carbon fibre
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hello
Might have to renew so pannels soon (bad paint job) and was thinking of swopping for carbon fibre, doors, wings, bonnet, boot has anyone done this any pros and cons, doors how strong are they around the hinge points, how do u attatch the wings etc, tryed a serch and only came up with a bonnet ( hood ) linkthanks

do you use the car on the road? if so avoid the doors, get ali skimmed ones intead.

yes I do
It is rally prepared all solid mountedwere is the best place to look for z pannels

Usual suspects: TDK & Curley

tdk & abs get my vote

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

what are the problems with the fiberglass/carbon doors on the road then? do they crack alot?

they leak lol

and get a double skinned boot lid

James_h at anything above 80 they flap like a penguin trying to take off.

tdk and abs if i dident know how to make these items.

sounds like carbon is not all it's cracked up to be then

I don't think that it is a failing of the material. The doors are designed for light weight. If you designed some for road use they would be fine, but nobody does because they would not be much lighter.

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This is FORD country, on a quiet day you can hear Vauxhalls rusting.

If you made the doors of the design we are talking I don't car what fancy material you use it will never be stiff enough. Which is no problem as that is not what they are designed for.

I am sure I could make a water proof door out of normal GRP, but it would have to be a different moulding to what is currently the norm.

http://www.twin-turbo.co.uk
http://www.hillclimbandsprint.co.uk/default.asp

A man without a project is like a like a woman without a shopping list.

don't use curley, there caron fibre can't take heat at all, leave it in the sun and goes all milky, mines in the paint shop at the moment, being sprayed because of this......

"Cars are a lifetime of pain"

i've got a curley bonnet, the fits not the best but as said above there for race use and fit isnt really an issue, other than that its been fine

Exactally. the way i make mine is called infusion, you tube it. i cant be arsed to explain.

then poped into a wooden box lined with steel and 5 hair driers at either end. and left to cure under vacume. (works well)

Edited by Ben H on 22nd Sep, 2008.

http://www.twin-turbo.co.uk
http://www.hillclimbandsprint.co.uk/default.asp

A man without a project is like a like a woman without a shopping list.

i havent made doors, however i wouldent make doors fully out of carbon.

id use a steel door, leave the edges of the skin in place about 4cm all the way around.

then bond a carbon skin to the inside of that.

the problem with carbon it is flexible.

Edited by Sam on 22nd Sep, 2008.

Wouldn't a cross brace made up of a foam core and carbon layer work? It should stiffen things up considerably and not weigh much. Or a honeycomb core could be used if you want the fancy stuff.

Jean

http://www.jbperf.com/

its not the lower doors, its the upper frame.

not really any lighter.

but i cant make ally panels.

i can do carbon.

what kind of prices do you charge for various pannels mate

Im not for the moment, im not practised enough.

maybe in 4 or 5 months.