As a retired clay sculptor who worked for General Motors, I must say that I’m impressed. Although not as perfect as clay would be, your process produced a fine semblance of the auto that hopefully will suffice for the end customers use. Nice video.
@@gilosgaragelook up automotive styling clay. Usually made by a company called Chavant. You warm it up to about 135 degrees so that it becomes soft enough to apply and when it cools to room temperature it is hard and carveable. I never really drys out and you can use it over and over until it gets dirty. Best of luck.
people sayin that iam a skilled man but when i watch something like this i know there are so many talented people out there and a lot to learn from... good job well done
Hi Danie, I found this American engineer on TH-cam that explains it so nicely how strong the different types of fibreglass is. He calls himself “builder creator “on TH-cam and he is building his own racing car but the way he is going about is simply brilliant. You can certainly learn a lot from Jay. I would love to have your feedback.He also made a clay extruded to partition the mould. Please watch , you will lear a lot from this guy.🇿🇦🇦🇺🇬🇪🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
Builder creator has good information, there Is another guy, his channel is Neal Bailey studios, he designed and built his own car, it was called the Bailey Blade. I also love also watching his build. Both showed different ways of making their car buck.
@@BroughBuilt SO I for some reason thought that this was now the mould you would use to make many or more than one body shell for race car or cars ,,,a mould so if the guy crashes the car and destroys the left rear quarter you can simply just glass him up a replacement,a mould that you can lay down a jell coat first and the colour you want the car to be ,,then just spray glass and nock out a dozen if you like so you can sell a few on the free market as i know people who would be interested in buying a full set of prefab panels ,,,so if the guy you built thia for destroys the hood or the drivers side door and wing he will not be able to get any replacement parts like or the same as the originals because they will not be available and its not like you will be able to fab up just the door panel or any singular part the same as the original correct ??? so its a one and done and if he damages any of it he has to get a complete new body shell made from scratch ,,,yeah not how i would like to do it . you have done an amazing job,i just thought this was stage one and building the mould not stage one and done ,,,so much effort for something that cant be easily replicated unless you turn it into a mould .
Truly fantastic! As a one time race car builder in the early seventies, I truly appreciate the hard work and artistry you have shown. You have demonstrated great integrated thinking and deserve great success. I did notice that no one was wearing a face mask when sanding the polystyrene. It gives off micro particles which you are all breathing in. And if any of you are smokers too, it will for sure have a bad outcome. Please take care, you guys are valuable, and I know face masks are a real pain, but the alternative is so much worse!
Yessir, i appreciate this mans ambition, but he needs to do more research, not only the health implications, but the wasted hours by not using a release agent...
I am an engineer and very handy. I watch a lot of videos about cool projects and often think “I could do that”. This is not one of those videos. This is incredible - a perfect blend of art, science, and practical experience. I am amazed by this process and your work. 🍻
Great job guys.. ..I'm still itching just watching this...may I suggest, don't throw away the polystyrene..mix it with superglue ...pour it into molds,then sprinkle baking soda on it,works as a catalyst...make door handles, air scoops ect. .
@jamesgocka346. Yep bud. A similar thought occurred to me. Saw a vid where polystyrene is dissolved into some kind of solvent until the consistency is somewhat thickish. Pigments can be added and then used as a filler or to make shapes in moulds. Once set it is incredibly strong. Also finishes off with sanding to a very fine finish.
I don't know how you call it in english but in Poland we have Nitro-cellulose thinner, one glass of this can dissolve whole pack about a cubic meter. I used it as a clear coat whem i was short on supplies 👍
You should use polyvinyl alcohol spray before fiberglass as a mold release. Works amazing and washes off with water. Then you won’t have to clean the foam off the mold. I’m blown away by your work!! Looks amazing!
Great combination of artistry and skill! Somewhere, there is a 14 year old figuring out how to do this with a homebuilt CAD cutter.. scan a model, scale it up, build it.
This is already being done in many industries. Boats, aerospace, blades for wind turbines, automotive, etc. Pretty much anything composite uses multi axis routing to cut patterns from foam. There is some very advanced stuff being done that, unless you are in the industry, you don't ever hear about. Sometimes we scan things but that's usually to bring digitization to legacy products. More often than not, we go right from CAD model to routing.
The smell of epoxy resin is addictive... Haaaaaaa ! I use to build surfboards the exact same way, except we didn't have to peel the styrofoam away from the cured cloth as a final. Just sand and polish, then ride. Awesome work you did !
I really want to see this get mounted and finished. I loved this video, and definitely want MORE!!! Please keep showing the progress of this project all the way through to the final product.
Easiest panel fab method I've seen yet. And the durability of your cross-weave layering seems perfect for body panels. This one gets bookmarked for future reference.
I enjoyed every minute of this video what a result in the end. When it started I couldn't see how you were going to capture the beautiful lines of an AM. Cheers Dave
The vision you have to have to create this masterpiece is unbelievable. I am a woodworker and can make just about anything out of wood and enjoy every minute doing it. You have to go to another place and block everything out so you are in the right frame of mind to accomplish such a feat. Great job!
