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Custom car build update Feb 2017: Delta Ligero prototype

The next phase of the Ligero build is to start fitting all the components into the rear of the car. Andrew from Trickey Performance Engineering has been hard at work completing the rear space frame superstructure to support the rear clip. With the rear dimensions well defined, and the fuel tanks done, the radiators need… Read more »

Rear space frame construction – Delta Ligero custom sports car

After a bit of time consolidating the build so far and planning the next stage, it’s all systems go on the rear bulkhead build and the completion of the rear space frame to support the rear body panels. The rear engine cover panel will be divided into two sections – a clear perspex section over… Read more »

Test fitting the rear fibreglass body panels – custom sports car build – Delta Ligero

After the first lot of rear custom fibreglass body panels were successfully pulled out of the moulds, the crew at Joe Bradley Fibreglass carefully gave them a trim and a tidy, and cut out all of the areas that are going to be air intakes or mesh on the final car. Then it was time to test… Read more »

First Ligero fibreglass bodywork panels revealed!

In a significant milestone for Delta Automotive the first fibreglass rear bodywork panels have come out of the mould, and they look fantastic! The photos below are of the crew at Joe Bradley Fibreglass removing the moulds from the first fibreglass rear bodywork, clad in grey gelcoat. We couldn’t have hoped for a better result, and the… Read more »

Rear fibreglass body panel mould creation

With the rear plug finished to a perfectly smooth Mack Truck brown finish it could then be waxed with a bunch of coats and clad with the gelcoat and the fibreglass that would then be removed to form the moulds for the rear body panels for the Ligero. The process is outlined in the video… Read more »

Ligero rear auto bodywork plug gets a topcoat ……. in Mack Truck brown!

After the rear bodywork plug had been primed and sanded perfectly smooth, the next step in the process was to hit it with a glossy topcoat of paint to harden and then complete the plug in order to have moulds made from it. Of critical importance was getting the highest quality of finish on the… Read more »

Badges fit for a Supercar

One job I had been busting to have done was the creation of a badge fitting for the quality of car that the Ligero was evolving into. Once again, after scouring the country for the appropriate crew to tackle the task, it became apparent that Rebecca and her team at Precision Engraving and Laser Cutting, Rockhampton were… Read more »

Rear auto bodywork nearing perfection

After dozens of hours of skilled carving and moulding, Will was honing in on a symmetrically proportioned rear end for the Ligero. It was time to hit it with high build primer and start the process of getting it perfectly smooth for topcoat. It was time for Will to take a well-earned rest and hand… Read more »

CAD Delta Ligero

Keen to get a feel for what the Ligero might look like once complete I engaged Phillip from Triangle Prototypes to knock up some CAD images. Despite having incomplete information, Phillip worked with the dimensions that I was able to supply him as well as the photos of the work in progress to start building up a… Read more »

Front auto bodywork development

As the rear bodywork of the Ligero gained curves, intakes and bulges, the front began to look like the lower half of a bodybuilder who kept skipping leg day! It was time to turn some attention to the front and cut and stretch it to contort the wheel arches around the Lambo wheels, as well… Read more »