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Originally Posted by warwickben
(Post 8901897)
its ok i wouldnt have the cash for a long time any ways. but thank you for being so nice. ive been having a shitty week. dislocated my jaw yesterday on my b day then 2 day this old guy at my work back in to my rx8 .hopefully i just need the rear bumber painted and new clips for the wheel well(sp?) and exhaust area. any ways iam not paying lol.
cant wait to see more pics. if i ever get over seas i wantto make my way to your neck of the woods just to see it in person, and hear a 20b inperson. Yeah, would be to meet yah guys. If it ever happens, we should try to gather all the rotary guys around here at a track day or something like that. Drive our cars on track, having fun on daytime with the cars, barbecue, talking and some beers at the night.. |
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The rear hatch is now done and ready for installation on to the car.
Some pics of the final result. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...3012009197.jpg Attachment 704312 Attachment 704313 |
how much weight is this saving you.
at this rate you should just make a giant mold of the the car. |
+1 million for giant carbon mold of entire car. That would be what... only a few bucks right...
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Looking great! once again ... as far as a complete carbon fiber shell, its not about the cost of making it, but making molds for a 1000 pieces and then try to piece things together. Better off making a full monocoque from scratch.
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Originally Posted by dj55b
(Post 8918374)
Looking great! once again ... as far as a complete carbon fiber shell, its not about the cost of making it, but making molds for a 1000 pieces and then try to piece things together. Better off making a full monocoque from scratch.
Next winter will be CF doors, and CF roof.. |
very sweet project. i just went through all 12 pages. :icon_tup:
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SInce im getting so god damn good at making stupid gF parts for my FC-drifter you can hire me for some "shell"-making ;) haha.......
BTW, those sideskirts we made has alooot better fitment than the once from raceonusa ;) Im gonna fix my molds so i can skip all the tape! |
Originally Posted by Sindregutt
(Post 8929540)
SInce im getting so god damn good at making stupid gF parts for my FC-drifter you can hire me for some "shell"-making ;) haha.......
BTW, those sideskirts we made has alooot better fitment than the once from raceonusa ;) Im gonna fix my molds so i can skip all the tape! Haha, You can come over and help me whenever you want;) That is great, tested them on the car? when you get rid of the tape on the mold, you will get a much better result than we got this weekend. |
yeah i removed the extras and just easy testfitted... looks good.. Unfortunatly is my wallet even slimmmer than i thought so i dont know if i can afford painting it at all!
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Originally Posted by Sindregutt
(Post 8931055)
yeah i removed the extras and just easy testfitted... looks good.. Unfortunatly is my wallet even slimmmer than i thought so i dont know if i can afford painting it at all!
Not good, specialy not when you have a hobby like this... You have to spend less money on vodka, and more on your car ;) I can get you some nice, fancy orange paint.. Its quite cheap as well. |
Hey I have question, where do you get your supplies from? how do you layer things on there before vacuuming the part. We always have problems releasing the mold from the part.
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Its important to use a proper slip coating on the mold. Im not sure what he used making that part but im using Maguires its 50uSD a liter!
And roar! NOO, No more orange rx7`s! okey? =P Cheap-ass black and red like we talked about ;) |
Originally Posted by Sindregutt
(Post 8931639)
Its important to use a proper slip coating on the mold. Im not sure what he used making that part but im using Maguires its 50uSD a liter!
And roar! NOO, No more orange rx7`s! okey? =P Cheap-ass black and red like we talked about ;) Slip coating is VERY importan, also that the mold is nice and smooth, and polished helps a lot..I'm using reichold products, they work brilliant. Orange Rx's are cool sindre.. |
you mean reichhold right?
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Reichhold yes! But i cant say that the megauir`s is a bad choice! Well, Roar is the fiber-guy! Im just is retarded slave =D If you have issues with slip when pulling the part you definatley should polish real good to!
And, no, there are enaugh orange rx`s in Norway now! hehe.. |
Originally Posted by Sindregutt
(Post 8932448)
Reichhold yes! But i cant say that the megauir`s is a bad choice! Well, Roar is the fiber-guy! Im just is retarded slave =D If you have issues with slip when pulling the part you definatley should polish real good to!
And, no, there are enaugh orange rx`s in Norway now! hehe.. Never tried the Megauir's stuff, but heard good things about it.. But i have felt in love with the reichhold products. If you are using slip coating, and still having problems getting it appart, then there is either a problem with the mold, or that you're not using the slip-coat in the right way, or what do you say to that SINDRE? :lol: |
you guys should be glad that you're living in the states right now... There is a big chaos over here at the moment...
it has just comed down 60cm of snow here the 2 last days... just a big chaos in the traffic here right now... |
Actually dj55b (and myself) live in Canada, so we are quite used to getting snow dumped on us. Keep up the updates, car looks great.
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I forget...whats snow again? :p
Best of luck getting through it, I used to live in a cold area, I know it can get bad. |
heha! I know how to do it the WRONG way! Maguires is the one we used on my parts Roar!
Talking about snow, have to get out and "move" some :S |
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Haven't done to much on my car lately since I have been working on a CF roof for a friend of me. The roof is for his Subaru Impreza Wrx.
The weight of the roof is now little less than 2kg. Some pictures of the roof: First layer laid up in the mold. Attachment 704314 Finished sanded down, ready for clear coat. Attachment 704315 Nice and shiny here Attachment 704316 Attachment 704317 |
how are you planing to secure it to the body wouldnt it destroit the structural integrity of the car?
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Originally Posted by rotarycrazy
(Post 8955168)
how are you planing to secure it to the body wouldnt it destroit the structural integrity of the car?
The front and rear of the CF roof is going underneath the front and rear windshield. And the roof will be glued with a high strenght epoxy for aircraft use. |
What a badass project! Thanks for posting pictures and keeping us up to date on this wicked project!
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