The E-series Build.

[Grumpy Cat]

Just got the Momentum v47 email. It says the majority of the body panels will be fiberglass... No mention of the SMC panels.

I tried creating a new thread but wouldn't let me because it had over 10k characters in the message. What's up with that?!

 

[HonestTex]

Couldn't post it either...

 

[Coss]

I tried creating a new thread but wouldn't let me because it had over 10k characters in the message. What's up with that?!

What are you trying to post? The Momentum letter?

 

[Ty]

Just got the Momentum v47 email. It says the majority of the body panels will be fiberglass... No mention of the SMC panels.

SMC is fiberglass-reinforced plastic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_moulding_compound


I can't figure out how to give credit but, yes, fiberglass and SMC seem to be one and the same in the Elio.

 

[Coss]

SMC is fiberglass-reinforced plastic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_moulding_compound


I can't figure out how to give credit but, yes, fiberglass and SMC seem to be one and the same in the Elio.

I wonder if they would mix body panel type depending on the specific test.

 

[Rickb]

Sweet body panels! That's a production team progress fix I needed.

 

[Marshall]

I was going to say this was a concrete step toward production, but it is fiberglass and plastic after all.

 

[Ty]

I was going to say this was a concrete step toward production, but it is fiberglass and plastic after all.

Now, I need the groan button... lol

 

[Elio Amazed]

Now, I need the groan button... lol

 

[Frim]

SMC is fiberglass-reinforced plastic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_moulding_compound


I can't figure out how to give credit but, yes, fiberglass and SMC seem to be one and the same in the Elio.

In my experience, SMCs did not have the fiberglass cloth or mat and were vacuformed from various grades of polyurethane. The fiberglass products had cloth, web, or were chopper gunned into a mold had a gelcoat preparation in the mold. They required extended times to cure before removal from the mold. The fiberglass products where much stronger and more ridged. I don't use the terms interchangeably.