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Old 01-11-2011, 06:47 AM
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Troy in post #39 where did you get the arbor for the cutoff wheel to go in your Matco die grinder?? I see you have a cut off wheel on your angle grinder.. I just went through your thread you have some mad metal skills! The cars going to be a stunner!!! Please keep the pictures comming..
I beileve I got that here locally from my supplier. Just a local guy that sells abrasives but you should be able to pick one up from any major supplier.
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Old 01-11-2011, 07:07 AM
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Troy...awesome fab work. The roll cage fitment is unbelievable. This is going to be one sick fire chicken!
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Looking awesome Troy. Great work.
I can't wait to see this bad boy complete.
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Old 01-11-2011, 08:01 PM
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Very nice! Great out of the box design.
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Why did you fab up metalwork -- only to cover it with the fiberglass insert?
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http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d3...e/DSC01138.jpg
Where do I get foam like this??
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Old 01-12-2011, 10:27 AM
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Why did you fab up metalwork -- only to cover it with the fiberglass insert?
It took me about 20 min to fit the metal peices for the mold. They were just tacked together. The final peice will be made out of carbon fiber not fiberglass so I wanted a really nice mold.

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http://www.uscomposites.com/foam.html

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It took me about 20 min to fit the metal peices for the mold. They were just tacked together. The final peice will be made out of carbon fiber not fiberglass so I wanted a really nice mold.

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Okay! Now that makes sense... even to an old idiot like me!
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