Gt-12

[gwaii]

Friday was it's first day in the theater.

With certain skill sets we can't mention on the forums, you shouldn't have a hard time watching it though.

i'm patient.

in the meantime....

i polished out the plug and sprayed on a layer of pva.

once that dried,i shot on some gelcoat.while the color of the gelcoat makes no difference to the final product,i like to use a color that is not similar to that used on the plug,and also not similar to that i intend to use on the final part.this is just so i can see the coverage as i'm spraying.if it's the same color it's hard to see if there's enough material sprayed on.

once the gelcoat is set,i cut the matt and get all the tools and materials ready.
once you start this step there is no stopping till it's done,so you don't want to be hunting for stuff halfway through.

some things to have ready...resin,of course.pre-cut matt,and a cheap disposable pair of scissors.de-airing roller,brushes,some rags and a tub of acetone need to be on hand.

there are a lot of numbers out there about mixing resin and catalyst.i've used experience over the years to determine how much to use depending on temperature and moisture conditions.lower temps need more,higher humidity needs more.today it's about 4*c and raining,i used 1 1/2 capsfull of hardener to a litre of resin.if it were summer and dry,i'd use about 1/2 a capfull.
you'll notice i buy the catalyst by the litre,i also buy the resin by the 45 gallon drum.smaller quantities will be purchased by most people out there.

when starting the layup,i put down one layer initially.this makes it easier to get all the air bubbles rolled out.this is a vital step...any trapped air will lead to pits in the mold that will need to be fixed.that is not easy to do.

this is as far as i got today...now i need to let that layer set so i can get to the rest of the layup.

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

Friday was it's first day in the theater.

With certain skill sets we can't mention on the forums, you shouldn't have a hard time watching it though.

Ill probably have it by friday...lol!

 

[TheTopher]

Ill probably have it by friday...lol!

 

[martin]

That's sooo nice. I hope it separates ok. got my fingers crossed for you.

 

[gwaii]

That's sooo nice. I hope it separates ok. got my fingers crossed for you.

ya,that's the thing.you can turn back and do changes...right up untill you spray on the gelcoat.then you've started an irreversible process,and you don't really know if you've done everything right till you pull them apart.

 

[JoshT]

Finally an update!

I was beginning to get worried there myself, can't wait to see how this mold turns out. Hope to learn something new about glassing by watching your process. I've done a little for composite class in the Avaition Maintenance program at tech school, but that was around a foam core. Never got to mess with using molds or the vacuum technique that I can't remember the name of right now.

Ill probably have it by friday...lol!

Well once gwaii finishes this car he'll have it last Monday. He'll just back to the future in the car it and give himself some more incentive to get it done faster. Who needs a flux capacitor when you've got a V-12 and 1,000,000 hp/lb, it'll make the DeLorean's time travel look slow. Once scientists figure out how to use worm holes for near instantaneous travel, the next step will be trying to match this thing.

Ok I'm not even making sense to myself now, think it's time to hit the sack. Looking forward to more updates tomorrow night.

 

[--weezl--]

Finally an update!

I was beginning to get worried there myself, can't wait to see how this mold turns out. Hope to learn something new about glassing by watching your process. I've done a little for composite class in the Avaition Maintenance program at tech school, but that was around a foam core. Never got to mess with using molds or the vacuum technique that I can't remember the name of right now.



Well once gwaii finishes this car he'll have it last Monday. He'll just back to the future in the car it and give himself some more incentive to get it done faster. Who needs a flux capacitor when you've got a V-12 and 1,000,000 hp/lb, it'll make the DeLorean's time travel look slow. Once scientists figure out how to use worm holes for near instantaneous travel, the next step will be trying to match this thing.

Ok I'm not even making sense to myself now, think it's time to hit the sack. Looking forward to more updates tomorrow night.

wtf?

 

[gwaii]

wtf?

fwiw....it's all good


everyone's got to say things in their own way

 

[--weezl--]

oh i'm not criticizing at all, i'm just confused as all hell

 

[gwaii]

i'm just confused as all hell

sounds like the way i live most of my life


he's just sayin it's gonna be fast

might be right,too.

 

[--weezl--]

ahhh, well with double the cylinders of my ranger, and i think my ranger is reasonably powered... i can imagine how fast that car's gonna be!

 

[martin]

Right! lets put this thing into perspective. The motor makes three times the horsepower of your truck and the car weighs half the weight of your truck. It will probably be a little quicker than your truck. I won't even mention aerodynamics.

 

[--weezl--]

well, the aerodynamics are hard to judge... because believe it or not, trucks aren't THAT bad aerodynamically... it's not a winebego... the box on a truck actually helps the aerodynamics of it significantly! where as the this car, i'm not entirely sure how much of it is full custom, as i jumped in part way through, but the airdam for sure isn't wintunnel tested in any way shape or form...

that being said also, i don't expect my truck to have beter aerodynamics than that car, i'm just saying that looks can be deceiving... and my truck is by no means the fastest vehicle i've owned... i've done 260km/h down the highway in my mustang, 200 in my brother's mustang 180 on my bike, and none of those were the fastest thing i've driven either... my old racecar was ridiculous... i think the motor we had in it the last time i drove it was putting 450 hp out... though it had 4.10's and a 3 speed auto trans... it would top at about 130 mph or so at about 6000rpm

hell i've even had my old f-250 faster than my ranger tops out at... i maxed my 88 f-250 4x4 super cab long box, 460cui with dual sticks at about 170-180 km/h driving down the highway getting chased by a maniac... where as my ranger's governor cuts me out at 160km/h

 

[Colin]

my ranger's governor cuts me out at 160km/h

Mine cuts out at 140 though I really dont need to do more than the occasional 130 on the highway.

 

[RatDog8o8]

Right! lets put this thing into perspective. The motor makes three times the horsepower of your truck and the car weighs half the weight of your truck. It will probably be a little quicker than your truck. I won't even mention aerodynamics.

With that kind of power-to-weight ratio, who needs aerodynamics?