Life is a learning curve and I always say”steal with the eye and learn from the masters. You could have been a sculptor.I like your way of doing things, the simple but efficient way. But us South Africans are like that. Thanks Danie.
wow didn't think i would have this much fun watching someone cutting polystyrene. awesome vid, glad youtube got me onto a local channel with a lekker oke
Looks like fun to me. Good idea for making the mold/cast/form. I like working with fiberglass, even if it's a bit messy and stinky. I've not attempted entire car bodies, but have done door panels and subwoofer enclosures. A guy taught me how to create body kits (ground effects) for any car, but haven't tried that yet. He used drywall mud over plywood to create the forms, then made a reverse of it and laying the fiberglass up in the reverse.
I thought you were making a mould so you could easily replicate the panels - Are you serious that all that work and first corner nudge and its gone? Where does structural rigidity come from? I am stunned at the workmanship and effort that goes into making that. Simply incredible guys.
I was asking myself the same and I suppose that when you unmold the body, you can reinforce with inner layers with little epoxy tubes for example. By the way, I suppose that this resin skin will be bonded on a tubular chassis.
@@mikls6830 I see - I'm incredulous that after going to all that trouble they don't make that outer skin a mould and then in the conventional fashion produce the skins from that mould - The customer will need a wing or lord knows what after the slightest of touches and all that original shape is gone. No wonder this motor racing lark is so expensive 😂
I am betting when they hang the body on the chassis the body to chassis mount or support system will also become the inner body support system giving the body much more strength. I did expect the initial body to be a mold not the simi finished body. I would have made it a mold so more body pieces could easily be replicated but when each body section is finished, it can also be used to make a mold before final mounting, maybe that is the plan. These guys certainly know what they are doing so I had to subscribe so I don't miss any updates in the future.
Danie, thanks so much for this! In my head I've wanted to reskin a Lotus 7 type vehicle now for ages... just can't seem to find the money. However, this method seems really quick once you've got your hard points.
I once helped my dad carved a giant 10 foot diameter pepsi bottle caps from styrofoam and even bigger jumbo jet cockpit, it's in the early 80's, he probably the first one using hot wire cutters and airbrush to do large scale 3d styrofoam promotional props in my country. I always thought my dad is some kind of McGiver-y dude. Miss him.
I just started your video - and I had to pause for a minute to insert this comment. Thank Heavens I finally found someone on here that thinks a bit like I do! I have been searching for weeks looking for information on something like this! TH-cam is full of expansion foam ideas. With my car being a daily it has to stay operational.... I want to custom my dashboard and this type of foam is the way I want to go... This way (I hope) I'll be able to create custom panels and then attach them over the existing dashboard. Just in case I do something outrageous I won't ruin my dash. Anyway, I gotta get back to your video. My car is in need of some surgery 😂
No need to tell you what you already know. Many people here that have commented, in general, have posted question after question on what I would like to have asked, queried, nd interjected on but they've posted excellent questions. However I will say this...., You have another subscriber to your channel. Thank you for this remarkable and highly educational video.
Fantastic video, great skill. I hope Gretta Thumberg doesn't see this vide, she will go mad at all that polystyrene🤣 What happens if the car owner trashes the body on the first race? will you have to do the whole process again or is there a way of using the original shell as a mould for spares? Great Marriache music as well.
This craftsmanship and pure skill is incredible! I've always wanted to do this (but would likely just CNC from foam) but this is a level I can't fathom.
I just would have left some of the foam in; like carved down to structural ribs inside for support and mounting points, or just for thinner outer and inner layers of fiberglass sandwiching a foam core center - wouldn't of added much weight, but could have made the panels super rigid and strong
Oh man, the least that can be said about you is that you are a great artist. Your place is in one of the major design companies. Thank you for sharing this wonderful work with us. I follow you from Saudi Arabia, the country of dreamers.
"just sand down" lol, there is NOTHING EASY WHATSOEVER about 'sanding down a completely rough car body. I know because I have done it, and i will NEVER do it again. I make molds that are thin and 'throw away', when thin, they will warp within a week, so you must use them immediately and then they are junk, but you get a smooth good part once, maybe twice. OMG, you removed all the foam, wtf are you doing? That gives it all the strength!! You need 1/2 thick and then thin glass on the inside, and its super strong. You made it weak after all that work. oh boy.
Support can still be added but remember it is going to be mounted on a tube chassis. Once the body is in place and the relationship between the body and frame are established inner support structure can be glassed in. That support structure can be made to function as a attachment to the chassis and also a strengthening system for the outer body structure. I am betting that is his plan, it would be mine. At this point if he ads in an inner support structure it may need to be removed in many places due to interference with the chassis. Just makes sense to hang the body on the chassis making the mounts to the chassis also the inner support structure. I am also wondering how the windshield will be mounted as at 200 mph that mounting system will need to be vary strong. I have ideas on how to do that but cant wait to see his method.
