A frame made out of FOAM!

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A frame made out of FOAM!
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flag sheepsrider
Posted: Jul 4, 2008 at 18:19 Quote
a civic driving aroud?
flag matt-p
Posted: Jul 4, 2008 at 18:20 Quote
greasemonkeys wrote:
-M--P- wrote:
dotca wrote:
The only reason I would make a foam frame is for a pre production prototype to see what it would look like before I take it too metal. Like they do with cars.

haha imagine a foam civic riding around. at least it wouldnt rust

New cars generally don't rust?

my dad has had a 08 accord in his shop before because of rusting quarter panels. it is hondas curse, all their cars rust from the bottom of the quarter panels and near the fender
flag bennett12luke
Posted: Jul 4, 2008 at 18:21 Quote
haha want me to post pics if i start to make it?
and it could be used for alot of things..if its strong enough, it would be perfect for jumping into lakes/pools/ect..,:P
flag nishnash
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Posted: Jul 4, 2008 at 18:21 Quote
so true, my dad in his 97 civic can out drive my friends dad in his 07 porsche 911 turbo
flag Pyro011
Posted: Jul 4, 2008 at 18:22 Quote
nishnash wrote:
so true, my dad in his 97 civic can out drive my friends dad in his 07 porsche 911 turbo

You should do standup.
flag matt-p
Posted: Jul 4, 2008 at 18:23 Quote
its alot of work to make frames. i suggest the main parts such as headtube, bb, dropouts, seatube be made out of metal.
flag jeff-hurd
Posted: Jul 4, 2008 at 18:26 Quote
plz post pics as you do it
flag bennett12luke
Posted: Jul 4, 2008 at 18:26 Quote
-M--P- wrote:
its alot of work to make frames. i suggest the main parts such as headtube, bb, dropouts, seatube be made out of metal.

oh yeah! that was gunna be a no brainer i was going to fiberglass those into it

the first prototype is prolly going to be really rough

anyone have any desing ideas?
flag ezekiel
Posted: Jul 4, 2008 at 18:30 Quote
I would be interested in seeing a building up thread for it. Check out http://www.fiberglassforums.com/, its an excellent resource when it comes to ideas for shaping fiberglass forms. You have to sign up to read through the forums but I think it would be worth your while.
flag nothingbetter
Posted: Jul 4, 2008 at 18:47 Quote
you have me interested. this sounds like it could be a fun project for me during my year off of school. you should keep posting if you go through with it. i woudl suggest just copying a frame that you have now. make it exactly to spec. then if that works out well...try your own designs!
flag nishnash
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Posted: Jul 4, 2008 at 18:53 Quote
Pyro011 wrote:
nishnash wrote:
so true, my dad in his 97 civic can out drive my friends dad in his 07 porsche 911 turbo

You should do standup.
never said my friends dad was a good driver jeez
flag bennett12luke
Posted: Jul 5, 2008 at 3:33 Quote
yeah, thats what i was thinking of doing too, it would be alot easier then measuring out my own when i could copy a frame i already have
flag yo13bo
Posted: Jul 5, 2008 at 3:35 Quote
all i can say is HAVE FUN DYING!!!!
flag mistercrabb
Posted: Jul 5, 2008 at 7:36 Quote
Fibreglasses in my experience tend to weaken easily.
Its just a load of glass fibres held together by sticky stuff..
Sure, you can make it really strong, but each bump will damage a few fibres, and that will quickly build up until all the fibres are dead and you can bend the bike in half with your hand.

Just my thoughts.
flag seasonfreerider
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Posted: Jul 5, 2008 at 13:59 Quote
coldfusion wrote:
shifty78 wrote:
Are you going to wrap it in carbonfiber of fibergass?

That would work, but it will still break like a toothpick if this guy does it.
yah that would work but you would need a lot of carbon fiber

 


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