Gluing the ribs in!

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Earlier this week, we bolted the suspension cage and rollcage to the ribs, in order to align the ribs properly in the car. Then, on Saturday we glued the ribs down onto the shell and did a carbon fiber layup over them to add strength. We made a chamfer at the point between the shell and the ribs (which normally would’ve been a hard 90-degree angle) using squares of balsa wood which we sanded down.

See the whole process in our Facebook photo album. Here’s a teaser…

The team does not officially condone placing paintbrushes in your mouth.
The team does not officially condone placing paintbrushes in your mouth.

The layup has finished curing and we unwrapped it to take a look today, it turned out well. Look for photos of the finished layup soon!

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