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  • Front bodywork complete. Delta Ligero prototype custom car

    With the front bodywork plug nearing its final form it was time to start the process of coating it with a high gloss paint and starting the mould creation process. The purpose of this step is to make the surface as smooth and hard as possible to make sure that the fibreglass laid over the… Read more »

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    automotive, car build, car company, custom car, Delta Ligero, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, fiberglass, fibreglass, sports car, start up, startup, supercar
  • Delta Ligero prototype – custom front bodywork development

    The front bodywork plug for the car had been developed to a certain point and then put on ice until we knew the exact height and dimensions of the windscreen and dash. Once that had been locked in it was time to get the front plug back out and start sculpting the look of the… Read more »

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    automotive, car build, car company, custom car, Delta Ligero, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, fabrication, fiberglass, fibreglass, kit car, sports car, start up, startup, supercar
  • Delta Ligero Prototype – November 2017 update

    Well, it’s been a while but we’re still plugging ahead with the Ligero prototype build. I’ve been living the true entrepreneur’s dream / nightmare over the past few months. We’ve had issues with the workforce requiring us to change our team a couple of times to get the right people on the job to move… Read more »

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    automotive, car build, car company, custom car, Delta Ligero, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, fabrication, fiberglass, fibreglass, kit car, metalwork, sports car, startup, supercar
  • Can the Supercar market be disrupted? I believe so.

    The term Supercar conjures up images of success, riches, and cars that have the looks of a rocket ship and deliver mind-numbing performance with top speeds in excess of 300kph, and 0-100kph times in the 3 second range or even less. Synonymous with the Supercar image are brands such as Lamborghini, Ferrari, Maserati, and more… Read more »

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    automotive, car build, car company, custom car, Delta Ligero, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, fabrication, fibreglass, kit car, metalwork, sports car, start up, startup, supercar
  • Delta Ligero custom car build update – September 2017

    The latest developments on the Ligero prototype build have been work around the cockpit area. Will and the team at Joe Bradley Fibreglass have created a mould for the windscreen surround of the donor Boxster for use in the Ligero. The rationale behind this is to be able to use a Boxster windscreen rather than… Read more »

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    automotive, Boxster, car build, car company, custom car, Delta Ligero, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, fabrication, fiberglass, fibreglass, kit car, metalwork, sports car, startup, supercar, welding
  • Delta Ligero custom car build August 2017

    Progress has been slower than we would have liked over the past month on the build, however we are making headway in a few key areas. The main area of interest at the moment is the passenger compartment. For those of you who have been tracking the build for a while, you will remember that… Read more »

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  • Delta Ligero custom car July build update

    The team have been working hard on transplanting the dash from the Boxster into the Ligero prototype. Those of you who have been following the build for a while will know that we were initially planning to use a Mercedes AMG mid clip grafted onto the space frame as a solution for the dash and… Read more »

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    automotive, Boxster, car build, car company, custom car, Delta Ligero, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, fabrication, fiberglass, fibreglass, kit car, metalwork, porsche, sports car, startup, supercar, welding
  • Custom car wheel arch and engine air intake development

    The crew at Joe Bradley Fibreglass have been hard at work filling in the missing pieces of the back end of the Ligero, and it’s beginning to look more and more like a car every week! The first matter of business were wheel arches, and after looking at options to fabricate them out of sheet… Read more »

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    aluminium welding, automotive, car build, car company, custom car, Delta Ligero, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, fabrication, fiberglass, fibreglass, kit car, metalwork, porsche, sports car, startup, supercar, welding
  • Custom car build update: Delta Ligero June 2017

    After a few months of delays and planning work, Delta is kicking off the next phase in construction of our Ligero prototype. The fiddly jobs of plumbing in the radiators and mapping out the exhaust system are complete, and after a lot of deliberation we’ve decided to change tack with the power plant for the… Read more »

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    aluminium welding, automotive, car build, custom car, Delta Ligero, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, fabrication, fiberglass, kit car, radiator, sports car, startup, supercar, welding
  • Delta Ligero custom radiators are in place!

    Work has been progressing at a steady pace on the Delta Ligero prototype, with Andrew at Tricky Performance Engineering honing in on the rear end of the car and concentrating on the radiator and exhaust systems. The main consideration for the radiator setup for the car was naturally primarily to provide an abundance of cooling… Read more »

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    aluminium welding, automotive, car build, custom car, Delta Ligero, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, fabrication, fiberglass, kit car, radiator, sports car, startup, supercar, welding
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