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Fabrication
and mounting of the
bat fins.
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Engine Cover and
hinge mounting
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Complete re wiring
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Fabrication of steel
windshield frame
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Fabrication and
construction of
Convertible
Top
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Fabrication of back
window
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Fabrication of Front
Beam support
structure
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Fabrication of Gull
Wing Doors
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Constructing
retractable
Headlights
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Mounting and fitting
of front turn signal
lights
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Mounting and fitting
of Gas Tank
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Fabrication and
installation of side
scoops
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Fabrication
of a 2"body lift
Fabrication
and mounting of the bat
fins.
I first
found photos of a
Bradley GT and used
Corel Draw to draw the
batwings on the car to
the correct proportion.
I then scaled it up to
fit the actual size and
transferred the shape to
masonite and cut to
shape made four ribs to
keep a uniform thickness
and angle to the bat
wing.
Below two
part polyurethane
expanding foam was mixed
and applied to wing on
the car to fit the
actual contour of the
car. I made two brackets
with 1/4 20 bolts glued
them to the bottom of
the masonite wing so
they could be removed
from the car while
working on them. Once
dry the wing was removed
from the car and laid on
it side and more foam
was applied. It took
about an hour for the
foam to cure enough to
be shaped with a rasp.
Once the
foam was shaped and
sanded, three layers of
fiberglass mat was
applied one layer at a
time. the last layer had
black pigment added to
the resin. it was sanded
smooth and resin with
pigment was brushed on
and sanded several more
times until the surface
was smooth.
Next it was time to
re-glass the hole left
by removing the spoiler.
I used a sheet of .090
polyethylene plastic the
width of the car and
about 6" wide taped to
the bottom inside where
the spoiler had been
removed and started to
build up with fiberglass
mat and resin one layer
at a time until
the hole was filled and
sanded smooth. I used
foam on each side where
the wings were to be
mounted. I then mixed up
a batch of expanding
foam poured it where the
wing was to be mounted
and very quickly bolted
the wing on as to let
the foam expand out from
underneath the wing
gluing the wing in place
as the foam set up. When
cured I sanded the foam
to match the contour of
the body.
After
sanding the foam smooth
several layers of
fiberglass mat and resin
were feathered in to
match the body to the
fin.
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