Operation T-Top Widebody (was: T-Top Revival) (Page 4/11)
AWautoworks AUG 04, 09:25 AM

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Originally posted by LornesGT:

In the area next week and interested in what you are doing with the wide body. Mind if I stop by?




By all means come see us. We are working in two different locations right now. chassis is with Chris and the body is with me we are about an hour away from each other, but we are open to visitors as long as we are available.
AWautoworks AUG 07, 10:09 AM
I was able to get down to the shop this Sunday. I was able to get most of the body work completed on the main part of the spoiler. This was completely built out of scratch. It has a very common structure to an airplane wing, individual ribs keep the rigidity, It was filled with a cavity foam for support, Layered over with a balsa, fiber glassed over the balsa and into the deck lid its self with a final coat of body filler to make it straight. I still have to create the spoiler caps that are molded into the upper quarter but that is going to have to wait until I get the car so I can assure perfect alignment.






Being at a stopping point with the spoiler I decided to move ahead to the extractor hood. I went out to my car to get proper measurements where the radiator ends and able to start the actual scoop itself. If I remember right it was something like 11.5 inches from the center point on the hood to the back of the radiator fan. I had to keep the scoop small enough to fit between the main supports of the hood where the hinges bolt up. it is as wide as it can go without major modification. The front edge of the scoop is parallel with the front edge of the hood and not just straight across, Its just a minor detail but really adds to the profile. I found and old wing stand and cut it up for the center support, Using that saved a lot of time and again adds a uniqueness to the scoop. I started to make the uprights to the sides of the scoops, the first attempt I went straight up and down. It didn't look right at all, it looked to homemade. so just adding a bit of angle allowed me to create more of a flowing look to the scoop. Here is a tip that helped me keep that upright placed when I glass it in. What I did was take my cut off wheel and create a notch for the upright to sit in so it would stay in place and not slide about. When clamped it puts the pressure into the notch as opposed to just folding the upright.





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notwohorns AUG 07, 08:06 PM
I like your hood mods. I would like to do my own but I'm very hesitant, a little afraid to do it from scratch. I think i'll just get the preformed scope from Archie and them glass it in
tshark AUG 08, 07:30 AM
Good work. That was a nice car, Chris.

Alex, maybe I can get you to fix my hood.
AWautoworks AUG 08, 09:18 AM

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Originally posted by notwohorns:

I like your hood mods. I would like to do my own but I'm very hesitant, a little afraid to do it from scratch. I think i'll just get the preformed scope from Archie and them glass it in



ill flip the hood over and get some photos of the inner and how I cut it. It really wasn't to bad at all. The hardest part was cutting the side pieces to the curve of the scoop, but once one was made I had a template for the other side. It was all in a good days work. I had everything initially glassed in to but it is all clamped up at the moment so I didn't get a photo of that
AWautoworks AUG 08, 09:21 AM

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Originally posted by tshark:

Alex, maybe I can get you to fix my hood.



what do you want done?. I'm sure anything is possible.
tshark AUG 08, 06:22 PM
PM sent. Not hijacking your thread.
LornesGT AUG 08, 08:45 PM
I will text you tomorrow (probably around noon) would have like to see the body mounted on the frame.
fieroguru AUG 08, 09:07 PM
I really like the adaptation of the wing stand!
AWautoworks AUG 09, 09:53 AM
everything has been bonded and a bit of sanding done. I had to do just a little more glassing but all is good. I did flip it up to show where the cut was made to allow the skin to flex downwards. There is a factory notch in all the bracing and that's where I stopped the cut and finished notching out all the way to the outside skin to allow the flex. I will be building the sides up and glassing the inside as well but that's to come shortly




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