Body Package for Dax Rush with Side Intrusion Bars

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davro	davro posted 11 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 300, Visits: 2.2K	Hi All Thought it is about time I started a thread about the Body Package for the Dax Rush I am working on in my free time. Any suggestions tips or tricks, welcome. David Stevens YouTube: Comment \| Rate \| Subscribe Instagram Composite Projects Body Package for Dax Rush RC Car Touring Body 1/10 Scale Edited 10 Years Ago by davro
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davro	davro posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 300, Visits: 2.2K	Thanks All Well pleased with the weight reduction of this part, considering I have raised the height of the new part. Goal was to reduce the weight of this bonnet air scoop to under 1kg. This new 4 layer carbon fibre part is around 900 grams, minus some trimming + some clear coat So the new part is over 1kg lighter than the original glass fibre part + it has a go faster stripe ! The spread tow Go faster stripe was cut with easy composites 8-inch-kevlar-scissors David Stevens YouTube: Comment \| Rate \| Subscribe Instagram Composite Projects Body Package for Dax Rush RC Car Touring Body 1/10 Scale
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andygtt	andygtt posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 157, Visits: 1.2K	davro (29/12/2014) Thanks All Well pleased with the weight reduction of this part, considering I have raised the height of the new part. Goal was to reduce the weight of this bonnet air scoop to under 1kg. This new 4 layer carbon fibre part is around 900 grams, minus some trimming + some clear coat So the new part is over 1kg lighter than the original glass fibre part + it has a go faster stripe ! The spread tow Go faster stripe was cut with easy composites 8-inch-kevlar-scissors This looks fantastic, I do a lot of V weave but never thought to do this. Im making my 2 part carbon seats over this weekend so I am going to have a go at doing something similar on them
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davro	davro posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 300, Visits: 2.2K	Cheers andygtt appreciate the comment after following some of your awesome inspiring threads. I look forward to seeing these carbon seats, they would look very nice with spread tow down middle I have uploaded a video showing the making of the mould and laying up the first product. David Stevens YouTube: Comment \| Rate \| Subscribe Instagram Composite Projects Body Package for Dax Rush RC Car Touring Body 1/10 Scale
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Body Package for Dax Rush with Side Intrusion Bars

davro - 11 Years Ago

Hi All About time for an update! Nothing much has happen to the lower and upper doors moulds. I...

davro - 11 Years Ago

you are doing a good job davro! nice to follow your updates! keep them coming ;)

matthieutje65 - 11 Years Ago

Started to creating the Dax Rush front wing using the Uni-Mould system so I can replace it with a...

davro - 11 Years Ago

looking good, its amazing how much people will pay for simple flat panels. How many plies you going...

scottracing - 11 Years Ago

Hi scottracing, I was thinking about selling a few sheets of carbon sheets, as most of the stuff...

davro - 11 Years Ago

First product of the Daxro Front Wheel Wing Stack used. 1 x layer 2/2 twill 3k 199g 3 x Carbon...

davro - 11 Years Ago

That looks awesome. Top job :cool:

FLD - 11 Years Ago

Perfect ;)

pahanes - 11 Years Ago

Nice :) If your planning on doing more parts for the car it may be worth investing in some spray...

wozza - 11 Years Ago

Thanks for the positive comments, really do appreciate them. Good call wozza, I do need to master...

davro - 11 Years Ago

hi do you used gc50? also how look that biaxal carbon that you put more layers? also how you cure...

TomDesign - 11 Years Ago

Hi Tom, The Carbon Fibre Biaxial I am using is this...

davro - 11 Years Ago

for howlong you keep it in after infusion channels are closed.

TomDesign - 11 Years Ago

you use any spray glue to fix it in the mold? any gc50 as gelcoat for finish?

TomDesign - 11 Years Ago

> I have normal spraying equipment but I assume its no good for gelcoating ? Gelcoats can be...

brainfart - 11 Years Ago

" for howlong you keep it in after infusion channels are closed. " After closing the infusion lines...

davro - 11 Years Ago

Thank you a lot

TomDesign - 11 Years Ago

Be careful if you try thinning GC50 it can become cloudy/milky once cured ruining the appearance of...

wozza - 11 Years Ago

Project Daxro - Front Wheel Wing (product 2) Photos of the process of the second front wheel wing...

davro - 11 Years Ago

amazing!!! lots of details!! great! where spiral vent??

