I love these videos. I found an old Sandrail chassis and this is exactly what I thought of. I have a '99 Chevy Lumina 3.1 L engine with Auto Trans (Need that since I have MS and can't use my left foot to push clutch anymore). I got some work to do on the chassis since the previous owner did a butcher job on lengthening the Wheelbase. These videos show me I am not crazy for thinking about this. way of doing it. I am from Northern Alberta, CANADA.
Polyboard is widely used commercially here in Australia by manufacturers of things like boat walls and caravan pop tops as a fibreglass sandwich material. It's a much cheaper alternative to Klegcell dense foam sheeting, and insulates better because of the air space it retains within the sandwich. Yes it will release from resins, but that's of no concern when it's sandwiched between two layers of laid up material. You're just using it in a different way.
Subscribed. I tell you mate, your build is a study in the right way to do things. Working my way through the build, but really enjoying it. Thanks for sharing!
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Any printed version is now out of date as the CAMS manual is an online publication, however there are no requirements for materails in the construction of the tanks themselves apart from aluminium in category 1 open wheelers. Lots of regs about refuelling gear and venting tanks, but zip about what they're made of in all other types of race cars. I can't see any scrutineer not being happy with a double layer tank of such tough material - but I'll let you know when the car's log book inspected!
Because a composite fuel cell will be a newbie for scrutineers at my level of racing I thought putting the Kevlar on the outside would alleviate any concerns they may have about it's strength. Same as the floor & roof. But all the rest of the bodywork will be carbon fibre anyway.
That tank build is pure genius! Do scrutineers ever have any issues with a home built GRP tank?? I have no doubt it is equally if not stronger than most fuel cells on the market but have never noticed any one using a home made GRP tank in any of the competition I have competed in. By the way if I could find my CAMS manual (and wasn't being lazy) I would have a look for my self lol
I know this video is 9 years old at this point, but I thought id mention that you had the heim joint spacer upside down then you where showing how much movement it had on top of the spindle. If the tapered side of the spacer was towards the ball you would have had alot more movement before it hit.
your doing a awesome job there is no doubt. only thing I see with the gas tank if I'm looking at it correctly is that is going to read that it has a full tank until it reaches about half full then the Gage will start working properly. should have extended the arm for the Gage. but that is petty stuff I couldn't imagine doing a project like this over my head. awesome job.
+Jim Cottom Well spotted Jimbo. However not really an issue as standard practice for racing is to always start the day's racing with a full tank of fuel. Once I get racing with it I'll see if the capacity is sufficient for the longer events I do with it. If it proves the slightest bit too small I'll either make a secondary tank or make saddle tanks. Last thing I wanna be worrying about is running out of fuel, so even that limited gauge will help avoid that. Some of the other buggies I will race against that are running now use cheap plastic Jerry cans for fuel tanks... geees!!
You seem to be unaware how permanent epoxy and poly resins are. Fibreglass fuel tanks have been used in powerboats with av gas over here for decades without any probs.
They stopped making fiberglass gas tanks in boats over 20 years ago. Ethanol gas will break down the resin in 3-6 years. Over the last 7 or 8 years I've had to remove or cut the top part of of the tank clean the sticky shit made by ethanol/resin then had a aluminum tankmade to fit inside the old glass tank.
great work on the fuel tank i would have to say its probably one of the best to go on a project like this, but how come you dont want the carbon fibre to show ??? great vids like always btw ;)
oh ok fair enough ;) btw are you a fan or honda enthusiast ??? because i have seen in a few of your vids you add a honda badge or are wearing a honda t shirt... just wondering ;)
now what kind of resin and steps should i use to build my dash board for my off road dragster buggy dash board i bought some fiberglass sheets. so b4 i spend allot of money to finish my build could you give me some advice on how to do this.
Hard to advise you without pics. Send me some of the car & what you've bought to redliner@exemail.com.au. Working with f/glass requires polester resin & 1-2% MEK catalyst.
@@BillsBuildandRace they stopped using fiberglass gas tanks 20 years or more ago. Also ethanol gas will break the resins used in the glass and make a sticky, sludgy, mess. I know this because I've worked in the marine industry most all my life and have dealt with fiberglass gas tanks and ethanol based gas (e10) ever since we started getting it. I have replaced several glass tanks out the years. It will taje a few years but it will become a problem
I know it's been a while since you posted these...and I have subscribed because of some fantastic content, but your on screen text overlays suck. They're always in a different place and it never stays up long enough to read in their entirety. By the time your eyes adjust to where it randomly appears, in different fonts, colors and sometimes vertical sometimes horizontal orientation... it disappears. It takes me 50% longer to watch and comprehend the content you're conveying, because I am always stopping and starting or rewinding to re-read what often doesn't add much anyhow. While we're on the subject can you do something about matching the volume of your musical choices so that it's similar to your voice in future productions too? I guess what I'm saying is, if you're going to continue to produce this sort of content (and I encourage you to!!! thanks!!!!) put a little more effort into the editing part of the process. God knows if you've got the skills to layout a suspension system, or glass up a one off fuel tank, you can edit video to be more "watchable" .
