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Great project you got here Colin!
Is that a Magnum Motorsport Wide Arch Kit you are going to use? I'm looking to put a Wide Arch Kit on my GSi.
You are right about Paintballing CO2 bottles there are small refillable bottles that aren't too heavy and then there are even smaller and lighter disposable ones, If I remember right there were tiny disposable ones about 3 inches long.
Thanks, I'm thoroughly enjoying being back in a Nova, and the ongoing development of it is what keeps my enthusiasm fresh.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mitchell Motorsports
I honestly don't know who made the kit, it's possibly Magnum, but over the years there have been plenty of companies turning out 'rallycross' style wide arch kits. I also have the wider front and rear bumpers to go with it (not shown in the photo).
I had originally planned to get my friend Phil Baines (PB Fibreglass, Darlington) to produce me an ultra-lightweight carbon wide-arch kit, and I may still take that route.
But at least having this kit in my hands, I can do some proper measurements and work out what size wheels to go for.
Of course that would mean this wide-arch kit might be coming up for sale in due course!
I did see some of those disposable CO2 cannisters for sale, and they might be an option, it just depends how much gas it will use. I haven't a clue until I get it installed and tested.
colin, you need a vacform engineer to join the forum... i still reckon 2mm polycarb would vac form onto a wing really well. and imagine what one would weigh....
polycarb is quite flexible when it's that thin though, especially after vac forming as the material thins, it would need strengthening or thicker sheets imo, by which time it's getting heavier... which is why people go for FRP materials.
bending it into the shape of a nova wing would give it more than enough strength. and a couple of foam inserts would soon sort out any bendy bits...
the bonnet would be more fun though..
Might be worth exploring but I'm not convinced it would hold it's shape well enough tbh, polycarbonate is very flexible, people love thinking it's hard as a coffin nail cos it's bulletproof and riot shields are made of it, when it's the flexibility that makes it suitable for that, and riot shields are like 4-5mm thick from what I can tell lolQuote:
Originally Posted by mowgli
FRP is going to be roughly the same stiffness wise, with the addition of whatever fibre is used... that's how/why/what of FRP materials!
I love the idea, and even more so if the panels were left in clear polycarbonate......Quote:
Originally Posted by mowgli
If I remember rightly Lotus did a few cars using vacuum formed polycarbonate panels some years ago, but for the life of me I can't remember the model number now (looked a bit Ariel Atom-like). It was the predecessor to the 2-Eleven they are doing now. I can remember seeing one turn up at a hillclimb event when they'd just come out, and it looked incredible with a see-through bodyshell.
Goes off to Google for more timewasting research........
Anyone involved in polycarbonate moulding, feel free to volunteer your services please.
I am of course thinking of the Lotus 340R.Quote:
Originally Posted by novarally
Need to find some photos of it, just like a giant RC car.
Here we go, it's the Lotus 340R Expose;
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...rt/images2.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...cec02deb7b.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/images.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ort/intake.jpg
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...cort/fsusp.jpg
/\ i want one!