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Old 08-01-2012, 12:48 PM   #30 (permalink)
NeilBlanchard
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I'm continuing to glue up the foam core of my CarBEN EV5 (open source 5 seat electric car). This first photo shows a mistake -- can you spot the omission?


Here's the hand-cut fix on the left side:


The thin struts are there temporarily to hold the beginning of the firewall in position:


The first 2 feet of the front:


With the hood in place:


I also had not exported the latest version of the F19 sheet, so I was missing a piece (outlined in red marker) that I was able to trace from the mirror piece and cut by hand:


I've continued on the shaping progress (SurForms are the best tools for rough shaping) and I'm starting the lapped hood opening edge:


This is now too big to fit into my car... I need to put a work table in my garage!
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