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Well....I took the plunge. I did the 1st lay up on the induction inlet. I WAS gonna make another topic for this but I figured the less jumping around the better. I wrapped the crap outta the LM (Layup mandrel) composite geek speak for a mold, in shipping tape while under vacuum so I can get a good consolidation. (More geek speak for compression between layers.) Its wrapped up and laid to bed till debag tommorow. ;-)
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Got a proper vacuum pump for 100 quid. Not bad and it works great, I should be able to pull at least 25"Hg....Its hardly been used.Worth almost 300
 
Update.....re....intake induction tube.

Well, after making a few errors,
1, using foam thats too friable.
2, I trimmed waaaay too much off to get symmetry as it was outta wack in the transition from oval to round on the mold.

So its a redo. I hate crappy looking work and this was looking like a dirty chunk of corn on the cob. Guess it failed Inspection boys lol. Pics tell the tale.

I used a piece of heavy tar paper to make the master FROM the car this time, and not the accordion, wrapped the tar paper in shipping tape, once shape was established, and started another lay up, minus vacuum this time. I will vacuum when I do the CF.

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I’m so impressed when people can make ‘stuff’....!!
Way to go Darrell...

Thanx for letting me watch from afar.

(Pay no attention to the guy in lawn chair with the binoculars..it’s not me! Maybe?)

Graham
Lol. No probs bud. I just looked in on the cure, and its setting up nice. Carbon Fiber skin is next!!!! :Party:
 
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I laid the Carbon Fiber on the inlet. I was reluctant to use the vacuum on it as it have seen what happens to a tool box under vacuum, lol, add the fact we stuck it in the autoclave at ramped it up to 350 psi, well it didnt fair well, and our chargehand was pissed as it was his tool box lol, but sans autoclave here, I still had concerns about 28" inches of vacuum on a 3 layer layup. I think implosion may have occurred lol So,old school cut and buff after this.
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