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TerryFwit
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« Reply #90 on: October 22, 2016, 04:48:43 PM »

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D72 British Bellytank


Slowly reducing the rear taper but still not right.
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« Reply #91 on: October 22, 2016, 04:49:23 PM »

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« Reply #92 on: October 22, 2016, 04:52:53 PM »

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D72 British Bellytank


This is the line I wanted to achieve, nice flow into the body. Now to cover in body butter (filler) and start sanding again.
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« Reply #93 on: October 22, 2016, 04:55:56 PM »

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Plod plod plod....
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« Reply #94 on: October 22, 2016, 04:57:52 PM »

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Much sanding later.
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« Reply #95 on: October 22, 2016, 05:10:42 PM »

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D72 British Bellytank


Gave it a coat of grey paint before waxing and polishing 8 times. The paint was more as a guide for laying up the fibreglass.
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« Reply #96 on: October 22, 2016, 05:12:40 PM »

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« Reply #97 on: October 22, 2016, 07:52:46 PM »

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Jamie came by the workshop and 30 mins later done. No gel goat  used in this mould, as you don't really need it for the mould only the part your making. Left it to cure for a couple of days.
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« Reply #98 on: October 22, 2016, 07:53:48 PM »

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« Reply #99 on: October 22, 2016, 08:03:24 PM »

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A couple of days later we we popped the mould of and trimmed up the edges leaving flange larger than the actual part needed.
And then once again just like the body which I had spent months shaping by hand we smashed up the buck and the temp body section and threw it in the bin.
After a tidy up placed the mould on the body to see what it may look like.
I think Mr Conner needs a booster seat. Grin
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« Reply #100 on: October 22, 2016, 08:36:49 PM »

 Grin And maybe a little less toe-in at the front. Looks fantastic. Make it road legal!
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« Reply #101 on: December 04, 2016, 01:29:44 PM »

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So, back to the front end. Had a problem with shocks being here as they hit the axle when the front spring compressed under the weight the first time it came off the jig.
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« Reply #102 on: December 04, 2016, 01:32:49 PM »

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And moving the shocks out of the way of the axle will then affect the steering rack mounted up top here.
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« Reply #103 on: December 04, 2016, 01:40:59 PM »

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Decided to work on something else for a while, front hairpin mounts. Used the original Sherpa shock mount cut in half, rotated 90 degrees and welded back together. Mocked up with a couple of rose joints and ali tube.
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« Reply #104 on: December 04, 2016, 01:46:14 PM »

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Gareth machined up this end for the hairpins and then realised we needed 9 more. Cheers bud.
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