(16 days until the 2012 WHPSC)
It's time to splash a mold off our streamliner tooling plug! Dad is figuring out how he's going to flange this thing...
Scribed lines and hole locations for windshield
Sanding and Waxing Body, First Subframe Revision
(17 days until the 2012 WHPSC)
Final wet sanding before laying up the molds.
Splish Splash, I was takin' a bath"
After several coats of wax
DOH! Fit check revealed something was WAY off - the bottom bracket was roughly three inches too low. Sliding the mount up ran it into the wheel, so I busted out the zip saw, cut off the bottom bracket, re-machined the mount, and tack welded the bottom bracket back on.
Looks like we're back on track...
... IF my left leg has enough room between the fork stanchion and the body (already considering my options if the stanchion needs a detour).
Quick, hard sprint...
Finishing Touches on Body, Testing the Subframe
(18 days until the 2012 WHPSC)
"Dueling Banjos", er, uh, "Dueling Air Files" with Pat and Dad
Couple final spots before primer
Spraying primer
Quick picture before the primer flattens
As always, Annie is unimpressed
Pat spraying guide coat
Taking the subframe for a test spin. We were concerned about the clearance between my leg and the derailleur.
Turns out, the derailleur clearance is no problem, but there's even less room for handlebars/stem that we originally thought. Suddenly, the flat stem of the Varna makes a lot of sense ;-)
Mirroring, Part Four
(19 days until the 2012 WHPSC)
Doug and dad putting the finishing touches on the top
Doug is just about done with the back of this thing (I owe him BIG TIME)!
High build primer
And both sides are complete!
From the front...