Please note w.e.f. April 2009 my website address and company name have changed from the difficult to remember and meaningless www.whitney-paine.com to a more sensible and easy to remember www.3dengineers.co.uk

Just finished a project to design the bodywork and former/buck for a racer that will be competing in an Aston Martin racing programme. Bodywork construction started today. To say I am happy with the outcome is an understatement...although I appreciate that beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

Pictures and links to pictures below and I would like to thank Andy Mitchell of Mitchell Motors in Wiltshire for allowing me to post the pictures on the forum. He will be competing later this year.

Start to finish of the project was 2/3 months.

The pictures show what the bodywork will look like and the former created to make the bodywork in virtual and real life.

Estimated time saving for Andy will be 35%. Accuracy massively improved. If car is crashed, he has the ability to recreate the bodywork exactly as it was before.

"Virtual" finished buck.


Finished buck in real life.


"Virtual" bodywork as it will look when car created in the flesh...colour to be decided.


Real buck/former - close up rear view.
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii190/Whitney-P...

"Virtual" tubular chassis.
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii190/Whitney-P...

"Virtual" bodywork with tubular chassis added.


"Virtual" rear view of bodywork.


Real buck - corner close up.


Virtual corner close up....very close I reckon...as you would expect.


Real hoop former.
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii190/Whitney-P...

Real view over front of buck.
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii190/Whitney-P...

Well done looks goooooood

That looks fantastic, i had a little look on your site too really amazing achievement.

nice work!!

Thanks everyone for your positive comments.

Will keep you informed of projects progress.

SB

i take it that the plywood for the buck was cut by a cnc router machine?? lookslike an interesting project and look forward to seeing more pictures

That looks superb.

Please please please keep this thread updated with progress pictures!

I thought Tyrell P34 6 wheeler, had a drink, got arrogant and added the other 2 wheels.

Setting up the caster angle will be a nightmare I guess.

Fantastic job, looks beautiful (there's a another thread on here for that you know )

Can't wait to see the finished product.

Please keep us updated, that looks awesome, it's really interesting to see the starting point, would be great to see how it evolves into the finished car.