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Projects Shade tree Model A speedster kind of thing

Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by rwrj, Nov 21, 2017.

  1. AmishMike
    Joined: Mar 27, 2014
    Posts: 1,391

    AmishMike
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    Wow, excited to see your body build. Have given lot of thought to fabric covering. No experience other then looking at WW1 planes. Interested to see how you attach & final covering of fabric. As old drag racer love them super light
     
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  2. rwrj
    Joined: Jan 30, 2009
    Posts: 853

    rwrj
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    from SW Ga

    Lightweight is a major concern. I also just like experimenting, although this isn't really a new idea. There was even a car on here a while back that was fabric covered. I can't find the thread now, but maybe somebody remembers it? It was a little low, single seater (I think, maybe two tiny seats) with a pointy rear end. I think it had a black and yellow paint job, in stripes. Each long panel a contrasting color.

    As far as applying it, I think it will have to be glued to the tubing, at least around the perimeters. There are some interesting systems in the aircraft community that I'm looking into. I used to build a lot of tissue covered balsa framed model airplanes, and I think this will be a similar process. Obviously on a larger scale. Ha.
     
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  3. chicken
    Joined: Aug 15, 2004
    Posts: 677

    chicken
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    from Kansas

    Great stuff...thanks for taking time to post it all. Ya know, you're better with the bending tree than I am with proper bending tools....o_O
     
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