A38 - Arete Supercar Project - Reinforcing the A-pillars/windscreen frame

[@pivotalevent]

As it look, the consensus is to continue the composite videos as is. Therefore, I will be continuing "as is." I will however try to add some interesting insights and tidbits to break up the repetetiveness. (For your and my viewing (editing) pleasure. Thanks for everyone's input.

[@Taliesin6]

yay

[@SGTMARSHALL1]

I am surprised you used foam instead of Hex-core for the floor

[@tekoppentekoppen761]

Love when you do funny faces during work.

[@TT.357]

I like seeing the videos so often, even if they're repetitive, the changes between each video helps me stay interested while also learning.

[@BuilderCreator]

I pinned a comment above regarding the video format. Thanks for watching the channel and your input - Jay

[@meteormotorcycle4442]

I really like the more frequent posts and all your comments, because it gives us access to your experience, which cannot be learned from a normal tutorial. I must add, if I were to lay fiberglass in a full hermetically sealed hazmat suit, I would end up with resin in my hair and all over stuck to thousands of scraps and fibers. I am amazed you work with these materials in all those cramped quarters in street clothes!! I salute you! Honestly, what you may consider tedium is to me compelling education , so thank you for you videos.

[@BuilderCreator]

I was one of those kids who didn't like to get the sticky peanut butter and jam on my fingers, so I have been practicing the avoidance of "sticky situations," for 55 years now. Ha! The consensus on the videos, is that I will keep going as before, but I will attempt my best to find great tidbits to add to each episode for the "new twist!"

[@divyanshsrivastava7312]

@@BuilderCreator 😂😂 I can totally relate with keeping my hands clean... I actually bought a box of those latex gloves, just to keep my hands clean while working on machines.

[@keithstrout1338]

I enjoy watching the process of this beginning to end. This is informative and interesting to me. Thanks for your time and effort

[@BuilderCreator]

Thanks for watching, it's folks like you watching the entire series that is pushing the channel.

[@Cubanb407]

I like the videos to be steady. Go at your pace that's what makes your channel amazing

[@BuilderCreator]

I pinned a comment above regarding the video format. Thanks for watching the channel and your input - Jay

[@manifestgood]

Just like this because as a airplane mechanic that’s no longer in the industry it’s great to keep all of this fresh.

[@Nino13084]

I would like to thank you for taking the time to share your journey with the rest of us. Very informative and interesting. I look forward to watching this process unfold. By far one of the best KZbin channels I’ve ever had the pleasure to subscribe to. Thank you for all your hard work.

[@BuilderCreator]

Much to kind of words for the videos I'm posting. I will step up my game to be closer to your description of "one of the best." Thanks for following the channel. You the subscribers are "the best!"

[@paulgoldsmith4693]

a balance of both methods works well, it melds the body, structural and mechanical elements without being to tedious . personally I have found this project informative and very interesting. Can't wait to see you driving the completed car

[@divyanshsrivastava7312]

Personally, I like these laminations videos. I would enjoy watching you work on the monocoque...👍

[@pxgstudios]

This is such an interesting series

[@robertwalker8400]

Keep doing exactly what you’re doing. I’ve been learning so much about fiberglass since watching your videos

[@USMCCGAGNG]

Just do it how you do it. Im enjoying it the way it is. Thank you. 🍻

[@connordevine9872]

Enjoying watching the development. You have my admiration

[@travisswanson3449]

The details are inherently important and educational! Each section of the body requires different techniques and procedures, and is important to understand the reasoning and engineering behind every step and processes. If you have the time and patience for the video editing, I will watch every one. Truly a work of passion that is inspiring! It is awesome your family supports you in your creation! I mean, if my dad were doing this, it would be my dream...🤣. The joy and pride is in the process.

[@mikebarrett3428]

What you’re doing is just fine. I like seeing the entire process!

[@MrCytree]

So far every video has been interesting. As far as I am concerned just make videos in the most convenient way for you.

[@brianweston4671]

I found this series a little over a week ago and in that time you’ve gained 3,000 subs! That’s remarkable and well deserved. I’m dreading the point where I catch up and have to wait for the next video.

[@MrToxicB1izzard]

Keep on doing the lamination videos. The whole fiberglass process is so satisfying, I can't get enough of it.

[@fredrikhumlehagen9903]

I don’t mind the repetition. Love your work! 👍🏻 Greetings from 🇸🇪

[@rocketsurgeon1746]

Do whatever is easy for you. Just enjoy watching these

[@MortgageLoansAndHeavyDumbbells]

amazing! I love this series. I hope to be building one of my own designs soon!

[@BuilderCreator]

Keep us posted if you start a build (or design) we would love to see what your up to. (And give our two cents worth. Ha!)

[@MortgageLoansAndHeavyDumbbells]

@@BuilderCreator I'd appreciate that!

[@paulbull3765]

Don’t change a thing, videography and content is fantastic 🇦🇺👍

[@JoelKSLC]

Love the detail, just the way you are documenting them is great.

