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Posted 5/1/2019 12:24:12 PM |
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DOH!
well it looks like with just a little fiberglass addition at the slight corner locations you could easily get that look prior to finish and paint... you still have the bulk of the work done outta the mold.
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Posted 5/1/2019 7:04:59 PM |
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Yeah, I don't know if it's that big of a deal. I'll probably just let it go.
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Posted 5/2/2019 9:59:58 AM |
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I did a little analysis of the do3d model last night. The total width of their car as their model is, would put it at a little over 12 feet. That is in line with the exaggerated measurements that were put out in the media before the first movie came out.
At a 12% reduction my car will come out at about 10 feet wide, even with the narrower tires. I think that's about actual size of the real car.
To achieve an 8.5 foot car, without any skewing, the reduction would need to be around 36%. That would give a main body length (wings and tire not included) of 11 feet and a 6.5 foot body width with the rest of the width taken up by the wheel assemblies. it would give an interior cabin width of about 4 feet. Probably doable, but very tight.
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Posted 5/2/2019 10:36:52 AM |
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As my thoughts now turn to the front clip preparation here is a little report on that.
1. I have already done some of the first layer of smoothing the surface and correcting imperfections. btw, if you didn't already know, Bondo sucks! For body filler it is hard to work and hard to sand. For fiberglass resin it's even worse. I ran out of resin at one point and didn't want to wait until my re-order came so I got some bondo resin from Walmart. It's the worst! It's too thick and doesn't wet out the cloth well and it's pot life is supper short. Save yourself a headache and pay a little extra money for the good stuff.
2. Ran across some 35/13.5 r20 used Thompson Baha ATZ tires for sale on Craigslist. They are not the correct tread pattern we want but at $125 for all four I couldn't resist. They will make nice proxy tires for now. Will want to go with the 12.5 width though because I will need to save the extra 2 inches. The width does look cool though. (see below)
3. Pics below are of the front clip and the start of the cabin doors. Today I cut those pieces apart but I don't have pics of that.
This pic really gives an idea of size with the tires. Measurement from outside edges of tires here is 9 feet. That's why I need those extra two inches from 12.5s instead of 13.5s. Wheels will need to come out further from body for wheel cover and turning ability.
You can also see my "mystery part" hehehe
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Posted 5/2/2019 12:05:17 PM |
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that is looking so badass... love the mystery part!
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Posted 5/2/2019 3:06:26 PM |
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My, you have been busy.
Looking very wicked sly. vertigo
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Posted 5/2/2019 4:12:21 PM |
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Yeah. I'm thinking about scrapping it all and starting over.
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Posted 5/2/2019 11:34:00 PM |
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Known certain dimensional reality and expansion of the known reality as a building strategy.
Have you thought about building a wooden proxy seating compartment in 1:1 dimensions to the corvette donor on a proxy wood suspension and fitting your existing or new wood/foam pieces around it.
Or, if you are certain about the corvette donor, buying your donor, and working around it.
That way, you are starting with a known certain dimensional reality, and can build around that known reality, modifying/creating pieces that fit to the known and certain dimensional reality. Thus expanding the boundaries of the known reality.
That, is why I am currently working slowly toward and away from the known and certain dimensional realities of my DOJ/Justice League batmobile, donor Dodge 3500, and operational roadway limitations.
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Posted 5/3/2019 4:34:28 AM |
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That’s what I was thinking while lying in bed last night. I should go ahead and get the donor car and fit the body to it. That’s probably the plan going forward. The added advantage of that is there won’t be a bunch of parts lying around. I can make them and attach them to the car as I go.
It’s several months setback but on the positive side I have gained valuable knowledge and skills going forward that will help me move quicker and do better work.
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Although now I'm not sure. I just went out and measured the inside opening of the front clip and it's 5'4". A corvette body is about 6' wide. I don't know how much the body panels extend from the chassis on a corvette, but it doesn't seem like I'm that much off. Again your idea is best Vert, get the donor and try it out.
There's a '97 at a local junk yard that looks pretty good but they want too much for it. Time to try and haggle with them.
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Posted 5/3/2019 8:48:26 AM |
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interior dimension all the way across in the shoulder area is ~55" in the C5/C6 vettes.
So keeping the cockpit intact and mounting the sparcos in stock location should work great. The doors will come off, and side tubing that's put in place welded to the actual chassis will set the width in another couple inches on both sides easily, yielding our desired 48" across inside the slightly tighter bat-cockpit.
Another advantage to having the car there during development, you can pull all the body panels, windshield+frame, etc... and when creating your bat-pieces incorporate hookup points where you would like them to attach to the chassis, or see where you'll need to add chassis tubing to mount the parts as well.
in vert's scenario he has to build out his cockpit uni-body within the newly modified frame just to get to the point where you'd be starting. You'll be able to leave your engine, cockpit, and front end chassis mostly as is while developing the body, and the transmission to rear suspension can be tailored to the rear mold sections of the car as you develop it.
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