Fiberglass Mold Photo Album
Head on over to our Facebook page to look at a photo album from our first day of making the fiberglass mold for our top shell!
Head on over to our Facebook page to look at a photo album from our first day of making the fiberglass mold for our top shell!
Here’s two close-ups of the fiberglass layups we did earlier this week. First, the 1/8″ thick piece: As you can see, it is very uniform in appearance because the epoxy solution covered the fiberglass and seeped into the Nomex evenly … Read More
We took a look at the fiberglass layups we did yesterday, and they turned out alright. The larger, 1/8″ thick piece (on the bottom in the photo) fared better, as it was more uniform looking and the epoxy and hardener … Read More
Thanks to Evanston Papa John’s for giving us 5 free pizzas last night, and to Noodles & Company for giving us a bunch of meals tonight! Also, thanks to Ady Dunk for arranging several food donations to keep us happy … Read More
A month ago, I posted photos of our garage right after we cleaned it, almost completely empty. Here it is today, full once again with the top foam plug for our new car, which we picked up 2 hours ago … Read More
Today, we practiced doing fiberglass layups by making simple rectangles with Nomex honeycomb material in the middle. They are currently curing in the shop, and I hope they turn out well. It was a bit difficult to get a good … Read More
We just picked up some free breakfast from Evanston Panera. Thanks Panera! This should give our day a great start: Also, thanks to Evanston Buffalo Wild Wings for giving us 50 free wings for dinner last night! We really appreciate … Read More
Remember that time we sent some foam to Advanced Pattern Works? Well, we got it back yesterday. It came on a big flatbed semi: All hands were on deck as we unloaded the foam plug and got ready to ship … Read More
The electrical team finished welding nickel plates to our battery modules last week. The battery modules are blocks of 13 3.7V lithium-ion battery cells connected in parallel, and the parallel connection is achieved using the nickel plates. Each size 18650 … Read More
We just got a shipment back from Cartesian, who bent and cut steel tubes for our roll cage and suspension. This saved us a lot of time and eliminated the risk of us bending our tubes wrong. Big thanks! We … Read More