Bailey Blade XTR Car Design | More fiberglass Fender work Time-Lapse version - Part 21

[djnevous3us]

I wanna do that work 4 a living

[dimitriosart]

super inspiring! Would like to see how you get the form off and I didn't quite get what the strip was for that you applied on the wood form before bondoing it?

[signevent]

so much man hours

[melvinr79]

This work is amazing, keep going

[Edgardocelectric007]

Hey Thanks a lot for the tip sounds a like a cheaper way to go, BTW I was looking at the clip that you posted and covering the foam with tape works very good I did a test piece last night, also over all cheaper and faster too than first laying a cover of 5min. expoxy which does not effect foam

[BaileyBlade]

@Edgardocelectric007 Yeah using epoxy to seal and protect the foam can get expensive quick. The Tape method works great and is fast and easy. 

[Edgardocelectric007]

may i ask what setting did you do on time laspe camera i am working on slow project like yours an airplane and wish to set camera timing too thanks

[BaileyBlade]

@Edgardocelectric007 No settings on were set... This is all HD Video at 60fps, i use my software "Sony Vegas" to squeeze the timeline and speed up the footage. If i work 8 hours then I have 8 hours of video.

[BaileyBlade]

@Edgardocelectric007 Got your message, You may also want to look at an HD security system . They cost $400 to $800 for 4 to 6 camera feeds and you can off load the video whenever the DVR loops. Also they have various settings for time lapse and full video. Just a thought...

[stizjudaz232]

how long did it take to do all of that ..

[goodgooglegoo]

GOOD GOOGLE GOO !!!!!!!

[elvedin555]

this car will be 3tonnes 

[BaileyBlade]

@elvedin555 This is just the body buck for making molds later on. The car will be very light and will not have any body filler on it.

[kennethRH]

headlight hole of tool-doom!



[Darknights7]

wow for a second i thought u paper mashed the car.....

anyways, is THIS car design??? dont you have to start with clay....? not wood and foam...? i know common sense its optional but..

[BaileyBlade]

@Darknights7 I do not think there are any specific rules to car design. Clay is great, I just wanted to to it differently.

[Darknights7]

@BaileyBlade ohh k, so was it fun/easier compared to clay?

[ThePaulgregg]

This is AMAZING!! Just found it. UNBELIEVABLE! I'm hooked...

[BaileyBlade]

@ThePaulgregg LOL thats great, you have about 25 more video to catch up on. I have 45 as of now and about to release the next one.

[seriousninja]

I am impressed!!! But wear a respirator mask! Fiberglass bust and resin, polyester fumes are really bad for your health!!!

[FrankypankyV8]

Good job!

respect!

[DiversityLight]

Nice, what foam do you use

[YeuxGris]

bloody flies!!! always buzzing!

[DJMichaelOrtega]

if only they could do it that fast...

[eortegareynoso17]

scary :(

[Curveball]

So you'll take someones design and create their design? What is the price tag on that? I realize that will be a sliding scale depending on what someone wants, but ball park me if you would.

[SDCalifornia1]

Very Nice Man 

[FLCLnaota]

man i wish all body work went that fast hahahaha :)

[AENIMAno1]

funny how all the tools fall into the headlight hole^^

[WShowduh]

What are you doing in regards to glass? Like windshields and windows? How can you make those? Are you able to heat shape plexiglass without warping it?

[BaileyBlade]

We are not making glass. Using pre manufactured glass meets DOT standards. Saves us from having to make them.

[redghost105]

@BaileyBlade over all how long did it take to make the whole car? if its done already.

if its not done then how long have you been working on it and if you dont mind me asking the budget for building your own car like this?

[WShowduh]

What are you planning to do for steering? I mean will your donor steering assembly fit or will you have to do some major modding?

[BaileyBlade]

Completely custom steering.

[rainbacknet]

You mean you have a custom rack and pinion, or you're just attaching your own control arms to an existing one?

[BaileyBlade]

@rainbacknet As for steering (rack and pinion) we are using a kind of off the shelf version with modifications. Special order stuff for now. The majority of the suspension is custom.

[noojra]

Lol at 4:26, everything falls off the car :)

Great project guys wish I could attempt something like this someday.

[TOPSECRETEVENTS]

Wow... =O

amazing work...

[BaileyBlade]

Thanks... move videos coming.

[sklyrovka]

nice miata

[mazdaspeedproduction]

Wait! Wait! This beast is based on a Mazda Miata! Brilliant!!!

