Time Trial Build Thread (aero, widebody, any other nonsense)

[spdrcr21]

Impressive work my friend!

[truegearhead]

A small brake from the carbon work. NASCAR road course brake install incoming. NASCAR just switched to 18 wheels so teams are dumping the old brakes. This is all new stuff (except for the hats), over 10k in brakes (for just the front) bought off eBay in pieces for less than $1k. Amazing if I can make it work.

[Crono0001]

Originally Posted by truegearhead

A small brake from the carbon work. NASCAR road course brake install incoming. NASCAR just switched to 18 wheels so teams are dumping the old brakes. This is all new stuff (except for the hats), over 10k in brakes (for just the front) bought off eBay in pieces for less than $1k. Amazing if I can make it work.

Those calipers look as though they were made with additive manufacturing.

[truegearhead]

The madness continues! Wow this is taking forever, but its coming along! The door and one fender are done. The panels in the last shot are being trimmed and are covered in wax curing (so they look like hell, I know). I feel like now, 80 hours into the carbon fiber project I'm hitting my groove.

[truegearhead]

someone take away my sawsall

[Escy]

Those calipers look spicy, massive difference between top end motorsport and what you get on a road car. Interested to see what you end up doing with them.

[truegearhead]

I worked on some of the more complicated bits this weekend. It was super difficult to get the pointy bits out of the mold but otherwise it looks good.

[truegearhead]

Progress continues. These are all in various stages of completion. One of them have been sanded and clear pages yet though.

[Crono0001]

This is, without a doubt, the coolest thing I've read in a long time. Thank you so much for sharing. This thread got so much more impressive as I kept reading.

Where did you even pick up the skills to do this? Would you be willing to sell your skills?

[truegearhead]

Originally Posted by Crono0001

This is, without a doubt, the coolest thing I've read in a long time. Thank you so much for sharing. This thread got so much more impressive as I kept reading.

Where did you even pick up the skills to do this? Would you be willing to sell your skills?

Thank you! I have, literally, no idea what I'm doing. I have never done any of this before.

[Crono0001]

Originally Posted by truegearhead

Thank you! I have, literally, no idea what I'm doing. I have never done any of this before.

Well whatever you're doing, keep doing it! And keep sharing for us to read!

[Outkasted]

Did you do your top in carbon fiber ? Looks pretty sic in that pic.

[truegearhead]

I haven’t posted in a while but it’s getting close! It should be easily done before spring, fingers crossed.

[truegearhead]

Cheap, light...and might work. These are motorcycle lights from Amazon.





Even has taillights now! Totally road legal....really...what?