well, i thought i'd give a heads up on a weeks work
i finally got my head around what i want so last few months i've started gathering parts and drawing out my ideas.
firstoff i'll start with the interior, this will be completely manufactured out of 1mm Aluminium sheetmetal, completed with a few Stainless Steel details. minimalistic and functional. the Aluminium will get a textured powdercoating later on, first a template out of cardboard
next the prototype out of a large sheet (3000x1500x1mm)
modifying, fitting, trimming, modelling and finaly laying out the pattern to the new sheet
handbended the large curve and hammered the others
drilled a few holes wrong, even after carefull measuring; the parabolic curves fooled me now and then :p the wrong holes were closed with the TIG welder and grinded down flat
done!
on with the doorcards.. again starting with a prototype of wich i used a original doorcard for the rough contours
solving the height difference around the unlocker
then the final doorcard, here are some pics of the handbending/forming and offcourse, a bit of work with the hammer
just opening the door from the inside isn't enough, so made a stainless steel armrest/handle
the ABS window pendle won't last offcourse, on with the stainless steel
all components completed so in the dishwasher, this makes the surface clean for the TIG welding
the complete picture for now
next step is the dashboard, i've jet to receive a badge of stainless profile and other stuff wich should arrive at the end of the week. in the meantime it's time for a little holiday