TomDesign - 11 Years Ago

Hi TomDesign You can see the spiral tubing best in this picture, I usually run the spiral tubing...

davro - 11 Years Ago

Thank you a lot now i see to see images how people do perfect straight overlap

TomDesign - 11 Years Ago

Finally finished and installed both the front wheel guards, whoo hoo!!! :)...

davro - 11 Years Ago

Those look brilliant. Great stuff. Did you spray the clear coat yourself? Do you know the total...

Brian2fast - 11 Years Ago

Thanks Brian2fast Friend of a friend one of the new owners of the Dax Rush Project sprayed them,...

davro - 11 Years Ago

Nice :) Is it M.A.N Motorsport who have taken over the Rush project? Good to see someone willing to...

wozza - 11 Years Ago

Hi Warren, Yes M.A.N Motorsport took it over the chassis building and there building a new rush...

davro - 11 Years Ago

[quote][b]davro (09/11/2014)[/b][hr]Hi Warren, Yes M.A.N Motorsport took it over the chassis...

wozza - 11 Years Ago

these carbon wings look really good, im starting to look into making a set for a caterham CSR that...

scottracing - 11 Years Ago

Hi Scottracing The rear arches are on my list, probably going to do the rear arches pair after I...

davro - 11 Years Ago

Update of the bonnet air scoop ) Added support frame to mould. ) Pulled first product from the...

davro - 11 Years Ago

And what a Christmas present it is! Great job!

Hanaldo - 11 Years Ago

Very nice, great work :)

wozza - 11 Years Ago

Very nice looking scoop! Particularly like the use of the Spread Tow carbon down the middle.

Warren (Staff) - 11 Years Ago

That looks great! Very cool. How did you cut the strip of spread tow? Just with scissors? Craig

Brian2fast - 11 Years Ago

Thanks All Well pleased with the weight reduction of this part, considering I have raised the...

davro - 11 Years Ago

[quote][b]davro (29/12/2014)[/b][hr]Thanks All Well pleased with the weight reduction of this part,...

andygtt - 11 Years Ago

Cheers andygtt appreciate the comment after following some of your awesome inspiring threads. I look...

davro - 11 Years Ago

Is the extra height required for the aluminium supercharger plenum by any chance?........... :)...

Brian2fast - 11 Years Ago

I really like the use of the textreme instead of doing the usual herringbone v. I might have to do...

scottracing - 11 Years Ago

Hi Brain2fast It's like you can read my mind, saving up for a dry sumped 1500cc Hayabusa...

davro - 11 Years Ago

Hi All, New year new mould Side wing mould being created on the glass table :)...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Finally got around to clear coating the bonnet scoop, and installing it :) There where quite a few...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Daxro Side Wing Mould Making Part 1 First part of the side wings showing the creation of the buck...

davro - 10 Years Ago

great work im loving the build. just started my bike bodywork moulds and this post is giving me hope...

VVS - 10 Years Ago

Thanks Chris looking forward to seeing your bike project :)...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Good job David, been following your videos for a while now, interesting stuff :)

matthieutje65 - 10 Years Ago

Thanks Matthieu that means a lot to me :) Laying up the new carbon sheet for the Bootlid...

davro - 10 Years Ago

You must go through a lot of expensive profinish. Why not use regular carbon for flat sheets and...

Hanaldo - 10 Years Ago

Hi Hanaldo, I normally would have used Carbon Fibre 2/2 Twill, but I was running low :( And I had...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Sorry EC, but I've started making my own "pro-finish" ... Startig from a need of some "plain weave"...

Dravis - 10 Years Ago

I like the cut of your jib Dravis. Will be making some home -pro-finish once this batch run out ;)...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Fitting the carbon fibre side wings, drilling holes and cutting to shape The driver has four layers...

davro - 10 Years Ago

You could possibly use ATL Heat Reflective Film between the exhaust and panel work but might be...

VVS - 10 Years Ago

Hi Davro I started googling ceramic coated manifolds to see if replacing your exhaust wrap would be...

Brian2fast - 10 Years Ago

Thanks for the feedback. After a drive out I measured on the exhaust wrap area that will be in...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Still waiting for the Kapton tape so I built a new Accelerator Pedal about the same weight as the...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Dave .... You will have to build the walls of your living room in plain weave, otherwise you will...

