Cosworth carbon, what do YOU want!
24-11-2011, 11:33 AM
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in fact there may be a few things on the go in the workshop you may be interested in for you little blue oval sporting ag fettled tarmac warrior
A chat would be worthwhile
24-11-2011, 01:33 PM
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Sounds awesome pal 
Its about time I take wander over to see you since you're so close. PM pics and info about the others parts mate, very interested!
Al
Its about time I take wander over to see you since you're so close. PM pics and info about the others parts mate, very interested!
Al
29-11-2011, 09:36 AM
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Thanks for that mate,
doubt we will do a 3dr version mate, in fact its pretty doubtful that we will make any more of these. The issue is the weave and the amount of pieces used for each layer, the first shield that was made with one pice per layer, this made the manufacturing time very quick and easy, the down side was that there would be an imperfection in the weave around the bit hidden by the exhaust. Although once fitted this would not be visible I personally would not want to sell something that had the weave pulled like that, (daft I know)
So this latest one uses 2 pieces, one around the exhaust and one for the visible side of the shield, as we do not use prepreg and use infusion this process is extremely time consuming/fiddly and not cost effective at all. The good side is that you end up with a much neater weave in all areas.
We may do a batch of these in the future. Could do with people feedback on the first shield really, would the visible cut in the weave be offputting to the consumer? bearing in mind that the price would be less and the weave would not be visible once installed.
doubt we will do a 3dr version mate, in fact its pretty doubtful that we will make any more of these. The issue is the weave and the amount of pieces used for each layer, the first shield that was made with one pice per layer, this made the manufacturing time very quick and easy, the down side was that there would be an imperfection in the weave around the bit hidden by the exhaust. Although once fitted this would not be visible I personally would not want to sell something that had the weave pulled like that, (daft I know)
So this latest one uses 2 pieces, one around the exhaust and one for the visible side of the shield, as we do not use prepreg and use infusion this process is extremely time consuming/fiddly and not cost effective at all. The good side is that you end up with a much neater weave in all areas.
We may do a batch of these in the future. Could do with people feedback on the first shield really, would the visible cut in the weave be offputting to the consumer? bearing in mind that the price would be less and the weave would not be visible once installed.
29-11-2011, 11:45 AM
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cheers fellas,
this is the feedback we need, it looks as though people dont mind whats hidden, this makes life much easier all round, production is simpler and the final product has a cheaper retail!!
Will get this sent off to Silver's sporn then await his comments, im sure thre may be a few final mods to the shape to ensure a perfect fit etc which is impossible for us to do without a bumper but things are now moving on this.
Cheers
this is the feedback we need, it looks as though people dont mind whats hidden, this makes life much easier all round, production is simpler and the final product has a cheaper retail!!
Will get this sent off to Silver's sporn then await his comments, im sure thre may be a few final mods to the shape to ensure a perfect fit etc which is impossible for us to do without a bumper but things are now moving on this.
Cheers
29-11-2011, 11:53 AM
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cheers fellas,
this is the feedback we need, it looks as though people dont mind whats hidden, this makes life much easier all round, production is simpler and the final product has a cheaper retail!!
Will get this sent off to Silver's sporn then await his comments, im sure thre may be a few final mods to the shape to ensure a perfect fit etc which is impossible for us to do without a bumper but things are now moving on this.
Cheers
this is the feedback we need, it looks as though people dont mind whats hidden, this makes life much easier all round, production is simpler and the final product has a cheaper retail!!
Will get this sent off to Silver's sporn then await his comments, im sure thre may be a few final mods to the shape to ensure a perfect fit etc which is impossible for us to do without a bumper but things are now moving on this.
Cheers
Righto now get cracking on a 3dr version,you know it makes sense...
29-11-2011, 11:57 AM
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29-11-2011, 12:10 PM
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maybe someone hase a smashed rear bumper on this site the cay cut the exhaust area out and send it to us??
