Thread: Bebops Floor Fender + shocks

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Bob, Thanks for replying. I forgot about the "wax-release" trick, that is a good idea and I can use a pint potato salad container or something similar for the mold. Since I now have the tank from Rock Valley, the accompanying picture of the "Rumble-seat tank" mockup shows there is a space of almost 4" of non-support under the ends of the tank so with your suggestion I can build up the humps with a flat top level with the bottom of the tank for added support there. With some chemistry experience in "what sticks to what" I was concerned about the polyester resin not sticking to a potato salad container but with your suggestion I can put say two layers of glass cloth criss-cross and once it is coated with resin I don't care if it sticks or not but maybe I could just put some nail holes in the salad container and allow the resin to latch onto the container and leave it in there. I sort of jumped the gun here asking for help before thinking about it over night. You may not know it but several colleague scientists have confessed to me that at our age of over 60 they too only get an occasional idea in the shower once a day; in research such lucid moments are highly prized and cultivated. Maybe it is just the idea of being alone without phone calls etc., so maybe by tomorrow I might have figured it out but you have given me a great idea of how to give more support to the tank as well as solve the space issue for the coilovers. I have previously fiberglassed two small boats so I know how to do it although it is not my idea of fun! Thanks again!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder