This car will have an aluminum body, which by the way is completely fabricated at the race shop of Concept Cars. The aluminum comes in large sheets prepainted on both sides, which there is a variety of colors. The roof and hood of the car will be fiberglass. Some race cars are made of all fiberglass or Carbon fiber. The nose of the car is usually plastic, which can be bought to match a certain model of car, such as a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang, or even a Pontiac Grand Prix.
Many different types are available depending on the racing series that is involved.
These parts will also be taken back off the chassis before the chassis gets painted. The chassis will be painted in a light color so that any stress cracks or cracks that may be caused by another race car bumping into the race car can be located easily, and then repaired by wire welding. Some race teams prefer to have the chassis powder coated, which makes a harder surface, but also makes it hard to spot paint when a repair needs to be made, such as welding a crack. In part two of this three part series, we will show you the guys at the race shop of Concept Cars fabricating the body of the race car and temporarily hanging the body on the chassis. If everything goes as planned, we may even be able to show you the painting process of the chassis in part two.