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Old 01-11-2019, 03:25 AM
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Looks good Richard. If it comes out as well as the Imola tank, which I am very impressed with, it will be a great job well done.

I am moving to Nelson late this year so hope that one day I can have a look through your workshop when up North.

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Old 01-11-2019, 01:39 PM
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very cool stuff richard! top job as always, nice to see you back at it. not be long now before your kissing the tyre walls? lol, next year maybe?
Thanks Neil - hopefully keep it off the walls in the first race! However I'm not sure about it being next year - lots to do and lots to learn yet.
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Old 01-11-2019, 01:46 PM
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Looks good Richard. If it comes out as well as the Imola tank, which I am very impressed with, it will be a great job well done.

I am moving to Nelson late this year so hope that one day I can have a look through your workshop when up North.

Cheers
Very kind Rick. By all means touch base if you are passing through Auckland and if you are still into Bevels, you might like to check out the vicious geriatric gang I've joined - IMOC (Italian Motorcycle Owner's Club). You are going to have some of the best roads and scenery on the planet to carve through.
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Old 05-06-2019, 03:54 PM
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Finally got there on the buck for the Group 5. Time for some aluminium.

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Old 05-06-2019, 07:20 PM
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Wow, that is an impressive buck!
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Old 05-06-2019, 07:54 PM
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quality! see you are more inspiring to watch, I would love to make a buck for my 356, just so I could make another lol
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Old 05-06-2019, 08:24 PM
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Buck looks great, Richard.

After you glued up the mdf and shaped it, what if anything did you topcoat or seal it with- nothing, more glue, some polyurethane or similar or ??
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Old 05-07-2019, 12:18 AM
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Thanks Marcus, Neil and AC.

Neil, you would be so quick to knock out another one How hard can it be?

AC, the bulk of the buck is just sloshed with some single pack polyurethane to hold back the moisture. The detachable tail pieces however have several coats of moisture cured single pack polyurethane, which harden the surface sufficiently for hammerforming/flowforming on (providing you are only making a couple off).
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Old 05-07-2019, 09:38 AM
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Great looking buck Richard

Thanks for sharing with us.

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Old 05-10-2019, 12:24 AM
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Did you see this group 5 project?
It will have the BMW V10 with 800 horses, it is planned to build 300 and start this summer...
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