@@robert5 The foam weighs nothing and already supports the body perfectly. I've had racecar with floppy doors and hoods and fenders to save weight. Sure but in this case he just removed it all for no reason whatsoever. Just dumb, sorry if I tell it like I see it and not some fanboy.
@@murraymadness4674 Nah your right, everyone commenting has no idea, just see something that looks like a Aston and are all giddy... They took years off their lives by not wearing any PPE, the end result is going to take WEEKS of bodywork, and its waaay to flimsy to handle an aerodynamic loads, or even sand properly for that matter. They used no release agent... I could go on and on... I work with carbon fiber aircraft and this is a child's idea of what working with composites is... I've even made my own one off pieces for my own projects and I spent literally weeks making one carbon fiber tail piece for a motorcycle...
This video proves that amazing shapes can be built using readily available materials, along with a lot of skill and labor. Very inspiring, thanks for sharing!
This vid was really fun to watch. I was unsure at the start when your wire cutter didn't span the entire car as in foam wing construction but you showed me! Outstanding work and I'm just amazed at how you made your vision into reality in foam for goodness sakes! Great job!
Ive never used fiberglass resin where you didn’t have to wear a full mask.. stuff is usually strong as hell, instant headache if you go without a mask when wetting out..
I'm impressed, but also this method is incredibly wasteful in time and in materials. I'd have made that outer shell into a mold, where you can have a much better surface finish on the final piece that is the exact dimensions of the "plug" (what you called a mold). Plus you should have used a release agent before applying your cloth and resin, the hours and hours spent with knives and scrapers would have been more than halved. Still very impressed with your end result, but its going to take a lot of hours in finishing, and please use some breathing protection, polystyrene is not lung friendly.
Brilliant job. It's going to look fantastic. It's also moved to the top of my "Jobs I never want to do" list. Expanded polystyrene is second only to glitter for making my skin crawl.
Excellent work, I worked at futura designs where we made the hard model for this car from the clay model, one thing we did to ease in the release from the clay model was to apply aluminium foil with spray adhesive, to form a barrier between the clay and fibre glass, then wax and.buff the foil then pva spray it, it would work on the foam model you were using and preserve it too.
Great idea, well documented process! I am personally always troubled with Styrofoam, because it gets all over the place whenever I am making anything from it. Then I tried the idea documented by some Asian TH-cam posters... they dissolve pieces of Styrofoam in acetone and produce a very useful gluey compound. I am now used to vacuuming all the dust and pieces of Styrofoam and creating the mass for future modeling and surface filling and repairs. In your case one liter of acetone would dissolve the whole quantity of Styrofoam, that you had to dispose off somewhere and ultimately pollute the nature. More acetone would produce a less viscous glue.
Very well done and instructional video. Every step was completely understandable. I'm thinking it must have been very challenging to maintain left/right symmetry. I am wondering if a mold release would have worked to avoid or reduce the final chiseling out the foam from the fiberglass.
Very interesting to see your methods. I have done similar projects with styrene and urethane foam but used epoxy laminating resin to give it a hard skin that the polyester filler and primer won't melt. I use Surform files but it looks like your getting good results with a wire brush. I also use a laser level to check symmetry of the form to see it both sides match. I love your can-do attitude and you always impress me with your great results. Thanks and cheers to you.
When I was manufacturing bodies for a Radio Controlled car accessory manufacturer this was the same process we used, on a smaller scale of course, from 1/12 to 1/5th scale actually, :). Even though I went back to automotive repair because it pays better, they now have made well over 100 different R/C bodies. The full-scale version is Very cool!
EPOXY RESIN!! HOT DAMN! I've found how to put glass over Styrofoam without it turning into mud!! Boyyyyy, my Honda already loves you brother!! Thanks for the video!!! Sub'd!!!!! Forever
24:15 my OCD is going "those hood scoops are not as pointy as the original both top and bottom" but what a fantastic project! The result is really great and I can't wait for the sequel :)
Wow, nice, doing something similar but as a boat rigth now. Fascinating build, I am using Xps in hope for a smooth finish. Lots of useful tips, thx for that!!! Can`t believe seein someone somewhere else using nearly my method at exactly the same time! Wow. Very motivating. I have to watch this amazing build again now.
You did it just right. The carbon fiber is much stronger in a multi directional lay up, however carbon is so stiff it does break rather than bend. If you could get some "S" glass, it would be as strong as the carbon, but would bend like your lay up. Coming from the sailing and catamaran world, a lot of people want carbon boats until they bump into the fuel dock and write off their boat. Flexible fiberglass with carbon stiffeners is the best of both worlds. Of course, vacuum bagged infusion or pre-pregs would be even better.
❤ Absolutely love this video but could you give some more details like the weight of the 45 degree fabric and the weight of square woven fabric and the direction of the top and bottom 45 degree strands. Thank you and the type of resin you used too. Thanks!!!!! So interested in this final product.
Amazing work. I've built landscapes this way and thankfully I didn't have to worry about symmetry. I'd suggest an overhead laser projecting a grid would make it easier to see the curves as they develop.
