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Scott Casey
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Friday, April 22, 2011 - 02:26 pm, by:  Scott Casey (V8soarer_1991) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

http://www.specialprojectsms.com/info/technical.html
Ben Lipman
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Friday, April 22, 2011 - 06:22 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah good article that one. I am reading Simon McBeath's "Competition Car Downforce" at the moment. Five pounds on ebay...

I have just bought an old vertex (copy?) front bar from Scott. I am looking at using this as the basis for a new front bar that incorporates a longer splitter and quick fit mounts. I am also looking to add in brake ducting as well as the brakes cop a hammering at Mallala.

I have been working on the vents for the guards, but progress has been slow. Hopefully the moulds will be ready tomorrow.
Dan McColl
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Sunday, April 24, 2011 - 11:18 am, by:  Dan McColl (Hoon) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

How long since you scaled and corner weighted the car??

The wheel arch pressure reading you've been taking, at the top of the guard, where it's 2" differential, is that higher pressure inside the guard, or is it a low pressure inside there?? Silly question, but sometimes it pays to check the obvious.

Awesome progress so far.

It would be worth having new rear tyres to match the new fronts, even though the rears look ok, they have had a few heat cycles and will be passed their best. You're right about the softer rear bar, though, should take a little load off the rears and help.
Ben Lipman
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Sunday, April 24, 2011 - 06:17 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have never corner weighted the car. I have not found a set of scales cheap enough to buy to make it worth while for me at home. I have also never been anywhere where the service is available.

I do believe that there are some places in Adelaide that can do it from past conversations but haven't looked into it. I do all my own alignments, but one day I might go and get a race car prep professional to have a go.

Definitely a higher pressure inside the guard and lower pressure outside. I placed the 'sensor' both under the guard, and behind the cooler location and had the same reading.

The moulds for the vents turned out pretty crappy. Despite the 8 coats of wax, the mould stuck to the 'plug', which pulled from the car completely. This meant I spent ages (2 days) cleaning all the clay, plaster and filler out of the mould and then cleaning up the mould. They are still not good enough, but I am at the point where I just want something to put on the car. I'll wax them up as they are and see how they turn out.

I cut the steel out of the guard today. Guess I am comitted.

I also started work on the front vertex bar. I fitted it up. It needs heaps of work to fit nice, but before I worry about that I need to address the fact that the front of the lower lip is rasied up 40mm higher than the rear, meaning that fitting a splitter to the bottom won't work. I started that with a corflute splitter and filling the gap with expanding foam. I could not find any foam sheeting today so resorted to the expanding foam, despite the fact I have had poor results in the past.
Ben Lipman
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 07:07 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

long awaited photos of the guard vents being made.

first I mocked up the vents using clay, tape and filler:


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then I made a fibreglass mould of the vents:


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Ben Lipman
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 07:09 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

and this is how they cam out of the mould after some trimming. The other one needs a fair bit of work, but will do the job.

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There is still some neatening up to do, but I should have them in and fitted by the Toyoshow next weekend.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 07:14 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Also some pics of the vertex front bar I am using as a basis for the new front bar. As you can see the front edge is considerably higher than the rear edge (about 40mm).


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I decided to fill the gap with expanding foam as i couldnt find any foam sheets.



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Ben Lipman
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 07:21 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I then decided that the front opening did not line up well enough with the radiator and intercooler, and the way the splitter met the bar was no good either.

So I decided to cut it up...



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I also decided to fill the spotlight holes. I will probably fill the blinker holes as well. I am also considering filling the front letterbox intake because it serves no purpose. The other option is to re-do the air box to incorporate this opening as a pick up for cool air.
Aaron Casey
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 07:52 pm, by:  Aaron Casey (Blownminiturbo) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

should look very interesting when you are done ben. keep it up
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Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 12:42 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Update: Wouldn't believe the car is entered in a Motorkhana and carshow this weekend would you?



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We (me and the boy) decided we wanted to give the car a bit of a visual impact for the weekend so we painted the motorkhana rims fluro green. Man they are a lot brighter than I expected. He wanted fluro pink, and I wanted dayglo red. We settled on green.

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Ali Saeed
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Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 04:02 pm, by:  Ali Saeed (Ali) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

epic. so the ford rims clear the supra brakes?
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Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 05:55 pm, by:  Aaron Casey (Blownminiturbo) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hahaha love the heater setup to dry the fibreglass :-)

my cousin and i are getting a stripped 180sx for dirt cheap thinking of putting my 1j in and doing some circuit at wakey :-)
Ben Lipman
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Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 06:19 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Ali Saeed wrote on Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 04:02 pm:

epic. so the ford rims clear the supra brakes?



Yea, well and truly. The supra rims have about 3-4mm clearance, but the Ford ones have about 10mm. The hub centre is too big, but I only use them for sitting in the shed, or motorkhana.

Aaron Casey wrote on Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 05:55 pm:

hahaha love the heater setup to dry the fibreglass




What? I'm short on time. I do the vents and then while they dry I do the next job on the front bar, and then switch back etc.

