962 recreation with a GT3 Heart...

962 recreation with a GT3 Heart...

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GTRCLIVE

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4,186 posts

282 months

Sunday 20th September 2015
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Will be investigating the Different Scanners thank lads....

JarmoL

104 posts

149 months

Sunday 20th September 2015
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beer

Asterix

24,438 posts

227 months

Sunday 20th September 2015
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Great stuff!

GTRCLIVE

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282 months

Sunday 27th September 2015
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And the body work begins, cut out a large section of the cill, it seems to be of a non consistent thickness which is why it isn't flat. This will make even a good mold look crap as it will shrink at different rates over time. Some parts of it are 10mm thick others are 2mm, and flat surfaces will make this worse as it has no shape to hold and reinforce it ...

GTRCLIVE

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282 months

Monday 28th September 2015
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Seeing as the side should be flat then its easy to create a flat surface from a sheet of ally backup with some MDF...


M3John

5,974 posts

218 months

Tuesday 29th September 2015
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GTRCLIVE said:
clap

ezakimak

1,871 posts

235 months

Wednesday 30th September 2015
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Dare i swear and say "chopper gun", they can be alright if the users know what they are doing. After-all that is how CSM is made to start with, only using a binder and not resin.

in that last photo Clive, is that a gel coat you have put down?

are you going to put a backing mat down, like a core mat or will it be some other plan to keep it flat and stiff?

Ryan

shigs

117 posts

177 months

Thursday 1st October 2015
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This project is so f***ing awesome!! great video, glad you're making good progress

GTRCLIVE

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Thursday 1st October 2015
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ezakimak said:
Dare i swear and say "chopper gun", they can be alright if the users know what they are doing. After-all that is how CSM is made to start with, only using a binder and not resin.

in that last photo Clive, is that a gel coat you have put down?

are you going to put a backing mat down, like a core mat or will it be some other plan to keep it flat and stiff?

Ryan
Yep it's a sanding gelcoat , have put 3 layer of 300 gram CSM then core Matt and one more CSM to hold it on... Makes for a very flat and rigid surface .

GTRCLIVE

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Friday 2nd October 2015
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and leave to cure at Gas Mark 1 till golden brown... but more importantly FLAT....

GTRCLIVE

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Friday 2nd October 2015
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This has got to be the smallest and lightest ABS unit I've seen so far... and only 3kgs even with all the extra st that's on it now...


GTRCLIVE

Original Poster:

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282 months

Sunday 4th October 2015
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Last thing install the threaded studs for mounting ....

GTRCLIVE

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Monday 5th October 2015
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Right side needed more attention, was hoping that after grinding the part that was to thick it might spring back but no such luck. So I chopped the top piece off cut out the side and cut across the twisted part by the side repeater recess so I could straighten it then laminate it back to where it should be . Once inside done will have to grind outer surface down and laminate that to stop any future craps apearing where it was cut though ...

GTRCLIVE

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Burnham

3,668 posts

258 months

Thursday 8th October 2015
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GTRCLIVE said:
Shame the bodywork was not an ideal starting point - but you seem very positive and obviously have great amount of patience. Please keep the videos coming!

GTRCLIVE

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282 months

Saturday 10th October 2015
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Motivational picture, but also a strong possibility for the final livery ...



Because some days when I'm covered in F/G dust I need motivation....

vincegail

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154 months

Saturday 10th October 2015
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That livery looks very good! I like the NewMan livery a lot (956, but who cares) and am a bit bored by the Rothmans, like the Canon livery also very much (956...), but this one is also very pretty. Nice choice!

shirt

22,506 posts

200 months

Saturday 10th October 2015
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accept no substitutes:


ezakimak

1,871 posts

235 months

Saturday 10th October 2015
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shirt said:
accept no substitutes:

that is at Phillip Island, i was there in early feb 2015 to see it, refer to earlier in the thread. I think Dutton's might know a thing or two about that car. There is some other bodywork for it apparently. one set is the high down force and the other is the low drag Le-mans spec. Don't ask me which is which

GTRCLIVE

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282 months

Friday 16th October 2015
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So next panel to straighten....




Then cut out the rest now we have a curved top surface and a new vertical return, plus 3mm wax sheet to put a nice joggle
in the panel to make joining the panels back easy....