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*VVS*	*VVS* posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Moderators Posts: 226, Visits: 334	That's very impressive mate. do you use the filleting was between the bonnet edge and the infusion lip? is it just practice regards getting a nice flow between the two, I feel I'm getting a slight drop in the wax, wondered if its due to the heat in the cure or just me being a nube.
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davro	davro posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 300, Visits: 2.2K	Fine work there Hanaldo Love the Airbox and that is a damn nice power bulge you have there on your bonnet 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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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 10 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	Realised I never updated this after I finished! Went to Europe for 2 months the day after completing it, so it slipped my mind... I'll just upload some photos for anyone that's interested: Final product weighed 6.0kg, the original steel bonnet weighed in at 16.3kg, so managed to save 10.3kg and grow a bulge
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TomDesign	TomDesign posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 454, Visits: 2.5K	and looking forward on PM
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scottracing	scottracing posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 460, Visits: 5.2K	good work, i enjoy seeing the tooling nearly as much as the final parts!
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	good job! love to see projects like these Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	Thanks guys Tom, I will reply to your pm as soon as I can Brian, you're correct, the plenum was infused in one piece. I'll try to get some photos of the mould for you. Basically they were 4 part moulds, and I laid each of them up individually and trimmed the carbon flush with the split lines prior to bolting the pieces together. Then laid strips of carbon over the joins and then the usual consumables. It's tricky to do but the results make it worth it. The 'PAE' lettering was just made from balsa wood,sealed with epoxy and microballoons, then painted over. The picture doesn't show it but I put a radius on the edges of the letters using filleting wax before making the mould. You don't even want to know the hours in these. Those plugs for the plenum and airbox alone are worth ~10k in labour. The moulds are about 2.5k, and the final carbon parts are about 900 each.
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TomDesign	TomDesign posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 454, Visits: 2.5K	ye already sended him PM
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Brian2fast	Brian2fast posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 79, Visits: 1.3K	Hi Hanaldo This is what we want! Lots of photographs of patterns, moulds and parts. Cool. What are the letters 'PAE' made from on the patteren? The plenum looks to be one carbon part. Was that tricky to layup the fabric around the tubular area where the silicon connector clamps to? Any idea how many hours you spent on any of them? The finish looks great. Craig
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	And then this is what I am working on at the moment; a bit of arts and craft to fit a NASCAR motor into an EL Falcon: I'll update with photos as I progress.
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