2026 Composites Manufacturing Timeline

Week 1: Jan 26-30 

• Composites @ Pickle → Jaden, Javi, pledges 

  •  Clean metal boards, prep for layups, cut materials (topshell bulkheads)

• Aerodynamics 

  • Canopy Mold made, reviewed (Jan 28), and finalized 

Weekend 1: Jan 31

• Composites: @ Rob Edwards 

  • New members: Wheel hole cover layups  

Week 2: Feb 2-6

• Composites @ Pickle 

  • cut materials for bs bulkheads

  • draw cut outs for bottom shell

• Aerodynamics 

  • Canopy mold finalized  

  • tabs finalized

Weekend 2: Feb 7

• Composites @ Rob Edwards 

  • Bottom shell bulkheads layup 1

  • dremmel cut outs - advait dependent

Week 3: Feb 9-13 

• Composites @ Pickle 

  • cut materials for bs bulkheads

  • mold arrival + prep

Weekend 3: Feb 14

• Composites @ Rob Edwards 

  • Bottom shell bulkheads layup 2

• Livery @ ETC

  • send unveiling committee color scheme for decor

Week 4: Feb 16-20 (contingent on both mold arrival)

• Aeroshell @ Pickle 

  • sanding topshell mold

•  Composites @ Pickle 

  • prep top shell layup materials

Weekend 4: Feb 21

• Composites @ Rob Edwards 

  • Top shell bulkhead layup 1 

  • Chemical spray

  • retrieve bottomshell bulkheads

Week 5: Feb 23-27

• Aeroshell @ Pickle 

  • sanding

  • send out bottom shell bulkheads to be waterjet

  • Bottomshell Reinforcements: bulkheads and wheel cover holes be installed

• Composites @ Pickle 

  • Cut materials (top shell bulkheads)

Weekend 5: Feb 28

• Composites @ Rob Edwards 

  • Chemical spray for topshell 

  • Top shell bulkhead layup 2 

• Composites @ Pickle

  • have finished mold + assembled (final deadline march 6)

Week 6: Mar 2-6

• Aeroshell @ Pickle 

  • Sand topshell + cut materials

  • Livery design finalized and internal approval (All changes made by workday)

    • Approved by: Advait, Kayla, Hayden, Hardhik, CR

Weekend 6: Mar 7 

• Composites @ Rob Edwards 

  • top shell bulkheads retrieved, ready to waterjet

  • sand topshell

  • gel coat canopy

• Livery @ ETC

  • by EOD, livery finalized

Week 7: Mar 9-13

• Aeroshell @ Pickle 

  • Sand topshell + cut materials

  • sand canopy + cut material

• Composites @ 

  • Send out top shell bulkheads 

Weekend 7: Mar 14 

• topshell layup

• canopy layup

Week 8: Mar 16-20 

• Composites @ Pickle 

  • have top shell bulkheads ready

Weekend 8: Mar 21

• Composites @ Rob Edwards 

  • demold + top shell bulkhead installation

  • demold + trim canopy

Week 9: Mar 23-27 

• Composites @ Rob edwards

  • Trim topshell

Weekend 9: Mar 28 

• Top shell and canopy completed and sent to be wrapped

Week 10: Mar 30-Apr 3 

• Continue 

Weekend 10: Apr 4

• Composites @ Rob Edwards 

  •  

Things to add

• livery timeline

  • mid march, bottom shell livery approved → bottom shell reinforcements installed and bs trimmed

    • talk to tiffany about who we’re going with and ask for lead time + tell annika + evan

  • by end of march, livery on car

• top shell bulkheads

• bubbles

• canopy layup and mold prep

• enclosure layups (2)

• bellypan

• firewall

• wheel hole covers

• bottom shell reinforcement installations

Livery

by next week, quotes for livery places, finalized place

lead time

does livery need to be approved by anyone? - approved by annika sullivan (source dat from combustion cr), approved by kayla

figure out details of wrapping both shell pieces

top shell mold prep

1. assemble, spackle, sand

   1. chemical spray

2. sand

   1. chemical spray

3. sand, prep/cut material

   1. layup pt 1

4. prep/cut material

   1. layup pt 2

5. demold, ts bulkheads

canopy

1. print mold

2. finished mold

3. get coat

4. sand

5. cut material

6. layup

7. demold + trim