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Old 06-24-2015, 05:10 AM
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Default BMW 320 Group 5

Finally made a start on some of the body kit for the race car. Baby steps first. Haven't really done any wheeling before (little bit at nightschool 30 odd years ago) and had never used a rubber wheel.

Material is 5005 3.0mm half hard. Didn't anneal the centre blade, but did field anneal (Kent!) the end pieces. Put some 2D shape into the blade with the kart slick and then went back to the solid upper to contour the blade down to the car roof. Used the APH (Kent!) to finish the shape on the ends and equalise them. Chased the step down with a piece of Delrin. Shape on the centre blade wasn't perfect, so it needed some slapping and filing. Still needs a centre bobbin to hold the middle in place at the planned subsonic speeds and some prettier fasteners.

Baby steps...

Thanks to everybody here for the inspiration to do this.

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