What an insane video my guy, wow !!! Love the longer format. Such a beautiful transformation, all sculpted from a palm sized toy model. You are wild Danie ! 😎 low-key love the colour even though it's just resin dye 😅 As always, looking forward to the next build video. Thank you for sharing and teaching 👍🏽
This may well be one of the most interesting videos you've ever published on YT. I was fascinated and definitely learnt something from your video. 👌👍👍👍11/10 Thanks cheers Paul
I'd Love a follow-up seeing this fitted to the race car, amazing Job and here I am Just trying to figure out how to widen the fenders on my 74 Camaro that Looks more stock than slapping flares on it
Hi Brough Built, I really enjoyed your video! Not only are you extremely skilled, but your vision is just as good, if not better. Thank you, and I’m subscribed. I look forward to future episodes. Regards, Pete.
Very Very awesome video and the techniques and method sharing is awesome! Thank you! One suggestion, you can get a hand digitizer, scan in the vehicle to a computer and get exact measurements and even model it on the computer. Can measure it very easily.
For finer shaping, rather than the usual self-clogging sandpaper, try Mirka Abranet. Velcro hook backing. Porous, so doesn’t easily clog, and any dust clears the porous surface with a quick touch of the shop vacuum.
This is what TH-cam was made for, instant sub.
YES! 14 is WISE
As a retired clay sculptor who worked for General Motors, I must say that I’m impressed. Although not as perfect as clay would be, your process produced a fine semblance of the auto that hopefully will suffice for the end customers use. Nice video.
yeah it looks like what as a student we used to do to load the clay on.
What type of clay is used? Mine keeps drying and cracking
@@gilosgarage If your clay is drying and cracking sounds like you are using a water-based clay. Plasticine Is what is used for automotive models.
@@gilosgaragelook up automotive styling clay. Usually made by a company called Chavant. You warm it up to about 135 degrees so that it becomes soft enough to apply and when it cools to room temperature it is hard and carveable. I never really drys out and you can use it over and over until it gets dirty. Best of luck.
@@daviddickmeyer5231 thank you!
people sayin that iam a skilled man but when i watch something like this i know there are so many talented people out there and a lot to learn from... good job well done
Your profile civic is beautiful 👍
@@zackmoore147 thanks bradda check out my typer build
100% agree.
@@zackmoore147 thank you ♥️
Who says you are a skilled man?
Hi Danie, I found this American engineer on TH-cam that explains it so nicely how strong the different types of fibreglass is. He calls himself “builder creator “on TH-cam and he is building his own racing car but the way he is going about is simply brilliant. You can certainly learn a lot from Jay. I would love to have your feedback.He also made a clay extruded to partition the mould. Please watch , you will lear a lot from this guy.🇿🇦🇦🇺🇬🇪🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
Great stuff! I will go check out his channel thanks!
Yep,I've watched a lot of his stuff Haswell, he covers so much and so much detail,and tips and tricks and how to correct mistakes.
Proudly south African ✔️ . Where in SA are u based?@@BroughBuilt
Builder creator has good information, there Is another guy, his channel is Neal Bailey studios, he designed and built his own car, it was called the Bailey Blade. I also love also watching his build.
Both showed different ways of making their car buck.
@@BroughBuilt SO I for some reason thought that this was now the mould you would use to make many or more than one body shell for race car or cars ,,,a mould so if the guy crashes the car and destroys the left rear quarter you can simply just glass him up a replacement,a mould that you can lay down a jell coat first and the colour you want the car to be ,,then just spray glass and nock out a dozen if you like so you can sell a few on the free market as i know people who would be interested in buying a full set of prefab panels ,,,so if the guy you built thia for destroys the hood or the drivers side door and wing he will not be able to get any replacement parts like or the same as the originals because they will not be available and its not like you will be able to fab up just the door panel or any singular part the same as the original correct ??? so its a one and done and if he damages any of it he has to get a complete new body shell made from scratch ,,,yeah not how i would like to do it .
you have done an amazing job,i just thought this was stage one and building the mould not stage one and done ,,,so much effort for something that cant be easily replicated unless you turn it into a mould .
Truly fantastic! As a one time race car builder in the early seventies, I truly appreciate the hard work and artistry you have shown. You have demonstrated great integrated thinking and deserve great success. I did notice that no one was wearing a face mask when sanding the polystyrene. It gives off micro particles which you are all breathing in. And if any of you are smokers too, it will for sure have a bad outcome. Please take care, you guys are valuable, and I know face masks are a real pain, but the alternative is so much worse!
Yessir, i appreciate this mans ambition, but he needs to do more research, not only the health implications, but the wasted hours by not using a release agent...
Might have been long, but you had my attention fixed the whole time. Excellent work guys.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Ironically that's the same thing my GF said on our 3rd date Of course that's also the last time Cheers WiLLeTT
Yes, I agree 48 minutes is too long for someone with a Tik Tok brain.
If they don't have the attention span to learn... this video wasn't for them lol
I would love to see it mounted to its chassis
I am an engineer and very handy. I watch a lot of videos about cool projects and often think “I could do that”. This is not one of those videos. This is incredible - a perfect blend of art, science, and practical experience. I am amazed by this process and your work. 🍻
Great job guys..
