Plastic is Fantastic: Part 6 – Assembling the Beast
Plastic is Fantastic: Part 6 – Assembling the Beast by Jonathan Spiegel As usual, racecars rarely get finished on schedule when you’ve got a day job, but that hasn’t stopped…
Plastic is Fantastic – Part 5, the Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle (umm, more like Big Bird) has landed. The tandem team from Reliable Carriers showed up on schedule and carefully unloaded the CRX from the top deck. There was…
Polystrand GT-Lite CRX: Part 4 – Bringing the Design Concept to Life!
Polystrand GT-Lite CRX: Part 4 – Bringing the Design Concept to Life! by Jonathan Spiegel As we left off in the previous installment, we’d completed our prototype suspension design, done…
Polystrand GT-Lite CRX: Part 3 – Simulating the Suspension
Polystrand GT-Lite CRX: Part 3 – Simulating the Suspension by Jonathan Spiegel At the end of Part 2 of the Polystrand GT-Lite Project, we had finalized the preliminary design for…
Polystrand GT-Lite CRX – Part 2
Polystrand GT-Lite CRX: Part 2 – Designing an Independent Rear Suspension From Scratch & A Composites Primer by Jonathan Spiegel When we last left off, the GT-Lite Project CRX was…
Plastic is Fantastic – The Polystrand GT-Lite Project
Plastic is Fantastic – The Polystrand GT-Lite Project by Jonathan Spiegel Rear view mirrors Anti-lock brakes Front-wheel drive Synchromesh transmissions Composite body panels Direct-shift gearboxes Dual overhead camshafts Traction…