Dravis - 10 Years Ago

Just finished clear coating the accelerator pedal, spraying skills are coming along :)...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Well done! I'd be very proud of that if I were you. How did you make it - i.e. what moulding...

redeye - 10 Years Ago

Thanks redeye, In the video I show the process of making the product. There was no mould only a...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Cool, apologies - the video isn't loading for me - will check it out your your Utoob later tonight....

redeye - 10 Years Ago

Haha, brilliant!! Glad I've made an impression. Pedal looks great now its clear coated. Nice shape...

Brian2fast - 10 Years Ago

No problem redeye, hope you enjoy the vidja later on ;) Cheers Craig :) I just pulled of the...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Good work davro, you must be well pleased with how that's turned out. the shape just looks so...

VVS - 10 Years Ago

Pretty decent mate, gotta be happy with that! I am of the opinion that when it comes to...

Hanaldo - 10 Years Ago

Cheers Hanaldo, Well pleased with the results of the accelerator pedal! so much so that I have...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Yeh right, not bad! Does it cope with acetone at all?

Hanaldo - 10 Years Ago

Only used 2K clear coat and some 2K black paint with it so far, the packaging says " Solvent Based...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Straight acetone haha. I always clean my guns by spraying 100mls of acetone through it. Gets rid of...

Hanaldo - 10 Years Ago

Hi Hanaldo, you spray tooling gelcoats as well with a standard spray gun ? thought you needed a...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Nah 6mm is ridiculous, you could sand blast with that! I use a 2.5mm nozzle on the HVLP gun for...

Hanaldo - 10 Years Ago

[quote][b]Hanaldo (08/05/2015)[/b][hr]Nah 6mm is ridiculous, you could sand blast with that! I use a...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Finally cracked the Scuttle two part split mould today after about a week of preparing the pattern,...

davro - 10 Years Ago

looking excellent as always, what plastic did you use as the base? Im making a split mould and only...

scottracing - 10 Years Ago

Hi scottracing, Thanks mate ! For the base I used polypropylene sheet from...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Hi Dave Whats been happening with you? Have you been using your car rather than making carbon for...

Brian2fast - 10 Years Ago

Hi Craig, Well ... I nearly done a lap of the UK in daxro following the coastline. Bought myself...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Hi Dave Wow, that's some road trip you've done! Great stuff! Are you not tempted to chuck your...

Brian2fast - 10 Years Ago

Loved every minutes of the roadtrip, I would like to do a simular thing around the costline of...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Not sure how the dashboard mould and product slipped though without any images, I was in a rush to...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Just done a two live streams showing how to layup a carbon fibre wing, and how to infuse said carbon...

davro - 10 Years Ago

You seem to be making things very difficult for yourself when you bag up Put the sealing tape on...

f1rob - 10 Years Ago

[quote][b]f1rob (25/11/2015)[/b][hr]You seem to be making things very difficult for yourself when...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Wow you're crazy! :w00t: You struggled a lot with the vacuum pump, never seen it inside :)...

Jacopo Carbonio - 10 Years Ago

[quote][b]Jacopo Carbonio (10/12/2015)[/b][hr]Wow you're crazy! :w00t: You struggled a lot with...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Hi all I am after some advice, you can see the bleed over in the video above ^ ^ where some resin...

davro - 10 Years Ago

Time for the headlights to be moulded! if you would like to follow along I am doing a live stream...

davro - 10 Years Ago

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davro - 10 Years Ago

Scuttle mould time!! this part is the key to the roof and all the other interesting parts I have...

davro - 9 Years Ago

looking good mate, cant wait to see how this turns out. Im hoping to do something similar to the...

scottracing - 9 Years Ago

First attempt at airbrushing in 18 months and I was not any good back then! The design is based on...

davro - 9 Years Ago

Now you're talking! I'm all about custom touches like this, love it. Air brushing is something I...

Hanaldo - 9 Years Ago

Thanks Hanaldo :) I am going to try and practice a lot more, have found some decent youtube...

davro - 9 Years Ago

Finished off the black outline and all the clear coats, they look better on the car with all the...

davro - 9 Years Ago

Made 4 carbon fibre retaining rings bonded together for the new headlight bodies with my homemade...

davro - 9 Years Ago

Passenger side rear wheel arch mould is nearly complete, just need to finish of the edge, make the...

davro - 9 Years Ago

New wing mirror bodies, first attempt at a CNC mould found a little issue with Fusion360 contour...

davro - 9 Years Ago

I can't see the pictures! ;(

ChrisR - 9 Years Ago

Thanks for the feedback ChrisR I have updated the images with new links, seems my google photo...

davro - 9 Years Ago

Hi Dave Brilliant. Now you can make all sorts of cool shaped moulds straight out of CAD with no...