..I'm still itching just watching this...may I suggest, don't throw away the polystyrene..mix it with superglue ...pour it into molds,then sprinkle baking soda on it,works as a catalyst...make door handles, air scoops ect.
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@jamesgocka346. Yep bud. A similar thought occurred to me. Saw a vid where polystyrene is dissolved into some kind of solvent until the consistency is somewhat thickish. Pigments can be added and then used as a filler or to make shapes in moulds. Once set it is incredibly strong. Also finishes off with sanding to a very fine finish.
I don't know how you call it in english but in Poland we have Nitro-cellulose thinner, one glass of this can dissolve whole pack about a cubic meter. I used it as a clear coat whem i was short on supplies 👍
You should use polyvinyl alcohol spray before fiberglass as a mold release. Works amazing and washes off with water. Then you won’t have to clean the foam off the mold. I’m blown away by your work!! Looks amazing!
Can we get a part 2 of the fitment and it painted?! This is awesome!!
My father was a master of fiberglass having built/repaired many things over his lifetime, Sadly he passed last year. He would have loved this video ..
Sorry for your loss, hope with time passing you are finding it easier.
There is one thing that impressed me. You clean the workspace between stages of the build! 😀
Great combination of artistry and skill! Somewhere, there is a 14 year old figuring out how to do this with a homebuilt CAD cutter.. scan a model, scale it up, build it.
This is already being done in many industries. Boats, aerospace, blades for wind turbines, automotive, etc. Pretty much anything composite uses multi axis routing to cut patterns from foam. There is some very advanced stuff being done that, unless you are in the industry, you don't ever hear about. Sometimes we scan things but that's usually to bring digitization to legacy products. More often than not, we go right from CAD model to routing.
Anyone with wood working tools and a 2d CNC router can turn a cad model into a mold or buck.
The smell of epoxy resin is addictive... Haaaaaaa ! I use to build surfboards the exact same way, except we didn't have to peel the styrofoam away from the cured cloth as a final. Just sand and polish, then ride.
Awesome work you did !
I really want to see this get mounted and finished.
I loved this video, and definitely want MORE!!!
Please keep showing the progress of this project all the way through to the final product.
Same here I was hoping to see a 2nd video
So glad you put some music soundtrack over the ambient noises. I can imagine how you struggled with the “screeching” of the polystyrene. 😀
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Easiest panel fab method I've seen yet. And the durability of your cross-weave layering seems perfect for body panels. This one gets bookmarked for future reference.
I enjoyed every minute of this video what a result in the end. When it started I couldn't see how you were going to capture the beautiful lines of an AM. Cheers Dave
Thanks Dave
I saw the Dtype build and, to say the least, I was really impressed. Noe you are doing this. You're a clever fella.
Hehe thanks😁
This is the BEST thing iv seen on the internet for years!! Such a clever Guy loved every second of it 👌
My 1936 Bugatti Atlanta single passenger 3/4 much nicer curves.
oh ! man you are a genius im literally crying with you idea i will be able to ralize my great dream from my childhood many thanks, im proud of you...
Amazing work… would love to see it painted and installed.
I'd love to see the next step too!
Even though I am 73 years old, I wanted to become your apprentice! Fantastic job!!!!
Only 10 minutes in and more design shape than the Tesla Cybertruck. Excellent!
The Cybertruck looks like one of my design projects in school that I forgot about, until 10pm the night before it was due. 😂
Respectfully, the design fits in a donut parking lot.
@@waynemasters8673 Someone pissed in your coffee this morning?
@@waynemasters8673 Let's see your design. Sand brain.
Stop hating. Both cool in their own way
The vision you have to have to create this masterpiece is unbelievable. I am a woodworker and can make just about anything out of wood and enjoy every minute doing it. You have to go to another place and block everything out so you are in the right frame of mind to accomplish such a feat. Great job!
Holy shit mate! You are soooo amazingly talented. Thanks for allowing us to watch a master craftsman in the process.
Thank you for watching!
not master craftman, this need be only artist can make all sculps curves good, need good eye can make curves good.
@@mattivirta not sure what crap you’re sprouting. He IS a master craftsman. Don’t be a jealous flog!
that was sick! can't believe how accurate you got everything with one attempt and no filler.
Life is a learning curve and I always say”steal with the eye and learn from the masters. You could have been a sculptor.I like your way of doing things, the simple but efficient way. But us South Africans are like that. Thanks Danie.
wow didn't think i would have this much fun watching someone cutting polystyrene. awesome vid, glad youtube got me onto a local channel with a lekker oke
Ok, this is one of the coolest projects I've seen lately! Bucket list updated.
You could use a projector and project an image of the car onto the polystyrene from the side/front/top to help you scale it accurately.
Good idea, I am doing something similar on my V12 build 😎 I got a full scale drawing of the side of the car for less than a pizza 🙂
Holy cow danie, your sculpting skills are immense. Great work guys 👍
Thank you very much
especially when he took the saw to it ! Cutting the wheel arches and doors out, yea, I would have been anxious for sure !
