Sunday, April 29, 2012

All frame casting will be done by Jim Key of Custom Replicas. His website is http://www.customreplicas.com/index.html
Resin Spine cross sections are now available for $200 USD for a complete set. These are in resin and the builder will need to supply their own brass and steel for the runners.

More photos to follow with results of the stress tests
Rear engine frame sections are now available for preorder. These will be made in metal (zinc). The turn around time will be about 4 weeks. Cost will be $250 USD plus shipping.

Please email me at robert burns (at) yahoo dot com for more information.

Thank you

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Hello Everyone,

I moved to a new place. The internet is not set up, so I can not post or respond to emails until Sunday nights.

Thank you,

R

Sunday, April 22, 2012

44 incher Spine section previews




The resin spine section of the 44" frame is currently being molded. Some of the parts have been cast. We'll be doing strength tests with tooling resin. This type of resin is the type that injection molds are made from and are extremely strong.

The 44 inch project rear engine frame progress

Finally, progress in the frame section. The rear engine frame is in rubber and has been cast. I'm meeting with the caster on Saturday to see the parts for myself and to perform strength tests. The parts shown are the rear engine frame forward, and rear engine frame aft