most lusted after carbon fibre piece :)
21-03-2011, 07:47 PM
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Scuttle panel for the saph 
saw a couple on ebay but sold like hot cakes and there's no more 
looked very nice
Rouse front splitter too just can be doing with taking my one off and re-fitting another one 
its one of those 'if aint broke do try n fix it' sort of job
Luciano
saw a couple on ebay but sold like hot cakes and there's no more looked very nice Rouse front splitter too
just can be doing with taking my one off and re-fitting another one its one of those 'if aint broke do try n fix it' sort of job Luciano
21-03-2011, 11:06 PM
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Well seeing as i dont drive and ride a bicycle all the time it would have to be one of theese.
Delta seven hand woven 300 hours almost 1800 feet of carbon fibre...2.75 lb's or just over a kilo. Not cheap though!
Ginge
Delta seven hand woven 300 hours almost 1800 feet of carbon fibre...2.75 lb's or just over a kilo. Not cheap though!
Ginge
22-03-2011, 08:36 AM
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I cheat with materials on mine as use 2x2 200gsm only on the visible layer, the rest being a heavier grade carbon although i found the heavier carbon i needed cut lines in some tight 3D corners to stop it bridging. What do you mean by intenserfying integral parts??? I had considered using some bracing to hold material into the deeper corners but the vacuum is supposed to do that, i just have to be careful to have enough material in each layer of the stack to fill the space then the vacuum will do the rest once i adjust the materials as you pull the vac.
22-03-2011, 10:52 AM
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do you know what...this is just about the best thread ever lol. brilliant informative funny reading. thanks everyone!!
right ive got to choose some parts to try to get a small production run of 20. something simple but visually effective. i.e ill need to sell the other 19 lol.
at the minute im thinking of mk1 focus range as theres loads more of em about.
parts im looking at getting done are
foglight surround
front grille outer surround
back boot lift handle above the number plate
wing mirror covers
plastic grille that covers windscreen wipers
i was savin up for FRS mk1 but dont mind throwin a bit at it, so any help or advice or any of the above parts just lying around
ive gotta post the stuff to france for them to have a look at. when they work out a unit price if it seems like a deal ill commision a run of stuff....
right ive got to choose some parts to try to get a small production run of 20. something simple but visually effective. i.e ill need to sell the other 19 lol.
at the minute im thinking of mk1 focus range as theres loads more of em about.
parts im looking at getting done are
foglight surround
front grille outer surround
back boot lift handle above the number plate
wing mirror covers
plastic grille that covers windscreen wipers
i was savin up for FRS mk1 but dont mind throwin a bit at it, so any help or advice or any of the above parts just lying around
ive gotta post the stuff to france for them to have a look at. when they work out a unit price if it seems like a deal ill commision a run of stuff....
22-03-2011, 11:25 PM
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i just think its more practice in my case not being that experienced yet. Im still doing my stuff in the kitchen
Its the corners in this deep mould ive found hard to get perfectly pressed down to avoid bridging:
I do like resin infusion though. theres something wierdly therapeutic watching the resin get drawn through the mould, especially when you look closely and see it flowing.
why are you sending bits to france??? there are plenty of places in the UK who do carbon bits and i cant imagine it would be massively cheaper abroad.
23-03-2011, 06:45 AM
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ahhh so thats what you mean by it. yeah i was thinking an inner mould if needs be. would probably need 2-3mm thick wax to take into account the carbon, peel ply, film, infusion mesh and bag.
i just think its more practice in my case not being that experienced yet. Im still doing my stuff in the kitchen
Its the corners in this deep mould ive found hard to get perfectly pressed down to avoid bridging:
I do like resin infusion though. theres something wierdly therapeutic watching the resin get drawn through the mould, especially when you look closely and see it flowing.
i just think its more practice in my case not being that experienced yet. Im still doing my stuff in the kitchen
Its the corners in this deep mould ive found hard to get perfectly pressed down to avoid bridging:
I do like resin infusion though. theres something wierdly therapeutic watching the resin get drawn through the mould, especially when you look closely and see it flowing.
23-03-2011, 08:51 PM
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infusion is ok IF your bag seal is 100% ad is easier to form hard shapes make sure the carbon is loose in the mold and lightly taped to the flange , also Warren use a little more bagging even twice the size of the mold and make several attempts to get it down as bridging is mainly caused by the bag is to tight ! i know what you mean about watching infusion its pretty cool watching it flow
Im using envelope bagging at the moment so already use shit loads of bagging film. Made the mistake of not using enough film once before and its annoying as hell as it was only needing like an extra cm of film but had to rip it all off and start again!
Stuff is coming out ok at the moment.
not many defects at all at the moment, just a couple of pin holes i can fill, but id like it perfect really.
Im thinking maybe im using too heavy grade carbon for the middle layers on such a small, curvy part.
my laminate is:
1x 2x2 3k twill 200gsm carbon
2x 2x2 12k twill 290gsm carbon
1x plain weave 175gsm kevlar
maybe knock out 1 of the middle layers of carbon?? or replace the 2 layers with 1 layer of 3k 2x2 carbon??
as it stands my first attempt leaving out the kevlar is strong enough for a fat knacker like me to stand on it without it breaking.
24-03-2011, 11:49 PM
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27-02-2013, 03:37 PM
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But did you or anyone else ever get the carbon front fog light surrounds?
only place a can find them is on SFS performance that mainly do silicone hose's
and they don't make it easy to order off their website, Took me a while to even find the price of them.
27-02-2013, 04:57 PM
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I've found that life I needed.. It's HERE!!
a mate of mine raced a honda rs 250 ex gp privateer bike.that had carbon fibre marvic wheels in it,they were awesome and weighed sod all
as for carbon fibre parts,sorry its a motorbike,but heres my nsr 250 sp racer 
as for carbon fibre parts,sorry its a motorbike,but heres my nsr 250 sp racer
27-02-2013, 06:18 PM
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Too many posts.. I need a life!!
In the Audi I have carbon inserts in all 4 doorpanels, carbon centreconsole surround, carbon insert on the dash, carbon ashtray, carbon gearstick surround and a carbon insert in the centre console and it does NOTHING for me. Proper carbon by the way, not fake.
27-02-2013, 06:40 PM
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