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Hanaldo
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Hey all,
Having recently started my own composites business, I found myself doing a large amount of work for a local workshop/race support team here that deal with all-out track cars (and people with entirely too much money). The workshop have got so much work for me to do that I don't really have time to do anything else at the moment, but over the last month or so my main project has been the Lotus Exige that they have.
Long term, the customer wants to build the entire thing barring the chassis from carbon fibre. Fortunately my job is made easier given the car is basically a block of aluminium for a chassis and the rest is fibreglass bolted on, so everything is designed to work with composites. The first part I made for them was a simple dash mount for the Motec C185 digital dash, which I had to design and build from scratch:
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Lotus Exige 240 Sport track car parts
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
The next part I built was the roof panel. This was a pretty major project, given the original needed...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
I then had to remove the inner lining, a prick of a job if there ever was one:...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
Once that was done, I got into the front lip section: Then sprayed the whole...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
Layup was quite enjoyable compared to some of the smaller parts I've done. My schedule was 2 layers...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
Fresh out of the mould, no cleaning up yet: I then machined up some fittings...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
that is one very great amount of job and skills involved.
TomDesign
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11 Years Ago
Nice. I'd love to see how the molds and the parts come together, and how you did the third little...
brainfart
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11 Years Ago
The little split section on the top skin was very simple, same as the last idea you posted in my...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
Custom switch panel: Straight out of the mould, both parts bonded together:...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
That is really amazing can you be my teacher for real? :))
TomDesign
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11 Years Ago
Haha thanks mate! All about practice and creativity ;) Lotus front splitter with a subtle little...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
Awesome work!
wildcard
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11 Years Ago
can i be your student :) please
TomDesign
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11 Years Ago
Haha Tom, I would happily teach you what I know, but I'm based in Australia. Feel free to make the...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
Damn Hanaldo. Wish you could come to hawaii and give me some schooling on infusion.
whitecel
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11 Years Ago
[quote][b]whitecel (08/09/2014)[/b][hr]Damn Hanaldo. Wish you could come to hawaii and give me some...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
I need to do from mold this side but pattern has to be perfect straight i do not know how to do...
TomDesign
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11 Years Ago
[quote][b]TomDesign (08/09/2014)[/b][hr] I need to do from mold this side but pattern has to be...
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
im talking how from the mold to do this back bad side in perfect straight 2k twill pattern i made...
TomDesign
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11 Years Ago
Awesome work but shouldn't that vee weave on the splitter point forwards? :D
FLD
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11 Years Ago
It points to the tow point ;) :p
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
Ooooh, never thought of that. I thought it should point in the direction of travel (unless of course...
FLD
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11 Years Ago
Knowing the owner, that is exactly what happens! :P although he did win his class last week.
Hanaldo
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11 Years Ago
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