The upper half and lower half of the outer shell are separate components - When we race we use duct tape to hold them together, but when we need to access the internals of the car we take the tape and top shell off.
Hi, Thanks for the question. We used 200 grams per square meter carbon fibre, and used 2 plies at 0 and 90 degrees, and then extra single-ply strips to seal the core material
The total cost for the mould was approximately £400 - we did things as cheaply as possible so we got the foam second-hand from Facebook marketplace and we had a sponsor (www.laser-web.co.uk/) make the wooden profiles for us. Almost all of the cost is accounted for with the Gelcoat and Resin epoxy, as we used about 7.5kg of epoxy resin for the fibreglass, and then we used about 2.5kg of gelcoat. The Carbon, core material, and consumables account for the rest. To be honest, the biggest cost is time. It took about 3 months of working approximately 18 hours a week on it to complete it.
Nice to see a tutorial of easy composites applied in real life! Well done guys!
Easy composites are fantastic - we've used a lot of their informative videos to help us with making the entire car.
Great video - shows the dedication of the team, will be showing my team this as an aspirational target! Congratulations on you Goodwood win 🏆
Thank you very much. I hope the video is helpful to your team!
Excellent video guys!
great job gents
Oh yes a tutorial I can actually follow
Which type of wood did you guys use for mould making? and was it 5mm thick, it looked pretty sturdy
@@classic_god4745 Hi, it was 6mm thick plywood
How did you join the upper and lower parts of the shell?
The upper half and lower half of the outer shell are separate components - When we race we use duct tape to hold them together, but when we need to access the internals of the car we take the tape and top shell off.
@@CoalescenceGP Interesting concept. Thanks for replying 👍.
Hey guys amazing work.
I would like to know the weight of the cloth and how many layers.
Hi, Thanks for the question. We used 200 grams per square meter carbon fibre, and used 2 plies at 0 and 90 degrees, and then extra single-ply strips to seal the core material
@@CoalescenceGP That's nice…Thanks
How did you cure the carbon fibre?
What do estimate the cost of materials was just to produce the top & bottom shells - Great work by the way.
The total cost for the mould was approximately £400 - we did things as cheaply as possible so we got the foam second-hand from Facebook marketplace and we had a sponsor (www.laser-web.co.uk/) make the wooden profiles for us. Almost all of the cost is accounted for with the Gelcoat and Resin epoxy, as we used about 7.5kg of epoxy resin for the fibreglass, and then we used about 2.5kg of gelcoat. The Carbon, core material, and consumables account for the rest.
To be honest, the biggest cost is time. It took about 3 months of working approximately 18 hours a week on it to complete it.
@@CoalescenceGP Fantastic effort & I have to say that you guys did an awesome job on such a small budget.
how long did the process take for you guys? awesome stuff btw
We started the top shell in January and had it finished in April, so about 3-4 months.
listening to ratatouille music really pulled through
Great work. But dude. Why are you sanding this outside? All the foam and plastics are blowing straight into nature. The environment… 🙏