[@rivenmotors7981]

Really enjoyed your explanation of your laminating process for the a-pillars, keep posting 'em!

[@richardsmith9509]

Except that his techniques are completely wrong and 20 years out of date: watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXm7h5lmiMZ9pqM

[@acblack1032]

I find it nicer to see 90% of the what and how, as compared to the start- mid- finish- vids

[@fjb4750]

I LIKE IT THE WAY YOU’VE BEEN DOING IT. I THINK IT HELPS TO LEARN BETTER.

[@baumbayliner]

I like the drawn out semi sped up lamination videos, as it allows me to see the full laminating process at a fast rate and less video editing for you. Great work, I love watching as my dreams of building my own shop and doing similar work are going to come true soon.

[@BuilderCreator]

Alright, today is the day!

[@ChutneyInc.]

I like your style. The way you try new things and switch things up has created a style that we have feel in love with. So just keep it up. Wish i found and subbed sooner

[@pxgstudios]

I cant wait for each video you uplaod

[@BuilderCreator]

Thanks! I wish I could just upload videos every day; and I guess I could if I just talked about cars, instead of building cars. Ha! But, we will get you a video at least once a week.

[@pxgstudios]

@@BuilderCreator that's wonderful. I wish you the best with your build

[@fredstewart6478]

I just binged watched all of this . Can't wait for the next vid.

[@BuilderCreator]

Thanks for the watch time! Videos-a- comin!

[@colinjmoore1]

Late to the party but glad you kept the detailed laminating videos coming 👍 I’ve still some glassing work to do on my Dino recreation and picked up some tips from you Thanks 🙏 tlreally enjoying the series !! Colin

[@BuilderCreator]

Gotta love the Dino!

[@martinbeaumier7172]

I love all the details of the build

[@ianskinner1619]

you finally have a good roller.. they also make then curved and made from a polymer, which are a bit easier to clean.

[@jdmimportlogistics]

Thank you for all this incredible info.! This was perfect actually sometimes it's good to have things drawn out a bit as I'm muti-tasking and communicating with people the entire video about your content 😂!!!!

[@BuilderCreator]

Thanks! Glad you are enjoying the content.

[@glampstronzartonalbee3097]

awesome project, thank you for sharing with everyone!! you are doing a great job, any videos you make we will watch!! found you a little late but will be following you along

[@BuilderCreator]

Not to lat however, the best is yet to come!

[@ELDaneo69]

Keep doing what you're doing

[@hernancortez491]

Is there anything you don’t know how to do? Your skill is at another level.

[@AngryMan540]

No one else I have found one has shown the work it takes to get it done.

[@justinfacer621]

Personally love the lamination videos

[@garretmaino6533]

Jay If you like we have a similar rotisserie that we have a large mold attached to and have motorized it for rotation .Let me know if you would like the dxf files for the parts and you could make the parts on your end. Also can supply part #'s for bearings,gear reducer and motor from a surplus shop.

[@BuilderCreator]

Thanks for the offer, but I think the next go round I would build a hydraulic 'scissor lift' style with dual scissors that would allow a it to lift at a 45Deg. angle. found I never need to go full upside down.

[@bobdavis3389]

I'd say this is going to be plenty strong . In a rollover I don't see how it would ever come apart .

[@BuilderCreator]

Yeah, funny the YT doubters question it now, when it is only just started?

[@wheelsofpakistan8723]

I love this Brilliant series man I,ll love to make my own new design from your ideas Hope I,ll do it . I,m inventor from my childhood

[@BuilderCreator]

Thanks for the kind words. If you think the series is "brilliant," I feel like maybe I'm brilliant! Ha! If you start a project of your own keep us informed; we would love to hear about it!

[@acoow]

I may be too late to comment on your question, but I prefer the drawn out segments of putting in fiberglass.

[@BuilderCreator]

working on getting the balance just right. one more vote for long. Thanks.

[@herbhall3830]

Keep up any and all these videos they are great! I used to build 32 fords but we had different techniques the way you are doing it is very cool! I have been working on an Aztec kit car but now ive decidedly am changing building methods! And will be incorporating carbon fiber where needed and i planned on using honeycomb sheeting for bulkheads and flooring! I cant find any foam board with the cardboard just foil or the standard pink or blue/green foam board! Any ide where i can find that foam board on the east coast? I thoroughly enjoy your channel

[@BuilderCreator]

Foam- check with a true contractors supply that deals in roofing. That is the main industry of use.

[@jaromgillins3808]

As it looks to me, you could come back in the future and replace all of these composite parts with carbon fiber if you wanted. it looks like the molds you have would work for resin infusion (vacuum infusion)

[@BuilderCreator]

Sorry, but the molds do not have a flange significant enough for taping the edges for an infusion. I could hand laminate the carbon, but I just can't justify carbon on this project. I will be doing a video in the future talking about the use of S-Glass vs Carbon. In short I would gain only about a 20% weight savings for a $12,000 price tag jump in materials cost. Some aesthetic carbon fiber parts coming up as well.

