Shoe String Racing Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Awhile back I saved photos of this amazing wind wings project. I don't know if I found these here or elsewhere on the web. Is that owner active here or can someone tell me more about how this was done? While I really like these wings and may want to do something similar in the future, my immediate goal is to get a roof formed to my one-off roll cage. I'm wondering if the technology/materials used in these wings might not apply to a roof. Anyone have any advice? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taber10 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Looks a lot like Gert's. He's on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Yep -Taber has got it spot on. Gert goes by the forum name of "Slomove" if you want to pm him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitcat Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Gert, aka:Slomove. His work is impeccable or whatever category exists way beyond impeccable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlumba81 Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Here's the thread link. Post on how he made them is post #26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee break Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Slomove's workmanship is fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoe String Racing Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Here's the thread link. Post on how he made them is post #26. Thanks, that's what I needed. And wow, he does incredible work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slomove Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 (edited) ...... Is that owner active here or can someone tell me more about how this was done?..... Thanks for the very nice words about my workmanship, guys I only wish my car would still look as spiffy as on the pictures. Oh well, it shows some good use. As for the question how this was done I must say I more or less winged it (I know, silly pun). The stainless tubing frame was bent by hand, partially with a tube bender or carefully drawing over the table edge and it took a while to get both sides symmetrical. I believe I screwed up a piece of tube before getting it right. I used a piece of cardboard frequently to make sure the frame became "devolvable" while shaping, i.e. capable of being covered at all points by a flexed sheet. After that it was rather easy to attach the "glass". First I used 1/16" lexan, a few years later I replaced this (after the Lexan was scratched and beat up) with 0.08" PETG sheet. Cheaper and easier to wrap around the frame. The plastic sheet was clamped to the frame in several places, marked about 1" oversize and cut out with a jig saw, clamped back on, slotted every inch or so with a cutoff disk. Then the protruding tabs heated with a hot air gun and wrapped around the frame tube one by one. That is pretty easy with a leather glove and/or a piece of aluminum bar. The softened plastic freezes in place immediately after touching the steel tube. Edited March 24, 2016 by slomove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoe String Racing Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 thank you sir for the detail. Makes me think I and a very anal/detailed mechanic type friend could give it a go. Are you still planning on your NorCal circuit in a few months? That well planned itinerary and you coming from my home town of Pasadena (a non-sequitur I know) really warms me up to the idea. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slomove Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Ted, sure, give it a try. There is no magic recipe for such a project just some handiwork, i.e. trial and error. Make sure the steel tube is thin enough (IIRC it was 0.02 or 0.03 wall) or you may have a hard time bending by hand. Yes, the plans for Summer are getting more concrete and I will probably start picking the hotels sometimes soon. Still need to get approval for the PTO but that is probably more a formality. You may know Bill G. with a Superstalker from Glen Ellen who is also interested in the trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusaNostra Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 shoestring --- who made the side view mirror? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoe String Racing Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 shoestring --- who made the side view mirror? the one in this thread? that's slomove's car. Mine, pictured in another thread? Don't know; it's what the original builder put on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slomove Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 In case you meant the black mirrors on my car, there was a thread about that as well (can't find it now). This is my own design, the stem is welded from stainless tubing and the shell is 3-d-printed, then painted with epoxy rattle can paint. There is a plastic sperical bearing held in an aluminum 2-part shaft collar. Below is an exploded image. The glass is nibbled and ground from a large convex aftermarket truck rear view mirror to fit the bezel. If somebody wants to make a copy and has access to a 3-d printer (or by Internet print service) you can PM me for the .stl files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusaNostra Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 The 1st picture on the right side (the sideview mirror) Who makes those mirror? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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