I’ve decided to make a front splitter (keeps me out of the house while the missus does her Masters thesis)
I have decided that carbon fibre if too difficult to work at home, and too expensive, and glassfibre is too messy (although I’m pretty good with it). I’ll be using the “Edwards type” method of fixing with nylon bolts etc.
So its going to be Lexan, Foamulux, or thin marine plywood.
Lexan is cheap, strong but brittle.
Foamulux is cheap, not as strong but very easy to work
Marine ply is an option because when I raced plenty of peeps used it as it was cheap to replace and when done right looked no different from the others.
I was thinking about doing the same thing, using marine ply. Only because I’ve also seen loads of race cars which use this material. Probably something between 10-15mm thick.
The only issue I have is that I occasionally use my car on the road and I drive it to the track. With my 100mm ride height not including the extra reduction in front clearance from the splitter it will be highly inconvenient.
It’s probably not viable, but a quick release splitter which you could just attach at the track would be great.
My mate’s Westfield XTR2 has pretty much the full undertray, diffuser and splitter made from ply… from more than a foot away you’d never know that it was.
I was thinking of a basic sanding, then using car body ‘Stopper’ into the end grain. It’s usually a terracotta colour and comes in a big toothpaste like tube. It dries hard but flexible, and can be sanded etc.
Andy, assuming you are going to end up replacing this fairly regularly through damage, have you considered using Exterior MDF, easier to work with and no filling required, plus paints up a lot better than ply.
In my aero modelling days I used to use talcum powder mixed with dope. Your thoughts…
Kurt
Crikey you must be as old as me…next you will be telling us you flew the galloping ghost system/…
And if you lot know what I’m talking about you will have all got pension books.
If you see MarkA’s picture at SPA you can appreciate that the Edwards splitter does actually work and that you need some strong material and plenty of fixing points.
Marine ply wins the day on all aspects -
The Edwards one is Nylon and that is the next best as it wont crack so easy, is self coloured. looks good and with additional mounts works perfect
In my aero modelling days I used to use talcum powder mixed with dope. Your thoughts…
Kurt
Crikey you must be as old as me…next you will be telling us you flew the galloping ghost system/…
And if you lot know what I’m talking about you will have all got pension books.
Galloping Ghost that’ll be your bone fida Bang Bang radio, if I remeber my history books vebatum…I’m only in my thirties, but an Old Hand in RC
Any progress Soggster (Andy) and nice to hear from you. Did your Bro sell the Trevor?