I S13 platform would be a no brainer for making a circuit car. You have tons of aftermarket support, and the are loads lighter to start with. I'b be wary the big heavy six doesn't upset the handling.
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Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 07:19 pm, by:  Ali Saeed (Ali) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

thats good to hear Ben, i think i read it on your thread somewhere before but wasnt sure. surely you can get some hub rings for them?

also the front bar looks pretty good
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Friday, April 29, 2011 - 05:53 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Anyone with a lathe and a couple of minutes could turn out some hub rings. Hmm, wish I still knew someone with a lathe...
Ben Lipman
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Friday, April 29, 2011 - 08:13 am, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have a lathe, but it is only a cheapish wood lathe. I did turn down my suspension bushes when I found I had the wrong size.
Ben Lipman
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Friday, April 29, 2011 - 12:39 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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The fit and finish is not real good, but it is fit for purpose. I'll clean it up later when I have more time.
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Friday, April 29, 2011 - 01:10 pm, by:  Michael McKellar (Mickmini) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Bloody brilliant Ben. We'll make a glasser out of you yet.

You should see the finish on some of the front running cars in other categories. As long as it looks good in the pictures for the sponsors and works on the track, who cares.

Love the green wheels against the black.


Ben Lipman wrote on Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 06:19 pm:



Aaron Casey wrote on Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 05:55 pm:
hahaha love the heater setup to dry the fibreglass





What? I'm short on time. I do the vents and then while they dry I do the next job on the front bar, and then switch back etc.




I know someone who made America's Cup yachts in Spain out of carbon fibre using the heater and cardboard box method of curing. Nothing wrong with that at all.

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Friday, April 29, 2011 - 01:11 pm, by:  Leon Wright (Techman) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Those vents look like they are supposed to be there. Nice work.
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Friday, April 29, 2011 - 03:27 pm, by:  Ali Saeed (Ali) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

very very nice mate good work!
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Friday, April 29, 2011 - 03:42 pm, by:  Christian Somerville (Csomers) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Good stuff Ben, you definitely get Sh*t done!
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Friday, April 29, 2011 - 04:54 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I'm itchy.


Come and have a look tomorrow. I am entered in the Toyoshow Motorkhana at Edwards Park (off ANZAC Hwy). I'll be there from 9am for most of the day, and then at the show and shine on Sunday (Wigley Reserve, off ANZAC again). I'll be with the SASupra guys.

Still need to fill the blinkers, come up with a better mount system (DZUS or similar) and smooth out some of the joins, but I was running out of time. Plus I don't own any bog.

Just waiting for the missus to get home so I can see if it fits on the trailer.
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Friday, April 29, 2011 - 05:39 pm, by:  Mark Bryant (2jz_nat) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

those front guards should have come out of the factory like that!and the bumper looks sweet as!
Last time i seen your car was in the letters sent section of hpi.
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Friday, April 29, 2011 - 07:20 pm, by:  Aaron Casey (Blownminiturbo) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

that looks awesome ben i must say i think a few more vents on the guards will look cooler :-) but between the guards and the front bar and skirts it looks alot more agressive!!
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Friday, April 29, 2011 - 07:54 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I agree with you regarding additional vents looking better. I am wondering if there is enough 'vent' to do the job. I have to admit the reason I stopped at 4 each side is every single vent is shaped different and needed to be made individually. There is a lot of work in those vents, more than was in the front bar, believe it or not.

In hindsight it may have been easier to just cut and shape louvres into the steel guards.
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Friday, April 29, 2011 - 11:40 pm, by:  Nathan Richardson (Richtheblack) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

G'day Ben,

All I can say is, wow mate!!! I love your work!!!

Makes me sad I'm so lazy though!
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Sunday, May 01, 2011 - 06:47 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I entered the Toyoshow motorkhana and show n shine this weekend.

Motorkhana was very wet, but still a chance to throw the car around and have some fun.

Show n shine was also plagued by miserable weather, but ended up reasonably dry.

I somehow came away with 'Best Displayed Vehicle' and "Toyochamp 2011' awards. Pretty happy with that effort, seeing as I was only going to the show to support the SASupra guys, and meet some new people.



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Sunday, May 01, 2011 - 07:06 pm, by:  Paul Kalie (Ajzs) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Good stuff mate :-) any vids of the motorkhana ?
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Sunday, May 01, 2011 - 07:14 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I went solo, so I only have stuff shot on the gopro from various angles. I gave all my footage to the organiser today, so he might be putting something together. He put some cameras on mine and other cars during the day, and he shot some video from outside the car.

I might do something with my footage, but it wont be too great. No smoke due to all the rain, unfortunately.
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Sunday, May 01, 2011 - 07:16 pm, by:  Scott Casey (V8soarer_1991) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

sweet

sounds like you got a few surprises on the day
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Sunday, May 01, 2011 - 07:22 pm, by:  Luke Bell (Silhouette) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It's really looking great Ben! I'm just in the the process of starting to track-prep an FD RX7, I'm certainly getting some good idea's from here, even if they are very different cars.