I moulded/replicated Jimbo's rear bumper/exhaust area in about 3 hours whilst he waited (and scoffed his face) so if anyone wants to swing past one morning
If not cragat, I could knock a grp one up from this one and you could offer it up to your car, its only the diameter of the cut out and the sides which would need modding, this would mean a fresh mould though dedicated to the 3dr
I moulded/replicated Jimbo's rear bumper/exhaust area in about 3 hours whilst he waited (and scoffed his face) so if anyone wants to swing past one morning
If not cragat, I could knock a grp one up from this one and you could offer it up to your car, its only the diameter of the cut out and the sides which would need modding, this would mean a fresh mould though dedicated to the 3dr
29-11-2011, 12:18 PM
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no problem mate, would ideally need it to be as mint as poss to save time and try and get the mould a close to perfect first time, will look into it though as I know of a few in my area one of which is due for a respray so he may let me loose with my chopped strand and paint brush
29-11-2011, 12:38 PM
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no problem mate, would ideally need it to be as mint as poss to save time and try and get the mould a close to perfect first time, will look into it though as I know of a few in my area one of which is due for a respray so he may let me loose with my chopped strand and paint brush
29-11-2011, 12:54 PM
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Are you still looking for ideas Raj? How about a Sapphire carbon fuel pump cradle and fuel tank strap? Im sure they would appeal to bufty type peoples.
Maybe look at some of the other underside bits and bobs that would appeal to concourse/obsessive compulsive cleaners in the ford world. Surely theres bits on the undersides of Mk1/2 Escorts, 3dr's, Sapphs, RST's Escos' that would be popular in carbon??
Maybe look at some of the other underside bits and bobs that would appeal to concourse/obsessive compulsive cleaners in the ford world. Surely theres bits on the undersides of Mk1/2 Escorts, 3dr's, Sapphs, RST's Escos' that would be popular in carbon??
29-11-2011, 01:02 PM
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Are you still looking for ideas Raj? How about a Sapphire carbon fuel pump cradle and fuel tank strap? Im sure they would appeal to bufty type peoples.
Maybe look at some of the other underside bits and bobs that would appeal to concourse/obsessive compulsive cleaners in the ford world. Surely theres bits on the undersides of Mk1/2 Escorts, 3dr's, Sapphs, RST's Escos' that would be popular in carbon??
Maybe look at some of the other underside bits and bobs that would appeal to concourse/obsessive compulsive cleaners in the ford world. Surely theres bits on the undersides of Mk1/2 Escorts, 3dr's, Sapphs, RST's Escos' that would be popular in carbon??
Could you provide more info on the bits you have suggested for the saph? sounds interesting
29-11-2011, 01:18 PM
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I see your point with the Mk1/2 folk
Heres a couple of pics from my resto thread bud, they are only phone pics though but should be enough to give you the idea.
Fuel pump cradle, because of where they are they pick up all sorts of shit from the roads and corrode badly over time.
Tank strap, again crap pics but you get the idea.
Heres a couple of pics from my resto thread bud, they are only phone pics though but should be enough to give you the idea.
Fuel pump cradle, because of where they are they pick up all sorts of shit from the roads and corrode badly over time.
Tank strap, again crap pics but you get the idea.
29-11-2011, 01:32 PM
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Found a pic of where it sits on the car so you can see how visable it is and why the bufty's would appreciate it 
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29-11-2011, 02:27 PM
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would need to look at these first but im sure Phil at carbon delight has already done a mould for these? maybe worth giving twins a shout, if they havnt, we could look into it for you
29-11-2011, 03:54 PM
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i think your being too anal about weave on bits you cant even see......
fair enough if it was the bonnet of a car but hidden under the exhaust.
as you said it makes it too costly for infusion as its a bitch to cut pieces and get it to sit nice in a mould. prepreg is good for that but not cost effective either due to the quantity your making either.
fair enough if it was the bonnet of a car but hidden under the exhaust.
as you said it makes it too costly for infusion as its a bitch to cut pieces and get it to sit nice in a mould. prepreg is good for that but not cost effective either due to the quantity your making either.
29-11-2011, 04:18 PM
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i think your being too anal about weave on bits you cant even see......
fair enough if it was the bonnet of a car but hidden under the exhaust.
as you said it makes it too costly for infusion as its a bitch to cut pieces and get it to sit nice in a mould. prepreg is good for that but not cost effective either due to the quantity your making either.
fair enough if it was the bonnet of a car but hidden under the exhaust.
as you said it makes it too costly for infusion as its a bitch to cut pieces and get it to sit nice in a mould. prepreg is good for that but not cost effective either due to the quantity your making either.