[JimboMLG]

no just the windshield/side window is to save on costs

[BaileyBlade]

Miata??? Yeah only the windshields are Miata, its to save cost. Custom glass is very expensive, It would cost as much as the car just to have custom glass made

[wtdesign]

The car is lookin great man, I like how the front is comin along

[73DrtSprt]

whens this beast gonna be done. and whats the next one gonna look like

[BaileyBlade]

I quit giving dates its done when its done. We have a few other designed for the next one but not sure yet which direction to go. The decision will be based on how well this car goes and what we learn from it.

[CCruzr22]

I just saw the video on your favorites... Its funny, he said that you guys were supposed to be done in '08... Its almost 2010... When was the original idea created?

[BaileyBlade]

Well the idea started early 2007 or so but the first car was Blade 1.0 and had many regulation issues. So we had to start over with a redesigned front end and rear end to meet regulations. This delayed it a bit, and the changes were more involved than expected. Keep in mind this is  a handmade, hand sculpted, and very trial and error to get things right kind of car. We are going old school with this to learn as much as possible about how to make a car.

[youngghetto18]

plz hurry and get this car on the road

[BaileyBlade]

We are trying if we had more money and time it would be done already.

[DanFrederiksen]

lol the speeded up bouncy high walk looked funny.

nice work and it looks good but the more I see of this the more I'm thinking CAD/CAM.

I'd take the 1970s corvette bumps off the front and the rear. I think that would look more up to date. like a nicer racy miata NC

[BaileyBlade]

Thanks, and yeah the walk around was funny. Dont worry the next car will be more CAD/CAM with real money behind it. Right now all this is on mine and Erics dime.

[DanFrederiksen]

I understand cost restraints and it is within that premise that I advocate building the CNC rig that would cut out the body shape in foam or other soft material. I think you could build such a 3axis cnc for about 1000$ and you could have been done years ago. you might want a 5axis which would be a bit more expensive. not sure that could be done any cheaper any other way. but you don't want to hear that :) your loss

[BaileyBlade]

Yeah I understand where you are coming from its not that I dont want to hear it, its that we are already so far into the project. We have already started working on a DIY CNC than I plan to do a video on once we have all the parts.

[DanFrederiksen]

if you are just about done with the design now then sure finish it that way. but if it will be a year more of endless body work...

whatever you do, get it done already :)

and sounds good about the cnc. will it be 5axis or how do you plan to use it?

cnc would be good, that way you can much easier forget about this misguided retro gasoline training thing and get on with a more modern looking electric car that will actually be a success :) vruum vruum is dead.

[BaileyBlade]

Yeah the design is complete now.. just finishing final lines and maybe a few tweaks here and there as we mockup parts.

The CNC so far is a simple 3Axiz with a 4th add on as a turntable.

[DanFrederiksen]

ok so not car size cnc?

[BaileyBlade]

Its a 4'x8'x24" setup. Not car size. Do you have any info for doing a DIY car size CNC?

[DanFrederiksen]

nothing too specific but i figure you use the same gear as other DIY CNCs like gecko or some other only bad controllers and motors and then hook it up to a gantry rig not unlike the one you made for lasering. it doesn't need great strength nor bizarre precision for cutting soft material on a large scale. you'll need some sort of slow spindle with a large cutting head, maybe a 2 inch ball cutter. cut foam or clay. just off the top of my head. maybe calibration pedestal in the corner for tool swap

[DanFrederiksen]

I built a 50x50x10cm CNC based on square tubing and ball bearings from roller blades on 8mm bolts. one square tube with 2 bolts at 90 degree trucking on another square tube. I used a threaded rod through a bolt for the motion. rod tensioned with what else.. ball bearings for roller blades. I used stepper motor which are crap but can work. better to use servo motors with encoder in closed loop so there is no drift but can be a cost/availability issue.

[hardcorehindu666]

it's coming together really nice

[HISandman]

Awesome! great to see a good time lapse of your work again. She really is coming together.. it's the fine details that will take the longest with any build. Do you have an estimated value of the finished product? I'm sure a hand built, well documented car will have great value at auction. Also do you plan to do molds and kits once your done? or is the Blade a one off?

[perryman333]

The car will be a limited production vehicle, and they will be molding it. That's why they're trying to make averything really smoothe right now.

[hqbeamer]

wow guys that really shows the true side of the car looks fantastic lovely lines top work!

keep the updates comming!

[BaileyBlade]

Thanks a ton we will keep it coming.

[TheEnDBG]

What color are you going to paint the car?

It's looking great!

[vincomputer]

dark red may look good, but dont paint strips.keep it simple.

[Audiob0x]

Getting closer dude! I love watching the progress. Keep the updates coming.