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celica_156.jpg 506KB JPEG image, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Date:May, 06 2003 at 17:04:14
Description:Here the first layer of lead is placed into the car. One would think that a sheet of lead would be trivial to install. It was not. First, it's not as maleable as you might think. It's easy to work with, but it's a bit stubborn. It tends to kink, and not mold to the shape you want. I used 3M-90 to bond the lead to the foam underlayer. This in essense creates a barrier system similar to CAE's vb3, at about 1/5th the price. Now, if you wanted to create the identical stuff as vb3, you should just bond the layers of foam to the lead right on the ground. This would be much easier. However, such a material won't conform quite as well as what I have done here, creating it in-place. By overlapping the seams, you can create a single hole-free barrier. First, place the lead on the floor, and use a rubber mallet to shape the lead to the desired shape. I shaped it in 4 stages, moving across the car, rather than trying to do it all at once. Once the section is shaped, glue it in with the 3M glue. Once glued in, beat the stuffing out of it with the mallet, conforming it to every ridge and groove. Be careful to remember where the holes in the floor are, so you can cut them back out afterwards. Don't bother to try and use a heat gun to make this stuff easier to work with. Totally useless. Also, I wore gloves while working with this stuff. I advise you do the same. Good points to stage the adhering of the lead, are at any sharp corners. You can get a much better corner if you do the top and bottom of it separately. Pounding out the laed takes a few hours.
Camera Settings:Camera model : Canon PowerShot G1
Resolution : 2048 x 1536
Flash used : Yes
Focal length : 10.8mm (35mm equivalent: 53mm)
CCD Width : 7.06mm
Exposure time: 0.017 s (1/60)
Aperture : f/2.2
Focus Dist. :45.30m
Metering Mode: center weight
Jpeg process : Baseline
 
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