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Ben Lipman Goo Roo SA Soarer TT manual, plus TT track car
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Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 08:50 am, by: Ben Lipman(Ben12a)
I got a bit carried away with the grinder and cut up a lot of the car. I then used chux cloth to try and get a decent flowing shape to make a new inner guard liner to redirect air out of the guard. This was further reinforced with fibreglass to make the new part.
I also cut up my new fibreglass guard, deciding to put the new vent into the steel guard, rather than make the fiberglass guard fit due to not having all the mounts on it.
For the record: chux makes a crappy reinforcing cloth. Who'd a thought? Others have suggested I would have been better off with T-shirt material as it is heavier and will hold more resin. Might try that when I get to the other side. I just started using the chux as it was within arms length when I was trying to visualise what I wanted it too look like.
I still need to make up a flat undertray and 'splitter' for the space between the skirt and chassis rail. I am thinking of creating a tunnel that gradually forms into another diffuser into the rear wheel well. The rear of the rear wheel well will then be opened up so it catches no air.
