Project: The AeroFocus

[Weather Spotter]

its looking good!

I used a foam pipe insulation to act as my mating surface with the car. Would that work for you?

[JethroBodine]

Looking good, Man. Frustration just means you're doing it right.

[Sven7]

Very nice work, Jim.

All I can say is you'd better get a spacer between the aluminum and steel or that thing's going to be rusting like crazy.

[HydroJim]

I've made pretty good progress today. I've attached all of the panels except for the bottom panel because I've still being going up inside the tail to do some work. I still have to add a lot of self tappers just to make sure this thing is secure. I bought some metal to make some flashing to try and seal the boat tail to the car.





weather spotter- how did you attach the pipe insulation. That was actually my first thought, but I wasn't sure how well it would hold up with the hatch being opened and closed all the time.

Jethrobodine- I don't think that means i'm doing it "right" but I'm definitely having fun, so I guess that's what it's all about. not to mention I'm helping save the world

Sven7- that's a pretty good point. Any ideas as what a good space material would be?

[Sven7]

On its Rabbit, VW used a simple paper-thick film between its aluminum bumpers and steel mounts. I'm guessing you could use anything from frisket to polycarb. The important thing is preventing contact between the metals.

[HydroJim]

Thanks for the info Sven. I'll have to see what I have lying around. Maybe all my coroplast scraps would do. Hopefully I can loosen everything enough to slip some spacers in there.

[JethroBodine]

Sven7 is talking about Galvanic corrosion. Coroplast would be a good isolator.

Looking forward to the first test flight.

[Cd]

Looking good !
Any plans to add something to disguise the asymmetry ?

[HydroJim]

Originally Posted by Cd

Looking good !
Any plans to add something to disguise the asymmetry ?

No plans to hide the asymmetry. It came about due to sagging when I removed the carboard box supports from the end of the tail during construction. Everything on the left side ended up being about 1 inch longer and not everything is in the same place. Not to mention my hatch has always been crooked with different gaps on both sides. I planned on disguising it when I cut out the back sheet of metal, but evidently I didn't do a very good job. It's good that it has a homemade look to it because everyone seems to assume I built this using a kit. Whenever someone says that, I can't help but think "I wish"

[WD40]

I'll take MPG over looks any day.. I wish I was 16 again and had your balls to "Just Do It"
My hats off to you, and I look forward to seeing the results.