86' supra sunsport rebuild

[lively]

how many layers did yall used to encapsulate the stringers ?

[bens250ex]

i have heard 2 on outter and 3-4 on main?

[Okie Boarder]

As I mentioned before I exclusively used 1708 on the structural pieces. I put three layers on the main stringers and the engine mounting area, although the engine mounting area overlaps onto the stringer after it had been wrapped so there are areas of that stringer that are 5-6 layers thick right in there. I put two layers on the secondary stringers and tab plus a layer on the ribs. The ribs have most of them covered in 2 layers because of how I did the tabbing, but not 100%.

[lively]

ok well i tabbed them to the hull with 1 layer csm and 1 1708 , how much sanding do i need to do some more lay ups of 1708 ? cause what i plan to do is build the other side ... get the floor height , cut to floor height , and cap the stringers with 1708 and 10oz wovin rovin ... ? any thoughts ?

[sybrmike]

Between layers - sand just enough to take the ridges & high spots off so the next layer will lay down smooth without bubbles. Also you want to rough up everything to take the sheen off the previous resin & wipe down with solvent to help get a good bond. Extend each successive layer ~1/2" beyond the previous edge to get a smooth transition.

[lively]

Thanks Mike - That clears up my thoughts on layups ... I ran out of resin so im waiting for my local store to get there fresh stock in .... be looking for more pics !

[bens250ex]

let see some pics of that fiberglass work lively!

[lively]

HA ha ... ill be home this weekend and ill take some pics

So i got me a 80 gal single stage compressor for 130.00 off Craigslist and im rebuilding the pump this weekend , Its been rainy all week here and is deff a good thing cause are lakes need it !!

With that said , I plan to mark my new stringer for absolute deck height , then cut the other side out and start some more grinding .. I think im going to wait on cutting the deck lip out .. until i know for sure where i need to be , I have got till the 1st of December to get the floor finished and sealed ,, ( my goal ) and I have ordered another 5 gal of poly for the other side ... but at-least ill know what im doing now lol ....

[lively]

here is just a small shot of the 2 layers of tabbing I did , I'm cutting out and grinding the other side this weekend and I'll take some more pics when I get there .. Hope everyone is doing good on there projects and feel free to write some comments , thanks , lively

[Okie Boarder]

Making some good progress!