? James
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Ah i didn´t realise ti was that much actually - I really wondered if you were planning to eliminate the rest of the glass fibre at some point. Don't give him any more excuses to not get it running (was going to say finished but suspect it will never be that ) Waiting with baited breath for the first start and run here... Suppose the lessons in carbon fibre fab are worth the wait mind. Roof looks good - is this going to be bonded or clipped on ? James Hi James Bonded. It is too flimsy to be clipped and, anyway, clips are heavy :-)
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The driver's door is 100% carbon, but the passenger door is going to be a bit of a hybrid. I attempted to reduce the weight of this door frame a few years ago and got it down from 6kg to 3.2kg by replacing the dor skin with wet lay carbon, cuting out most of the internal skin and drilling 400 holes! With the the driver's door weighing in at not much more than 1kg I needed to do something to redress the balance. Making a mould would have been very time consuming due the already extensive modifications, so I decided to use the edges of the door and fill in with carbon. When I stripped off the old carbon skin it weighed 1.1kg! The new skin is 335gms, so I am getting better at this :-) The door hinges also went under the knife. OEM ones weigh 230gms each and this one now tips the scales at 87gms, so just over 1/2kg saved over four hinges. The fixing bolts will be rifle drilled aluminium :-) Door should end up around 2.5kg with an internal skin.
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Last Edit: May 2, 2020 18:15:23 GMT by nalesutol
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Tried to source some M10 1.5 pitch aluminium bolts tonight, but the best price I could find was £5.30 each! Sod that, so I will be making them tomorrow. Can't do allen key heads so they will have to be standard hex heads. Need 8 so an hour or so to make, once set up. One advantage of making them myself is that I can build the spreader washer into them.
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Well, made four bolts. Carbon door requires M10 but the passenger door is using the existing bobbins mounted in what if left of the door and these are 5/16 UNC so I will make those tomorrow. A bit rough and ready but they work and can't be seen :-)
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