Thanks much ! Great to meet the crew from RPM and put more faces to the names from this site. I really enjoyed the discussion on the Nova and that you guys drive that bad boy !! Beautiful work :thumbsup:

Hope you had a great weekend in Indy and caught some sales to keep ya busy !

Jim

Seats and Hood
 

Little update for you.

Going to make a carbon fiber Hood and GT Porsche Seats from my steel originals.
Needed to media-blast, seal, fill, prime and topcoat the parts so I could pull a mold off them. A lot of work… really good to have friends that do this kinda work daily !

Hood

20 year old primer was chem-stripped.
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Hood-01.jpg
Found sub-primer rusting
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Hood-02.jpg
So I had it media-blasted
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Hood-03.jpg
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Hood-04.jpg
Then body work and sealer.
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Hood-06.jpg
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Hood-05.jpg
Then top coat in black
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Hood-07.jpg
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Hood-08.jpg

Jim

Seats
 

Same process for the seats

GT Seats

Bare Steel Seat
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Seat-01.jpg
Media-blasted
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Seat-02.jpg
Seal and body work
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Seat-03.jpg
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Seat-04.jpg
Fill all the vent holes so I can pull a mold off it without all that stuff
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Seat-05.jpg
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Seat-06.jpg
Prime and Top Coat
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Seat-07.jpg

Jim

Scan for Molds
 

We also have a scanner arm at work and we will make a cloud point scan from the parts – stitch them together using Poly-works software – and then drop that into Solidworks and CAM out a mold.

Here’s a sample of how it works.

http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Scan-01.jpg
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Scan-02.jpg
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Scan-03.jpg
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Scan-04.jpg
Also have to scan the seat mounts and build/install those separate.
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...is/Scan-05.jpg

Jim

Awesome...... More pics please!


--Eric

OK, more pics Eric !
 

Hey Eric !

Eric was so kind as to CAD my rear lower a-arm and transmission mount designs for me ! Thx Bro !

I have those files out at a 5 axis water jet shop right now being cut outta .250 4130 plate.

Trans Mounts
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...Mounts-00a.jpg
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...-Mounts-00.jpg
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...nt-Rear-00.jpg

A-Arm Mounts
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...-A-arms-02.jpg
http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/a...-A-arms-01.jpg

I also punched them out at work in just flat fiberglass on our CNC to make sure they would fit like we thought – but I can’t find the pics right now. I’ll have to re-shoot them tonight…

THX again Eric for your help !!!

356G would not happen without all the help and ideas from everyone on this site – so THX !

Jim

Show Offs! :thumbsup:

You do such cool stuff Jim. Keep posting please...:thumbsup:

Awesome to see you back at it.

X2!


Jeff-