Everyone has been working hard on the chassis in order to get it ready before next Monday. Then, the chassis is moved to Glasurit to have its first layer of paint, after which CPH takes care of the air brushing. Because of the strict deadline, work has been done day and night to get everything finished. Examples are connecting the 3 parts out of which the monocoque exists, drilling all holes for the attachment of the suspension system and engine moutings and producing both sidepods.

Since the tolerance of the position of the holes for the suspension system is very small, professional help was required. Faro offered their help by letting us use their FaroArm, which can measure all 3D positions from a certain reference point. Using this technique, we were able to determine the position of the holes accurately.

After drilling the holes, the chassis was ready for the last treatment. It was placed for 24 hours in a normal oven. This is done to get the resin in its optimal condition. In the oven, the polymers form longer chains, which improve the quality of the product. Due to our production process, no autoclave (a pressurized oven) is needed, which saves us a reasonable amount of money.

This weekend most parts of the chassis will be finished. Hereafter it takes about a week until the car is back with a nice paintjob!