Spirit of South Dakota Lakester

[Tman]

Well, had Twins baseball on the AMtonight since the Rockies were off, got the whole nose skimmed as of a few minutes ago. We go through fast and slow times with these cars, I am entering another fast one..................

[55chevr]

I love Evercoat Rage ... virtually no pin holes ... Joe

[Tman]

Going to try RAGE GOLD after this gallon is gone. I am told it sands even better.

[55chevr]

Trent,
I stand corrected, I used Evercoat Rage Gold on the fairing, I thought they were same .... No pin holes.

JD

[Tman]

Either way I have had great luck with all the Evercoat products.

[Tman]

No reason for pics but a little update. Got back on things and have my front "bulkhead" pieces built. These are the uprights that the front axle mounts to. Then I took the time to find the centerline of the car again and set up a stringline THROUGH the engine block. I needed to check center of course and also find square for the front and rear axles. I am happy to report things are spot on!  I will now tack the front and rear axle mounts and finalize the engine/tranny mounts. I also spent some bingineering time working out the body panel placement. Stainless took the time to talk body and canopy tips with me as well, thanks!

[SPARKY]

SS #1 you will be getting another opportunity to coach soon. 

[Tman]

Can't believe how long it has been since an update. Summer is usually slow for me. I am working on front axle mounting as of right now. August is a wash with me, Sturgis Rally keeps us hopping at work and then Speedweek. But we have cooler temps and more shop time. When there is some visual change I will post up a shot.

[Tman]

OK, building up some steam after Speedweek. Spent a fair amount of time with Rick and the Scots, decided to use a NACA duct for the cockpit like the Flower of Scotland has. Instead of buying something I had all my glass supplies handy. This was a 12 pack project over 3 evenings. I bet if you added up my total time it was less than an hour? I call it the 30 minute NACA.

First shot shows the spare foam, attempt #1 and the mold glued to cement board painted and ready to lay-up



second shot, I did one layer of glass cloth and then a layer of mat on top. Beefy enough for a vent!



Last shot, pulled out the plug, and let things cure a bit more. The rattlecan I coated the mold with reacted with the resin! Things are good however. it is trimmer and ready to bodywork into shape for the skin.

This was a trial run for the larger NACA I will use for the engine (thanks Stainless)

[Tman]

Also, here is a current shot of the frame. I just cut those bulkhead uprights off teh front. Alignment was off and I am looking at changing the axle mount. Any ideas? I am even considering using my MW Torsion setup for a couple inches of travel.




Starting the rest of the frame behind the driver

[55chevr]

That really looks stout ... Ary you sure that you are not building something for a pulling contest?

Joe

[Tman]

That really looks stout ... Ary you sure that you are not building something for a pulling contest?

Joe

Thanks Joe, just building for the future!  

If I am strapping mine or my little brothers or Scottys arse in the thing I want it safe!

[38flattie]

Lokoks good Trent!

[Tman]

Thanks guys!

[Frankie7799]

New to the board and just started reading your build this afternoon. Just got finished. Some quality work there Tman, something to be very proud of. Looking foward to more updates as you progress on.