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[nicklouse]

Long way off. Needs full plumbing and wiring.

Gear lhouding attached and mounted. Silghtly odd in that it did not want to fit on the holes I made last time. Might have mounted it in a different hole on the bracket.

[nicklouse]

Right front splitter and air dam.

First things first fine a suitable material to use. 3mm hard board. Went for some with a white surface as it is easier to see lines on.





Corners will be rounded off.
Air damn will finish it of like this, but this is the old one.

[nicklouse]

New frame made still needs some curves and cross pieces but lack of metal and an empty gas bottle have put a stop to that for now.



Can you guess what is will be?

[Tupers]

Looks like a superbly designed diffuser if you ask me. 

 

Or maybe it's a blue print for a 3 column bridge?

[nicklouse]

I have just realised dome of what I marked as waste was not.

So bridge maybe.

Would you belive my current work is designing underbody aero panel. Yes real paid work. So much easier in CAD. Than CAD.

[nicklouse]

Just had a play moving the ARB to above the tie bars.



Nope too close to the CV boots. But has me thinking about mounting it in another place.

[nicklouse]

Well today was a day playing with wood.

[Alex_B]

Floors looking good! Are you planning to calculate the aero benefits of it or just by the seat of your pants? 

[nicklouse]

Claculate? Not got the wind tunnel or the CAD model to run in the software.

But just using some basic rules and known behaviour. I should end up with a better result than before.

The front is kinda the hardest as it does need to be easy to remove but yet still work with the front air dam.

The rear and side will be simpler just requiring bent sheet alloy. The cost there is the bending and the welding after the cardboard models.

[Alex_B]

Claculate? Not got the wind tunnel or the CAD model to run in the software.

But just using some basic rules and known behaviour. I should end up with a better result than before.

The front is kinda the hardest as it does need to be easy to remove but yet still work with the front air dam.

The rear and side will be simpler just requiring bent sheet alloy. The cost there is the bending and the welding after the cardboard models.

Gotta model it and run it through CFD, half the fun of it! 

[nicklouse]

Claculate? Not got the wind tunnel or the CAD model to run in the software.
But just using some basic rules and known behaviour. I should end up with a better result than before.
The front is kinda the hardest as it does need to be easy to remove but yet still work with the front air dam.
The rear and side will be simpler just requiring bent sheet alloy. The cost there is the bending and the welding after the cardboard models.

Gotta model it and run it through CFD, half the fun of it! 

Not got the time or the inclination. Do enough of that during work hours.

[nicklouse]

Here it is not hiding under the engine.

[Tupers]

Very snazzy indeed. 

 

I've always thought it'd be interesting to work up an aero kit and do back to back test with and without it at a practise day. 

[nicklouse]

Connected up the driveshafts today. I had forgotten what a untc the short one is. Had to drop the hub off.

Hardyspicers by the way.



Added a few more bits back on as I will soon be doing the plumbing and wiring....

[Midas Mk1]

Looking good! Was wondering what alternator setup you using with the front mounted rad?