Hill Climb/Sprint Car Body Shell


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I have been working for a customer/friend on a new shell for his hill climb/sprint car. The plug is based on a Reliant Kitten shell. The new additions have been built up from ply and Kingspan boards followed by a layer of 450 CSM. A week of applying and sanding filler has resulted in a nice flat surface ready for 2K high build primer followed by 2k direct gloss. Then I shall start adding flanges, it will require an eight piece mould plus wheel arch returns. The final shell will be done in full carbon.

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Brilliant!

I like the wheel arch extensions.

Will the final carbon shell be one single part? You doing the doors as well?
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Brian2fast (04/11/2014)
Brilliant!

I like the wheel arch extensions.

Will the final carbon shell be one single part? You doing the doors as well?


The final shell will be in one piece. We did think about doing it in front and rear clams but because lightness is the aim we opted for a one piece to help with strength.
The bottom halves of the original doors are now part of the new shell, again to add strength. New door patterns and moulds will be made to fit once the shell is done.
Just the beginning of a long journeySmile

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