Great thread, keep it up!
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Sunday, May 01, 2011 - 07:30 pm, by:  Daniel Clarke (Dieseltrain) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Looking great Ben , Love the vented guards !!!

Congrats on picking up some trophies too , gotta be proud :-)

Luke , hope there is a 2J going into that mazda ??? hehe
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Sunday, May 01, 2011 - 07:33 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Luke Bell wrote on Sunday, May 01, 2011 - 07:22 pm:

It's really looking great Ben! I'm just in the the process of starting to track-prep an FD RX7,




You need to go and talk to my mate Paul. He has a build thread here:
http://www.ozrx7.com/showthread.php/41-REDFD-s-Series-8-RB-S
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Sunday, May 01, 2011 - 07:37 pm, by:  Luke Bell (Silhouette) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks Ben, I'll check that one out for sure

Haha Dan, depends which Mazda your talking about, but I think converting the 3 to rear wheel drive might be a bit pricey. And I always though swapping the engine in an RX7 kinda defeated the point lol! Maybe I should but one in the '79 Corolla? might make it a bit of a handful for rallying though lol
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Sunday, May 01, 2011 - 10:54 pm, by:  Daniel Clarke (Dieseltrain) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

My mate has a series 3 Rx7 engineered with 1jz :-) Makes 430rwhp considering it only weighs just over 1000kg's , its going to be very fast at the track .

FD's are nice though . Tough looking beasts .
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Monday, May 02, 2011 - 09:13 am, by:  Luke Bell (Silhouette) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

That sure does sound like a track weapon to me! First things first for me before power upgrades, as this needs to be all good for CAMS:
* Roll cage
* Seat + Harness
* Fire suppression

Safety first :-)
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Monday, May 02, 2011 - 10:34 pm, by:  George Funa (Fun001) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi Ben

Did you write a letter to HPI mag?
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Monday, May 02, 2011 - 11:14 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

George,

yeah mate I wrote an email mid last year about the 'time attack soarer' they featured. Some emails went to and fro with Jason the editor, he requested some pics, and most of that 'wrote' the 'letter' that was featured.

I was pretty stoked to see it in a mag regardless of how it occurred.
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Monday, May 02, 2011 - 11:26 pm, by:  Michael McKellar (Mickmini) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Ben Lipman wrote on Sunday, May 01, 2011 - 06:47 pm:

I somehow came away with 'Best Displayed Vehicle' and "Toyochamp 2011' awards. Pretty happy with that effort, seeing as I was only going to the show to support the SASupra guys, and meet some new people.




It's those green wheel mate.

Well done
cheers
michael
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Monday, May 02, 2011 - 11:36 pm, by:  David Grima (Maltezr) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Well done on the awards Ben....looks good mate!
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Monday, May 02, 2011 - 11:46 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Michael McKellar wrote on Monday, May 02, 2011 - 11:26 pm:

It's those green wheel mate.




You know they are growing on me. I might have to think about doing something with the actual track wheels. I need to find fluro paint in the liquid form. It is bloody expensive to buy in a spray can, and gives a crappy finish to boot.
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Tuesday, May 03, 2011 - 04:14 am, by:  Paul Kalie (Ajzs) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - 12:36 pm, by:  Ben Lipman (Ben12a) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Aaron Casey wrote on Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 05:55 pm:

hahaha love the heater setup to dry the fibreglass



If you liked that, you and Michael will love this.

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It is bloody freezing outside. Even with 3-3.5 % catalyst the resin is not going off. New oven needed to be constructed to get the mini diffusers to dry. I want to put these into the front undertray (in front of each wheel) before I figure out where the brake ducting can run.

I am reading "Competetion Car Downforce" by Simon McBeath. Full of good ideas. Next on the list of things to do is create a flat floor leading to a venturi to feed the diffuser. This should maximise the performance of the diffuser. I am thinking coreflute with a single layer of glass cloth over the top for rigitity and a little survivability. Might need to see how the exhaust will interfere. Last thing I want is a fire under there.
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Wednesday, May 04, 2011 - 10:23 pm, by:  Michael McKellar (Mickmini) Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yep, perfect oven set set up.

If it is that cold the resin might not cure properly if it is summer grade. In winter they add more accelerant to the blend of polyester. More catalyst won't help once it is past a certain point, which is why the heater helps. Check the date on the resin. If it was packed in summer, this is the problem.

You can buy the accelerant to add to the resin before you add the catalyst in winter, but it is a whole lot of mucking about.

And always buy just enough resin to do the job. Buying a 20lt drum and sitting on 18lt over a year is just a waste of money because it won't be the right grade for the time you are using it and a year later is probaly full of water and useless.

Of course getting something in date from a local hardware is going to be difficult, so I always prefer to get it from an industrial material supplier.

All you need to do now is to start vacuum bagging using your compressor with an eductor to create the vacuum!
cheers
michael

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