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Originally Posted by muddymike2003
that car.... look sweet as candy  lol it kind of reminds me of corvettes! Suspension will be the hardest part, i know.. i want to have the car mainly be a everyday driver with a trip to the track every once in a while. do you know the best suspension setup for this offhand? on the frame did you use mdf or just hard board, and will you take the hard board out when its done so it will be lighter yet? ur car must fly at only 1200 lbs!! just...watch out for any strong winds.... |
The body (as you see it) is only temporary. It is what is called a Plug or a Buck. Wood, putty, foam, and more is sculpted into what is to all appearances a finished car. With a show car finish. But it's only purpose is to have a mold created over top of it. Once the mold is pulled the body that I worked so hard to create will be destroyed when I remove it from the car. But the mold (which is a female impression of the car) will be used to lay-up thin layers of fiberglass (or carbon fiber) which will be pulled out of the mold. This creates the shell of the car which is then mounted back onto the frame to create the final car. The nice part about having molds is that I will be able to make as many bodies as I need.
before I started on the body the car had been driven (up to about 60Mph at midnight) through my neighborhood, please don't tell my wife! and the road surface was smooth. I don't know yet how it will handle the bumps and potholes of a regular road. I suspect that it will be a stiff ride and since the car has no top, no heater and no radio (you can add your own when you build your car thanks, but I don't want it) it's not reeeally a "daily-driver" but I will try it and let you know how it goes. I suspect that the thrill of blasting around in a lightweight mini supercar will be nice though.
I plan on driving it to work and back regularly. You don't really care about those luxury items when you hop onto a sport-bike do you?
Remember - quickness through lightness.