Yeah you can't do this sort of work without a lot of filler & sanding - but when you spend time in a custom body shop where they only work with metal you see the same thing.

How would you get the chicken wire from the fiberglass once you apply resin? Or do you just leave it?

@@joeyg369 I'd make a buck using the wire, then a mold from that, so final product comes out of the mold.

What is a buck? Yeah i guess it wouldn't matter if you just had the wire part of the mold. Wasn't sure if the wire was the mold.

@@joeyg369 a buck is the positive form of what you want to make. Use that to make a negative mold over it, and then use the mold to make the actual part. Yes it is a lot of steps and material to do this. The video shows an interesting way to do it without all those steps, he usually makes a buck and mold for his projects (btw, he is THE MAN). I try to make bucks->molds->parts now as it is just better even if it costs more and takes longer, worth it.

@@murraymadness4674 appreciate the detailed response. I don't know much about fiberglass but I have been looking into making a body for a go kart I have. your idea of chicken wire sounded like a great method.

1. I had decided from day one to use a different mounting method to that, which you can see in kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nNFpdZeDvbW7pnU.html The bodywork was sculpted so exactly to fit the car there were NO alignment issues at all. 2. I am all too aware of how to incorporate laid in ribs to strengthen race car panels, but I also know where & when they are, or are not, needed. The SHAPE of a panel can also give it rigidity. When these panels were all fitted to my chassis they had all the rigidity they required.

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I cut it into three parts & remove it from the chassis in the next episode as I planned from the beginning, and you will see me do this. That whole rear section then stays as a 3 piece body section, with two to be permanently mounted and the main piece over the engine being easily removable.

"Wiring" just describes fastening the foam to the wheel with wire. No - it is not used to add sharp edges. If you have limited experience in this sort of fabrication I suggest we watch my first fiberglass tutorial, which covers all the basics. You will find it in my playlist of fiberglass tutorials at the top of that list.

Fiberglass will soak into cardboard, weaken it, and cause it to bow or collapse. Use Coreflute sheet instead - the stuff real estate agent signs are made of. Some have been known to follow me home, but most big hardware stores stock it. It is not only stronger - fiberglass will not stick to it. Just tape things up with a plasticky duct tape, on both sides where you can. I would still coat such a buck with brush on PVA release, but release wax would not be needed.

The rear plug took 15 litres of resin and about 9 metres of cloth.

Wow - that would be a BIG project. Get a set of high quality drawings and transfer them to overhead projector transparencies. Then project them onto plywood to be able to mark out and cut profile boards. and follow what this guy does. Watch as many videos as you can on this rib & foam method and look for one that shows HOW the builder gets the drawings onto the plywood. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/irNhZ6Z8uKuvdoE.html

450gm (16oz) chopped strand mat fiberglass, with LSE General Purpose Poly resin. I don't cover basics like that in a Masterclass. All that is covered in my first fiberglass tutorial kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n7WKntqjy9bNpGw.html

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I actually have 70k subscribers & rising, and am a retired professional videotape cameraman and editor, with experience in the film industry since 1967. My videos are some of the best photographed & edited car videos on KZfaq. Go watch the loud mouthed ego driven "garage comedian" commentators on other car videos compared to my no nonsense, no bullshit hosting. Show me the other car videos that speed up the slow jobs like I always do, or who put picture in picture composites, or who use titling to clarify and enforce things. I don't do this to get subscribers or make money (although those both come my way), I do it because I love what I do and want to share my skill sets with others. KZfaq uses algorithyms to promote certain videos. It's not just video quality that creates large subscriptions - there are MANY factors that determine that. I appreciate your suggestions & motivations, but you are unaware of the time & effort that already goes into my videos. Each one gets edited & checked at least 12 times before it goes to air.

I'm not offended by your comments. However firstly - I was in no rush doing this job (in fact it took many, many months to complete it). Secondly Rob you need to remember that this was experimental - an attempt to try something new, and innovative ideas rarely succeed from the get go. New inventions usually look clumsy in their initial stages (consider the first aeroplanes), but the end result in my shed speaks for itself. I have a fantastic body that has a unique, flowing shape... and now my buggy does too!! I have finished this video series but am releasing them at one a week. In the the following episodes in this series you will see me give honest feedback on what worked and where improvements were needed, and these are addressed and overcome when I have a second go sculpting the front nosecone. Either way I have a unique buggy with a flowing shaped like no other that will be a guaranteed head turner because of the fiberglass body I made for it. Who knows - you might even like the end product yourself?