[@josesanchez-fc9oh]

Cambie la forma de un carro con fibra de vidrio.se lo difícil que es.Lo felicito por tan excelente trabajo

[@2010jshafer]

Will you be putting a metal (crash )cage in the passenger cabin? For the case of a rollover?

[@BuilderCreator]

There will be a partial steel structure in the car. I might add the ability to add a full cage for track use.

[@MichaelVorn]

Please tell me the brand and name of the resin you are using and how long does it take to dry? Thanks!

[@BuilderCreator]

Most of the epoxy I use is from USComposites.com. The medium hardener gels in about an hour, a set in about 5-6 hours, full cure in 24 hours. They have slow and fast hardeners for the formulation as well.

[@timhitt9541]

will it have rain gutters?

[@BuilderCreator]

I don't know what else to call the inner lip that the rubber seal attaches to and diverts water- yes.

[@harisrafi3932]

Bro first you make all body parts in red fibre and then in green i dont understand why you do it twice please reply bro i want to understand this

[@harisrafi3932]

Bro one day i will also make this

[@BuilderCreator]

Dream the dream! Then pick up a hammer!

[@AnlKrbas90]

hi. I am thinking of starting a car project that I will post on my KZbin channel. Can you help with making fiberglass bonnet

[@BuilderCreator]

You can watch my building of the front clamshell (bonnet) coming up soon, but I have a mold to work from. You might watch this series of videos by EZ Composites in England, that is a start to finish build off of an existing steel bonnet - kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5iup3etZqppZqc

[@AnlKrbas90]

Thanks for reply

[@loveller]

Show everything because we can fast forward if we want to.

[@audioengineer4314]

10-15 mins of video is what most content creators i have interacted with say return the best results as far as generating likes, and shares etc. I think that is what you were asking...then again. 🤷🏻

[@richardsmith9509]

The project is astonishing: bravo. I have many questions about your composite techniques. Looks pretty much like fiberglass roving and polyester resin. Using carbon cloth with resin is NOT overly strong either. Proper carbon construction requires epoxies, vacuum bagging and an autoclave. Equally there are so many new E-Glass products that are used with two part epoxies: I saw none of that. Last, It looks like you just used roving without a mat layer against the gelcoat on your body parts: this almost guarantees print-through as soon as the body parts are heated by the sun. I strongly suggest that you take your molds to a boat builder who uses the above advanced techniques and have them make a correct composite body. It would be well worthwhile. A final thought: using resin and cloth to scab onto cured areas for reinforcing is next to worthless: very little bonding to cured parts and poor strength imparted. I too am an engineer with 25 years of road racing, sailing and composite repairs and also own a small composites company.

[@bay7695]

It is said many times that it is epoxy. Also all of the visible parts are made long ago, with fine cloth first. I'm more worried about Jay saying almost nothing about prep work before laminating on cured surface. (This is maybe second time he mentions scuffing the surface), and if somebody watches these videos for instructions, somebody will fail big time. Many cured surfaces seems glossy, which looks like non-scuffed for me. And about what comes first, the resin or the cloth, i guess this guy puts brick before mortar.

[@BuilderCreator]

A final thought: using resin and cloth to scab onto cured areas for reinforcing is next to worthless: Tell this to Burt Ratan with 3000 kit planes flying safely in the air.

[@richardsmith9509]

@@BuilderCreator Well first off when did he design and build these?? 1970's I recall. My point is that in 2020 materials and techniques are vastly different. Look at sailboat hulls from the 1970's (I own one): still strong and most are bulletproof [many have also long since failed too] but ones made in the late 1990's and newer are thinner, lighter and vastly stronger. I would still VERY strongly recommend that when you finish this project, take your molds to a state of the art aircraft or boat builder and have them build you NEW gen bodywork.

[@richardsmith9509]

@@BuilderCreator Real carbon fiber parts are not made with carbon cloth and resin. Its complex epoxies and autoclaves. You should know this by now. I also doubt that your rear bulkhead will withstand the torque generated by your rear powerplant module.

[@richardsmith9509]

@@bay7695 He does NOT say it is epoxy: watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXm7h5lmiMZ9pqM

[@davidchanget2563]

Rapid fire would be much more interesting to the majority of your viewers

[@BuilderCreator]

I pinned a comment above regarding the video format. Thanks for watching the channel and your input - Jay

[@davidchanget2563]

@307Driftwood I never said I couldn't handle it. Just stated my opinion as it would be more interesting if he weren't grovelling for things to say. Laying fiberglass and resin is an extremely long process and I understand that. I subscribed to his channel for two reasons. #1 I love the excitement of building a supercar from scratch and #2 I quite enjoy learning and listening to his comments and his very relaxed approach. I will continue to follow the project

[@davidchanget2563]

@307Driftwood I do know his reasons for including them but he wasnt sure if people cared about every single little detail which is why he asked for the poll and I voted to leave out a little detail and strive for each video to be a little more diverse. The statistics speak for itself. Jay's videos where more is happening, naturally have more likes and more views. That's all I wanted to point out.