I know the following is not build related but I do get email from time to time
asking for advice on composites. I'm honored that some of you do that.
Wish I was there to help in person in all honesty. That would be cool.
I'm building this pro mod body and now I'm on the rear wing section.
Local "builder's" bolt a rear wing to the trunk lid. Not us. I'm in a weird
situation. Using some other guy's junk molds can give me a bad rep.
I'm known as a humble dude but I take pride in my work so I'm putting
everything into the "Snowflake".
The rear of the car isn't box shaped so I had to come up with a solution that not
only looked but was functional and very strong.
I'm building the end plates first. I've got and epoxy laminate that starts out pretty
thin at the leading edge that will be bonded to the skin I already have on the car.
That will double up strength and thickness when I fit the plates.
Here's how I produced the mold. I cut a cardboard template and shaped it until I was happy.
I transferred that to a sheet of 4mm ABS plastic, maked a line where I'd make the cut to get the
correct profile and used a box cutter to get a clean cut. The reciprocating saw and ABS don't do
too well. It welds it's self behind the cut.
I used the profile gauge to mark some offcuts and made 4 ABS forms. I taped everything together
with 2" masking tape, put on a good layer of release agent and set to work.