Building the Body

A huge step forward was taken this past weekend. The first layers of fabric for the lower body of the 2010 Sunseeker were laid into the mold. It all began with a layer of surface coat, which will give the outside of the car an unbelievably smooth surface. Then more surface coat was laid into the mold, followed by 2 layers of fiberglass, some patches of carbon fiber for re-enforcement, and just enough resin in between all of that to bond everything together. Once it was all laid into the mold, we placed a vacuum bag over the mold in order to pull the fabric tight to the sides of the mold while removing any excess resin. The lay-up was left over the weekend to cure.

On Monday, Abe, Nick, and Scott from SC Enterprises came into the lab to remove the vacuum bag system and check on the first layer. To all of our relief, the lay-up was a success, aside from a few small blemishes that were removed during the Wednesday work shift.

On Wednesday, the team placed 2 more layers of material into the body, Nomex honeycomb reinforcement and another layer of fiberglass. These layers were once again bagged and placed under a vacuum. The team would like to extend many thanks to Scott and all the staff at SC Enterprises for their commitment to helping us realize our goal.

One thing that we forgot to mention in last week's post was another driver training session. On Friday the 9th, Mitch took another ride in the 2005 Sunseeker. We drove down to Vicksburg and back, attracting lots of attention along the way!

Bronco Pride,
Joshua