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Offline EVLEE

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« on: April 12, 2006, 01:03:33 PM »
I see a lot of different canopies on streamliners.Where are you getting your canopies(like Worlds Fastest Honda) or how do you make them and out what do you make them??
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Offline Rex Schimmer

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« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2006, 01:44:24 PM »
Go to Sumners site and he has links to some good sites that show how to make canopys.

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« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2006, 10:27:50 PM »
I use the same screen on all my liners. It is cut from flatstock
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« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2006, 11:53:30 PM »
You will want to carry a spare and change it every couple of years anyway.
We made a sheet metal pattern complete with bolt holes and that makes it simple. :wink:
Sample pictures are available now with the 2006 SCTA rulebook on the cover and pages 43,205,208,211,221,223,239, and 251.
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« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2006, 10:18:16 AM »
Quote from: 1212FBGS
I use the same screen on all my liners. It is cut from flatstock


Kent do you have any pictures you can post?  

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« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2006, 12:18:56 AM »
I am sorry maybe I am looking in  or at the wrong build sites but i JUST CAN NOT FIND INFO IN MAKING CANOPIES??
         HELP !!??
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Offline Dean Los Angeles

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« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2006, 01:11:49 AM »
I think it would be helpful to be more specific. Do you mean the lexan windshield, the molding of the aluminum around it, the latch mechanism . . .

Do a Google search on "Lexan forming".
Look through the build pictures on Sumners site. http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/bvillecar/bvillelinks.htm

Forming Lexan isn't rocket science, but there are tons of ways to screw it up. The mold has to be very smooth, any dust will leave a mark, humidity will cause bubbles . . .
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« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2006, 03:34:20 PM »
You might try this website-it's a  bicycle site

   wisil.recumbents.com

On the subject of Electric LSR projects you might try to contact Don Arivett he built the Dempsey and Eyeball machines-along with aero designer and brother Gerald. He may still be at 909 648 8463.  He may save you some grief  and is noted for no-nonsense advice.

It may have already been mentioned but the Silent Thunder was actually competing in the HEAVY class-SCTA/BNI reversed the designations later and my experts tell me it was a TAURUS not a T-Bird
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