More pics of the car's first time on track

 

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Love the deep wheels.

 

At the track shakedown

 

Thanks for the go pro work John

 

Door panel time.
All works pretty good. Might put a bit more rake on the arm rests to lean them down a bit more at the tail end.
Fabbed up some fittings that let the release strap out through the door panel and support it. The trim guys will do the usual leather loop.

 

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Looking good Dave. I've bought a sheet of that board and watching your ideas/progress with interest. I think I will go Carbon Fibre if I can refine my technique to get a good finish without the need for vacuum bagging.

 

That will work out well. See my efforts many pages back. If you don't try to cover the edges and go around sharp corners it won't need to be bagged and should roll out nice and flat.
Cover the big sheet then cut the panel shape out after.
Maybe research the clear coat final coat option. I used polyester instead of epoxy and this might yeild different results if sprayed with clear. I'm not an expert in this space though.

 

A good idea to make the whole sheet first.

I have struggled on the splitter lay up with corners and the final coat.

The epoxy runs off any vertical surface yet doesn't flatten completely on horizontal surfaces. It's also so slow to cure that dust finds it no matter how careful I am.

I think a release film to protect the epoxy final coat then sand then lacquer will do it. I have used metal polish on the splitter lacquer layer and will polish with a compound to finish it off. A lot of pfaffing around.

 

Yeah, would just be easier to buy a Cayman R or something that is all done, aye?

 

Been there done that. My happy place is working on the car and developing skills in between driving. But you know that already.

 

No bloody way!! The journey not the destination remember!! Plus I feel less alone when I watch you guys go 6 figures on these old cars....:-)

Love the creative phase of the project Dave. The paint thing was nice but this is where you get to stamp your mark on it and make it a truly bespoke and individual thing....