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trebuchet03 · 02-09-2008, 10:10 PM

^^ Done right - you won't need any frame... The glass can be your frame

Then, the only thing you'd have to worry about is how to attach

Here's some tutorials I put together for building an HPV fairing:

large Scale Mold Making
Large Scale Tool Making
Large Scale Part Making

This thing is probably around the same size as what your boat tail would be.... We spent about $2300 for tooling and supplies to make that. We used glass that wouldn't shard when broken (a concern for us - not so much for you) which was pretty expensive compared to the alternatives. The most expensive bit - $500 to $600 of blue foam!!!

But, in theory - you can test out the fairing using the blue foam mold before setting anything in glass

02-09-2008, 10:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
trebuchet03 MechE Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,151 The Miata - '01 Mazda MX-5 Miata Thanks: 0 Thanked 21 Times in 18 Posts	^^ Done right - you won't need any frame... The glass can be your frame Then, the only thing you'd have to worry about is how to attach Here's some tutorials I put together for building an HPV fairing: large Scale Mold Making Large Scale Tool Making Large Scale Part Making This thing is probably around the same size as what your boat tail would be.... We spent about $2300 for tooling and supplies to make that. We used glass that wouldn't shard when broken (a concern for us - not so much for you) which was pretty expensive compared to the alternatives. The most expensive bit - $500 to $600 of blue foam!!! But, in theory - you can test out the fairing using the blue foam mold before setting anything in glass __________________ Cars have not created a new problem. They merely made more urgent the necessity to solve existing ones.