Sunday 17 May 2009

End of the main body buttom part

Two weeks has passed and we used this time to futher the car's main body.
The last step was to sand, to fill in holes with filler (Epoxy, polyester, etc.) and then sanding again and so on until we get the silk curved we wanted.

After that we painted the body with some special painting (a black painting) and sand one more time the body. With this black painting, we were able to see where the last holes were and to fill in them.
To conclude with this part, we painted the body with some ultra silk painting that is used to make a mold.


Last painting

Then the next step was to go on, and to focus on the up part of the nose. That is why we turned the body over and put it on some support we welded.


Main body support

To make the up nose accurately, we are first going to focus on the windscreen so as to get the correct curves. Then we will do the same king of work we did on the button part of the main body, and finish the mold for the mold.

We also designed and manufactured the first part of the suspension bars.


First suspension bar

We finished the spine. Because of our batteries choice, we are not sure to use it yet...


Spine welding

Next week, we will focus on the nose shaping and on the windscreen mold manufacturing. At the same time, work will continue on the suspension bars and on the steel jig manufacturing.

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