@@BroughBuiltthis vid is going to the moon! You deserve it man 👍👍 please build a Aston race car for yourselfs!
this is one of the most enjoyable videos I have ever seen on TH-cam. Beautifull and so much skill. Thank you for sharing.
Ek kan nie vir jou sê hoe lank ek gewag het vir die video nie! Uit eindelik!!!!! Great werk soos altyd!
Thanks Wian!
This was the most interesting car/build video I have seen on TH-cam. Amazing skills indeed. Thank you.
Just realized you've been posting videos for 5 years and you only have 20K subscribers? How is this possible - This channel has to blow up soon!!
If you wanna help this channel blow up, subscribe and share this video as far and wide as possible. Its what I did, and I gathered 22 subscriptions.
It's only YouthTube and why would I share my equally jaw drops?
@@waynemasters8673 Someone pissed in your coffee this morning?
@@waynemasters8673 empty vessels make the most noise
@@desertstar223 I think so and it made his jaw drop 🤣
Looks like fun to me. Good idea for making the mold/cast/form. I like working with fiberglass, even if it's a bit messy and stinky. I've not attempted entire car bodies, but have done door panels and subwoofer enclosures. A guy taught me how to create body kits (ground effects) for any car, but haven't tried that yet. He used drywall mud over plywood to create the forms, then made a reverse of it and laying the fiberglass up in the reverse.
where is second part 🧐
I thought you were making a mould so you could easily replicate the panels - Are you serious that all that work and first corner nudge and its gone? Where does structural rigidity come from? I am stunned at the workmanship and effort that goes into making that. Simply incredible guys.
I was asking myself the same and I suppose that when you unmold the body, you can reinforce with inner layers with little epoxy tubes for example. By the way, I suppose that this resin skin will be bonded on a tubular chassis.
@@mikls6830 I see - I'm incredulous that after going to all that trouble they don't make that outer skin a mould and then in the conventional fashion produce the skins from that mould - The customer will need a wing or lord knows what after the slightest of touches and all that original shape is gone. No wonder this motor racing lark is so expensive 😂
I am betting when they hang the body on the chassis the body to chassis mount or support system will also become the inner body support system giving the body much more strength. I did expect the initial body to be a mold not the simi finished body. I would have made it a mold so more body pieces could easily be replicated but when each body section is finished, it can also be used to make a mold before final mounting, maybe that is the plan.
These guys certainly know what they are doing so I had to subscribe so I don't miss any updates in the future.
Danie, thanks so much for this!
In my head I've wanted to reskin a Lotus 7 type vehicle now for ages... just can't seem to find the money. However, this method seems really quick once you've got your hard points.
This method is handy to make changes until you are happy with it before committing. Good luck with your project!
I once helped my dad carved a giant 10 foot diameter pepsi bottle caps from styrofoam and even bigger jumbo jet cockpit, it's in the early 80's, he probably the first one using hot wire cutters and airbrush to do large scale 3d styrofoam promotional props in my country. I always thought my dad is some kind of McGiver-y dude. Miss him.
I just started your video - and I had to pause for a minute to insert this comment.
Thank Heavens I finally found someone on here that thinks a bit like I do! I have been searching for weeks looking for information on something like this! TH-cam is full of expansion foam ideas. With my car being a daily it has to stay operational.... I want to custom my dashboard and this type of foam is the way I want to go... This way (I hope) I'll be able to create custom panels and then attach them over the existing dashboard. Just in case I do something outrageous I won't ruin my dash. Anyway, I gotta get back to your video. My car is in need of some surgery 😂
Nice to see the use of all the appropriate PPE like dust masks while cutting, sawing, and sanding all that toxic stuff...
No need to tell you what you already know. Many people here that have commented, in general, have posted question after question on what I would like to have asked, queried, nd interjected on but they've posted excellent questions. However I will say this...., You have another subscriber to your channel. Thank you for this remarkable and highly educational video.
Thanks for taking the time to write. And thanks for the kind compliment!
Fantastic video, great skill. I hope Gretta Thumberg doesn't see this vide, she will go mad at all that polystyrene🤣 What happens if the car owner trashes the body on the first race? will you have to do the whole process again or is there a way of using the original shell as a mould for spares? Great Marriache music as well.
This craftsmanship and pure skill is incredible! I've always wanted to do this (but would likely just CNC from foam) but this is a level I can't fathom.
I just would have left some of the foam in; like carved down to structural ribs inside for support and mounting points, or just for thinner outer and inner layers of fiberglass sandwiching a foam core center - wouldn't of added much weight, but could have made the panels super rigid and strong
Oh man, the least that can be said about you is that you are a great artist. Your place is in one of the major design companies. Thank you for sharing this wonderful work with us. I follow you from Saudi Arabia, the country of dreamers.
You are very kind thanks!!
"just sand down" lol, there is NOTHING EASY WHATSOEVER about 'sanding down a completely rough car body. I know because I have done it, and i will NEVER do it again.
