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Nick M.

A journey in design and fabrication begins with a vision, a single pen stroke ... and in some cases the blow of a hammer.

Some projects: http://www.facebook.com/iNVisionPrototypes

A quick coles notes update on R2...

Bringing up the centre section of the roof by wheeling it 1/2" at a time. It's getting close...and shiny. The upper wheel and lower anvil are transferring their mirror smooth surfaces onto the material being rolled.


Part of the rear fascia welded up. Getting ready to grind the proud(bump) off the weld, then the HAZ area needs to be hammered and dollied to stretch the material again and remove any distortion. During the welding process things shrink and distort the panel to some degree.


Almost done... It looks smooth, but after the panel is installed a few areas need to be touched up until the welded is completely invisible.


Initial plan was to create plaster molds of the interior which meant less work if we were to simply cover the panels with leather. However, taking the surface finish one step further using polyester fillers will allow for a really trick optional finish.


After a few minutes of 'playing' the mold successfully popped off the plug! Now to clean and prep the mold for the actual components.


We're playing the reassembly game now that the wire frame buck has been removed from the frame table. ... install and locate specific panels, identify where the plug holes will go, remove panels, drill holes, reinstall, square to the frame table, weld....and repeat the process. Although it's very time consuming the process is a lot of fun!


Thanks for looking!


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Nick M.

A journey in design and fabrication begins with a vision, a single pen stroke ... and in some cases the blow of a hammer.

Some projects: http://www.facebook.com/iNVisionPrototypes

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Nick M.

A journey in design and fabrication begins with a vision, a single pen stroke ... and in some cases the blow of a hammer.

Some projects: http://www.facebook.com/iNVisionPrototypes

Hi everyone!

I hope the new year is treating everyone well so far. Thought I'd bring you guys up to date a little with the R2 build.

Last time, I was assembling the body structure. For the most part it's finally done and really starting to take shape. It'll be a shame to cover all this fabrication up with the exterior panels.


Shooting the first coat of 2k primer starting from the inside areas and working out. Soon all the bare metal will be sealed up.


A few coats of primer later, R2’s structure looks quite different.




Now the work begins on finishing up the butterfly door hinges and roll cage before the exterior skin starts going on.

Thanks for checking out the build.

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Nick M.

A journey in design and fabrication begins with a vision, a single pen stroke ... and in some cases the blow of a hammer.

Some projects: http://www.facebook.com/iNVisionPrototypes

quote Originally posted by Bloozberry: Absolutely fascinating build, Nick. You're a true artist and metal fabricator. Can't wait to see where this is all going...

Thanks very much buddy! I have also say that I'm really impressed with the dynamic kinematic analysis you're performing on the not so stock Fiero suspension. Very Cool!

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Nick M.

A journey in design and fabrication begins with a vision, a single pen stroke ... and in some cases the blow of a hammer.

Some projects: http://www.facebook.com/iNVisionPrototypes