Time Attack Subaru

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Toffee	Toffee posted 11 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 36, Visits: 118	Hi everyone, I have been on with this project for quite a while, but I am only now just getting to the stage were I will be mould making and then hopefully making parts from composite materials. I have a heavily modified 2006 Subaru Impreza which I am taking to the next level!! I am making the car 2 meters wide, very low to the ground and plan on making a host of body aero parts for the car including a full flat floor too. In October I attended the 3 day training course at Easy Composites HQ, after a few months working on the chassis of the car making it lighter and more balanced the car has now gone away to have some fairly special suspension modifications carried out. So a friend has given me another Subaru chassis so I can start making panels to suit the new design. Here are a couple of pictures of the car in last years colours and finally some very recent pictures where I am getting close to finishing the hardest and most complicated body part…. the front bumper. We have already made the rear doors and window in one piece, have front doors ready and boot lid too, once we have the front wings, arches and front bumper finished we are doing a similar design on the rear arches too so it should look fairly spectacular?? The plan is to make all the panels in carbon, some stronger than others, some with an aramid inside layer. I plan on using foam core materials as well as lantor soric in other ares too. When I start making the moulds (within the next week or two hopefully) I will start posting up pictures, I have never done this stuff before so its all first time stuff!! Obviously once the mould making is complete we will be pressing straight on with making the composite parts Hope you like!!
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	I think you will get a release fine, I've done a few moulds of parts that I didn't realise had been painted with 1k paint. They came out of the mould fine, but some of the paint stuck to the mould. It essentially destroyed the plug because it would be a lot of work to get it back, but I just cleaned the paint off the mould with acetone and then polished it back to a glossy surface.
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Toffee	Toffee posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 36, Visits: 118	Hanaldo (27/02/2014) I think you will get a release fine, I've done a few moulds of parts that I didn't realise had been painted with 1k paint. They came out of the mould fine, but some of the paint stuck to the mould. It essentially destroyed the plug because it would be a lot of work to get it back, but I just cleaned the paint off the mould with acetone and then polished it back to a glossy surface. If this is what happens to us I will be happy, all of the parts were using for the moulds will be no longer required once we get the moulds made…… can't wait to get started!!
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	Toffee (27/02/2014) Hanaldo (27/02/2014) I think you will get a release fine, I've done a few moulds of parts that I didn't realise had been painted with 1k paint. They came out of the mould fine, but some of the paint stuck to the mould. It essentially destroyed the plug because it would be a lot of work to get it back, but I just cleaned the paint off the mould with acetone and then polished it back to a glossy surface. If this is what happens to us I will be happy, all of the parts were using for the moulds will be no longer required once we get the moulds made…… can't wait to get started!! Definitely the best advice I can give is to spray the plugs with PVA release agent. I still get a release when I wipe the PVA on with the cloth, but it's a lot of work to clean the mould up. When I spray it, the part doesn't really release any easier but I've had a few parts painted with 1k where the plugs and moulds were perfect.
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Time Attack Subaru

Toffee - 11 Years Ago

Man, thats a big project! There was a feature on 'gobstopper 2' in last months Racecar Engineering....

FLD - 11 Years Ago

Yes! Yes! YES!!!!! I'm working on a similar project in the states--building a widebody car. It...

wildcard - 11 Years Ago

Cheers guys, I am hoping to compete in UK Time Attack against Gob Stopper 2 so we wil find out how...

Toffee - 11 Years Ago

Avid fan of WTAC here, so I'll be following this one with interest. What class would you be looking...

Hanaldo - 11 Years Ago

[quote][b]Hanaldo (20/02/2014)[/b][hr]Avid fan of WTAC here, so I'll be following this one with...

Toffee - 11 Years Ago

Very nice, I'll be sure to keep an eye out for you!

Hanaldo - 11 Years Ago

Looks great! I think everyone can relate about doing it the hard way once or twice. It builds...

wildcard - 11 Years Ago

Excellent work ! My colleague did something similar....

pahanes - 11 Years Ago

you'r doing a great job! Just as a small reminder that can prevent you a lot of problems: I hope...

matthieutje65 - 11 Years Ago

[quote][b]matthieutje65 (26/02/2014)[/b][hr]you'r doing a great job! Just as a small reminder that...

wildcard - 11 Years Ago

Thanks all, thanks for the link to, love the cardboard and expanding foam, great idea!! Yes you...

Toffee - 11 Years Ago

I think you will get a release fine, I've done a few moulds of parts that I didn't realise had been...

Hanaldo - 11 Years Ago

[quote][b]Hanaldo (27/02/2014)[/b][hr]I think you will get a release fine, I've done a few moulds of...

Toffee - 11 Years Ago

[quote][b]Toffee (27/02/2014)[/b][hr][quote][b]Hanaldo (27/02/2014)[/b][hr]I think you will get a...

Hanaldo - 11 Years Ago

nice photo of me spraying the front bumper :] iv just signed up so thought id let you know

brettbt2009 - 11 Years Ago

[quote][b]brettbt2009 (02/03/2014)[/b][hr]nice photo of me spraying the front bumper :] iv just...

Toffee - 11 Years Ago

Thanks for the advice, I spoke to the guys at Easy comps and we have a plan!! :D we sprayed a few...

Toffee - 11 Years Ago

So a bit more work on the car today, this time we have tried to stay to the same products and...

Toffee - 11 Years Ago

Looking good so far. Can't wait to see the molding process and the finished part. Haha. My name is...

wildcard - 11 Years Ago

[quote][b]wildcard (10/03/2014)[/b][hr]Looking good so far. Can't wait to see the molding process...

Toffee - 11 Years Ago

[quote][b]wildcard (10/03/2014)[/b][hr]Looking good so far. Can't wait to see the molding process...

Toffee - 11 Years Ago

You should be able to do the bumper in one piece. There are no overhangs, and as long as the fenders...

wildcard - 11 Years Ago

So a little more work was completed this weekend, the front is almost finished, we just need to seal...

Toffee - 11 Years Ago

Great day on the car today with Brett, at last we have the front all together and we went to hi...

Toffee - 11 Years Ago

looking great! I can't tell you how lucky you guys are to be able to be working in an area where you...

wildcard - 11 Years Ago

[quote][b]wildcard (25/03/2014)[/b][hr]looking great! I can't tell you how lucky you guys are to be...

Toffee - 11 Years Ago

This looks fantastic - great work. One thing I can't understand, is when doing projects like this,...

macgtech - 11 Years Ago

[quote][b]macgtech (26/03/2014)[/b][hr]This looks fantastic - great work. One thing I can't...

Toffee - 11 Years Ago

Same for us too! Thought there might be a more sophisticated method I am not aware of yet - I am...

macgtech - 11 Years Ago

Sorry to take this off topic, but I thought I recognised macg somewhere, remembered I took this...

ajb100 - 11 Years Ago

[quote][b]ajb100 (26/03/2014)[/b][hr]Sorry to take this off topic, but I thought I recognised macg...

macgtech - 11 Years Ago

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