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Re: The carbon fibre time attack/superlap MX5 NB twins blog

Postby lightyear » Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:26 pm

The car is ready for moulding, i will start tmrow.

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Re: The carbon fibre time attack/superlap MX5 NB twins blog

Postby Regie » Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:37 pm

sweeeeet! looking forward to seeing this!
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Re: The carbon fibre time attack/superlap MX5 NB twins blog

Postby mr2 spyder » Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:40 pm

1 piece front? nice unless you run off track anywhere?

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Re: The carbon fibre time attack/superlap MX5 NB twins blog

Postby tofuboy » Wed Mar 02, 2011 2:42 am

damnnn. can't wait to see this...

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Re: The carbon fibre time attack/superlap MX5 NB twins blog

Postby lightyear » Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:36 am

The front will be like this - Image
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Re: The carbon fibre time attack/superlap MX5 NB twins blog

Postby bootz » Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:58 pm

Super sweet!
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Re: The carbon fibre time attack/superlap MX5 NB twins blog

Postby lightyear » Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:30 pm

gelcoat is on the bonnet and guards, just waiting on it to dry so i can keep going.

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Re: The carbon fibre time attack/superlap MX5 NB twins blog

Postby 16bit » Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:59 am

seriously looking fwd to the fastback.
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Re: The carbon fibre time attack/superlap MX5 NB twins blog

Postby bootz » Thu Mar 03, 2011 10:19 am

Now there's a thought, coupe conversion. A lot of work though.
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Re: The carbon fibre time attack/superlap MX5 NB twins blog

Postby lightyear » Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:28 pm

It is going to have a coupe roof.
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Re: The carbon fibre time attack/superlap MX5 NB twins blog

Postby Old Dude » Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:36 pm

Lightyear your skills with carbon Fibre are awsome, I can't wait to see the finished vehicle.

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Re: The carbon fibre time attack/superlap MX5 NB twins blog

Postby lightyear » Sat Mar 05, 2011 5:55 pm

I haven't started the c.f yet.

The front mould is off, but a bit of the plaster stuck to it.

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I fixed the damaged bit around the lights and the gelcoat is on the front bar.

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Re: The carbon fibre time attack/superlap MX5 NB twins blog

Postby lightyear » Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:59 am

Front bar mould is done, i will clean it up and start making the c.f parts.

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Re: The carbon fibre time attack/superlap MX5 NB twins blog

Postby lightyear » Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:45 am

Bar mould done.

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Started on the first layer of c.f in the bonnet mould.

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Pushed the car out to clean the garage.


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Re: The carbon fibre time attack/superlap MX5 NB twins blog

Postby lightyear » Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:33 am

The bonnet and guards are done.


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