I make molds that are thin and 'throw away', when thin, they will warp within a week, so you must use them immediately and then they are junk, but you get a smooth good part once, maybe twice. OMG, you removed all the foam, wtf are you doing? That gives it all the strength!! You need 1/2 thick and then thin glass on the inside, and its super strong. You made it weak after all that work. oh boy.
Support can still be added but remember it is going to be mounted on a tube chassis. Once the body is in place and the relationship between the body and frame are established inner support structure can be glassed in.
That support structure can be made to function as a attachment to the chassis and also a strengthening system for the outer body structure. I am betting that is his plan, it would be mine.
At this point if he ads in an inner support structure it may need to be removed in many places due to interference with the chassis. Just makes sense to hang the body on the chassis making the mounts to the chassis also the inner support structure.
I am also wondering how the windshield will be mounted as at 200 mph that mounting system will need to be vary strong. I have ideas on how to do that but cant wait to see his method.
@@robert5 The foam weighs nothing and already supports the body perfectly. I've had racecar with floppy doors and hoods and fenders to save weight. Sure but in this case he just removed it all for no reason whatsoever. Just dumb, sorry if I tell it like I see it and not some fanboy.
@@murraymadness4674 Nah your right, everyone commenting has no idea, just see something that looks like a Aston and are all giddy... They took years off their lives by not wearing any PPE, the end result is going to take WEEKS of bodywork, and its waaay to flimsy to handle an aerodynamic loads, or even sand properly for that matter. They used no release agent... I could go on and on... I work with carbon fiber aircraft and this is a child's idea of what working with composites is... I've even made my own one off pieces for my own projects and I spent literally weeks making one carbon fiber tail piece for a motorcycle...
If this is the easy method, I would hate to see the hard method! Great skills needed here, and great skills you have.
This was well worth watching. I wish we could see the final bit
Soon😎
@@BroughBuilt Nice! Subbed!
This video proves that amazing shapes can be built using readily available materials, along with a lot of skill and labor. Very inspiring, thanks for sharing!
without profiles it will never be symmetrical. unless you are an sculptor artist with a great eye
This vid was really fun to watch. I was unsure at the start when your wire cutter didn't span the entire car as in foam wing construction but you showed me! Outstanding work and I'm just amazed at how you made your vision into reality in foam for goodness sakes! Great job!
So much talent it’s ridiculous 😂😂.
When we are trying to genuinely learn something it does not matter how long the video is
Yes, super easy. I actually built along while watching, got a Viper done in 20 minutes
Brilliant idea with polistirene mold, and in the end came out an incredible work. Congrats. I'ved learned a lot. Blessings!
Ive never used fiberglass resin where you didn’t have to wear a full mask.. stuff is usually strong as hell, instant headache if you go without a mask when wetting out..
He has the African lungs
This is also outdoors plenty of fresh air
Awesome build, but what do you do with all the scrap poly?
I'm impressed, but also this method is incredibly wasteful in time and in materials. I'd have made that outer shell into a mold, where you can have a much better surface finish on the final piece that is the exact dimensions of the "plug" (what you called a mold). Plus you should have used a release agent before applying your cloth and resin, the hours and hours spent with knives and scrapers would have been more than halved. Still very impressed with your end result, but its going to take a lot of hours in finishing, and please use some breathing protection, polystyrene is not lung friendly.
Oh wow great advice...what car molds have you done please link it below for us...
He can still make a mold from the finished car body if he want to make duplicates.
Where are your videos? Waiting for the links....
Video wasn't long... people's attention span is low lol
Brilliant job. It's going to look fantastic. It's also moved to the top of my "Jobs I never want to do" list. Expanded polystyrene is second only to glitter for making my skin crawl.
Wear a mask!
Excellent work, I worked at futura designs where we made the hard model for this car from the clay model, one thing we did to ease in the release from the clay model was to apply aluminium foil with spray adhesive, to form a barrier between the clay and fibre glass, then wax and.buff the foil then pva spray it, it would work on the foam model you were using and preserve it too.
Great idea, well documented process! I am personally always troubled with Styrofoam, because it gets all over the place whenever I am making anything from it. Then I tried the idea documented by some Asian TH-cam posters... they dissolve pieces of Styrofoam in acetone and produce a very useful gluey compound. I am now used to vacuuming all the dust and pieces of Styrofoam and creating the mass for future modeling and surface filling and repairs.
In your case one liter of acetone would dissolve the whole quantity of Styrofoam, that you had to dispose off somewhere and ultimately pollute the nature. More acetone would produce a less viscous glue.
Thanks for the tip. Will definitely try acetone
Love the detail and artistry involved in this project! The only downside is that the mold is one time use, but everything has its pros and cons!
It is always sad to cut it onto pieces
Very well done and instructional video. Every step was completely understandable. I'm thinking it must have been very challenging to maintain left/right symmetry. I am wondering if a mold release would have worked to avoid or reduce the final chiseling out the foam from the fiberglass.