Brian2fast - 9 Years Ago

Started laying up the 2 part scuttle mould :w00t: with the spread two racing stripe design and some...

davro - 9 Years Ago

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davro - 9 Years Ago

Looking very nice especially if the pattern comes out perfect. Is that Bi-axial carbon in the lay...

Warren (Staff) - 9 Years Ago

Thanks Warren,Yes a while back I got a roll of the 10m Discounted Carbon Fibre 45 biaxial 300g...

davro - 9 Years Ago

looking forward to seeing the result!

scottracing - 9 Years Ago

Could not be happier :) the pattern on the product came out perfect no slippage, one of my better...

davro - 9 Years Ago

Here is a video of the making showing some of the process in more detail...

davro - 9 Years Ago

Mate that looks great you must be well chuffed with the part, once finished and fitted, being a...

VVS - 9 Years Ago

Thanks VVS :) definitely going to kick start a lot of other projects ... Just need to finish...

davro - 9 Years Ago

The hole cut nice slowly/slowly I pre-drilled the center hole before using the hole cutter, just...

davro - 9 Years Ago

8 layers deep with 2K clear coat nearly there :) compounding and polishing next....

davro - 9 Years Ago

Gotta be happy with that mate! Very jealous of your access to the CNC machine. There's some things...

Hanaldo - 9 Years Ago

Cheers Hanaldo, super pleased with the scuttle just making some carbon brackets for holding the...

davro - 9 Years Ago

Darvo great job with CNC. can you give some more info about CNC project. which stepper motors did...

tomzi1234 - 9 Years Ago

Finally the scuttle is finished and installed it's so strong it's like a crash safety cell. Been a...

davro - 9 Years Ago

Nearly finished the CNC wing mirrors just one more plastic mirror to cut out on the CNC mill....

davro - 9 Years Ago

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davro - 9 Years Ago

Fusion360 Keyring CAD/CAM challenge! On Instagram there is a fun challenge going on project put up...

davro - 9 Years Ago

Well, I didn't expect that I won "Top Enthusiasts" in the Autodesk Fusion360 key ring...

davro - 9 Years Ago

Well done David. Excellent work! I love Fusion 360 too. I'm currently using it for designing various...

Ian Mantula - 9 Years Ago

That's great David, Congrats! I really enjoy going through your pages and pages of projects. I still...

Motorious - 9 Years Ago

Wow, where to start! I've got loads of questions. First, are you local to MAN (Kippax)? I'm...

V8-Fetler - 9 Years Ago

congrats on the award dave!!

scottracing - 9 Years Ago

Thank everyone !! I'm based in North London nowhere near Man Motors, I run the 'Enthusiast'...

davro - 9 Years Ago

David, this topic has been really useful as it covers a lot of things I am keen to make for my car....

OliilO - 9 Years Ago

Hi OliilO , Really pleased this thread has been helpful to you. Looking back I didn't take any...

davro - 9 Years Ago

Have been doing some glass fibre test pieceson a couple of hefty aluminium moulds in preparationfor...

davro - 9 Years Ago

Hey dave some really proffesional work coming out here. Who done your machining on the ali parts?

scottracing - 9 Years Ago

Cheers scottracing , looking forward to making these in carbon next, and some nice long tubes of...

davro - 9 Years Ago

This is an Aeroscreen mould that wraps down the side of the scuttle with some nice big flanges, that...

davro - 9 Years Ago

Good work again mate. I have a half finished aeroscreen in the garage. Hopefully i can show you some...

scottracing - 9 Years Ago

The Dax Rush MC, Modified Aeroscreen mould separated from the pattern nicely :) Just need to...

davro - 9 Years Ago

What do you use to polish your moulds prior to their first use? I've just taken a mould from one...

OliilO - 9 Years Ago

[quote][b]OliilO (22/11/2016)[/b][hr]What do you use to polish your moulds prior to their first use?...

Hanaldo - 9 Years Ago

Nearly ready to layup and do an infusion :)...

davro - 9 Years Ago

[YouTube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVqr6uAkybg[/YouTube]

davro - 8 Years Ago

[YouTube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2QiXkztDhI[/YouTube] Test fitting the new Aeroscreen,...

davro - 8 Years Ago

A couple of images of the aero screen installed just needs a small bead of black silicon to bond it to the scuttle. Have started a new job so most of my time is taken up with this now. But...

davro - 8 Years Ago

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