I learned so much watching this! Thank you! Your test strips experiment was also brilliant. Wow!
Very interesting to see your methods. I have done similar projects with styrene and urethane foam but used epoxy laminating resin to give it a hard skin that the polyester filler and primer won't melt. I use Surform files but it looks like your getting good results with a wire brush. I also use a laser level to check symmetry of the form to see it both sides match. I love your can-do attitude and you always impress me with your great results.
Thanks and cheers to you.
Thanks very much. Cheers!
When I was manufacturing bodies for a Radio Controlled car accessory manufacturer this was the same process we used, on a smaller scale of course, from 1/12 to 1/5th scale actually, :). Even though I went back to automotive repair because it pays better, they now have made well over 100 different R/C bodies.
The full-scale version is Very cool!
How many days did it take you. from start to finish. I've watched a lot of guys on TH-cam, by far, you created less mess, with great results.
You're an amazing artist. From a model car, I wouldn't have believed it if you didn't video it.
Well, this is one of your finest projects and the result is amazing. I love your approach to the detail and the outcome speaks for itself.
EPOXY RESIN!! HOT DAMN! I've found how to put glass over Styrofoam without it turning into mud!! Boyyyyy, my Honda already loves you brother!!
Thanks for the video!!! Sub'd!!!!! Forever
24:15 my OCD is going "those hood scoops are not as pointy as the original both top and bottom" but what a fantastic project! The result is really great and I can't wait for the sequel :)
Wow, nice, doing something similar but as a boat rigth now. Fascinating build, I am using Xps in hope for a smooth finish. Lots of useful tips, thx for that!!! Can`t believe seein someone somewhere else using nearly my method at exactly the same time! Wow. Very motivating. I have to watch this amazing build again now.
I was giving up with youtube untill i found this. Holy s**t.... amazing content!!!!... instant sub
You did it just right. The carbon fiber is much stronger in a multi directional lay up, however carbon is so stiff it does break rather than bend. If you could get some "S" glass, it would be as strong as the carbon, but would bend like your lay up. Coming from the sailing and catamaran world, a lot of people want carbon boats until they bump into the fuel dock and write off their boat. Flexible fiberglass with carbon stiffeners is the best of both worlds. Of course, vacuum bagged infusion or pre-pregs would be even better.
This is very addictive. Keep up the brilliant work.
❤ Absolutely love this video but could you give some more details like the weight of the 45 degree fabric and the weight of square woven fabric and the direction of the top and bottom 45 degree strands. Thank you and the type of resin you used too. Thanks!!!!! So interested in this final product.
Amazing. What’s the the cost for this kind of job.
Amazing work. I've built landscapes this way and thankfully I didn't have to worry about symmetry. I'd suggest an overhead laser projecting a grid would make it easier to see the curves as they develop.
This is insane! Your the most talented artist craftsman I’ve ever seen.
WOW just an outstanding job guys. Love the thought process and sequence of steps and how quickly and accurately you were able to knock this out. 👍🏻
One slight problem though. What do you do when a shunt turns the entire body into dust? No molds to pull replacement parts.
What an insane video my guy, wow !!! Love the longer format. Such a beautiful transformation, all sculpted from a palm sized toy model. You are wild Danie ! 😎 low-key love the colour even though it's just resin dye 😅 As always, looking forward to the next build video. Thank you for sharing and teaching 👍🏽
Thanks again for all your support and kind words man!
No longer work shop but now pure art,well done.
I like it😁
This may well be one of the most interesting videos you've ever published on YT. I was fascinated and definitely learnt something from your video. 👌👍👍👍11/10 Thanks cheers Paul
wow - just wow - it would have been good to see it painted and racing.
Doing SA proud. My new favorite channel!! Keep up the great work
Actually 5/5. I think this brown looks really elegant with its shift. It really made thr lines of the car pop.
I'd Love a follow-up seeing this fitted to the race car, amazing Job and here I am Just trying to figure out how to widen the fenders on my 74 Camaro that Looks more stock than slapping flares on it
Hi Brough Built,
I really enjoyed your video! Not only are you extremely skilled, but your vision is just as good, if not better. Thank you, and I’m subscribed. I look forward to future episodes.
Regards, Pete.
Very Very awesome video and the techniques and method sharing is awesome! Thank you! One suggestion, you can get a hand digitizer, scan in the vehicle to a computer and get exact measurements and even model it on the computer. Can measure it very easily.
This is ace, I used to make model plane wings by hot wire cutting foam and I also made a hood for my sporting trials car by this method.
Very interesting processes and results ! It's given me some ideas for further use of peel-ply (with carbon). Well Done all...
For finer shaping, rather than the usual self-clogging sandpaper, try Mirka Abranet. Velcro hook backing. Porous, so doesn’t easily clog, and any dust clears the porous surface with a quick touch of the shop vacuum.
I enjoyed every minute of this vid. But my favourite part was at 45:02 where your dog found it cozy to take a rest in the polystyrene debris!
That was fascinating to watch the skills are incredible thank you for sharing with us from 🏴👍🏻😉👏👏👏