stuartp Posted November 24, 2009 Report Posted November 24, 2009 Carbon mk1 escort shell i'd like a couple of those that'd rule!
samurai Posted November 24, 2009 Report Posted November 24, 2009 Carbon mk1 escort shell i'd like a couple of those that'd rule! Can we have a quote please?
jonnystannard Posted November 25, 2009 Author Report Posted November 25, 2009 mk2 Escort fire wall Oh yeah they shouldn't be to hard to make either fairly flat if I recall correctly. Carbon mk1 escort shell i'd like a couple of those that'd rule! Can we have a quote please? that would be awesome but isn't somebody doing fibre glass ones? the rear spoiler is like the fiesta one but a bit bigger, when your ready just give us a shout Will do thanks
stuartp Posted November 25, 2009 Report Posted November 25, 2009 yeah i think i saw a pic of a fibre glass one i wonder just how much lighter that'd be? and then how much lighter would a carbon fibre one be? and when can i win the lottery to enjoy said lightening benefits
jonnystannard Posted November 25, 2009 Author Report Posted November 25, 2009 yeah i think i saw a pic of a fibre glass one i wonder just how much lighter that'd be? and then how much lighter would a carbon fibre one be? and when can i win the lottery to enjoy said lightening benefits TBH I doubt it would be that much lighter out of carbon fibre than it already would be out of fibre glass. I bet a lot of fibre glass is used in those shells though. I've seen the mini ones and they have floors over an inch thick!!!! So maybe a carbon fibre shell could be really light and strong if the right resins are used. I would hate to think of the cost in making the moulds and the assembly costs!! So if you're a lottery winner then step on up and we'll make one Na we'd need a massive warehouse to keep the moulds flat (on trollies) and to assemble it. although if someone wanted to buy those for us as well....... Having said that it just wouldn't be worth it if no other weight saving items are used in the axle and engine etc. For example my vulcan xflow alloy rocker cover weighed over a 1kg and my carbon one which was only a prototype weighs 300g and 150g of that was the alloy filler neck, which the new ones won't have so they should weigh about 150g ish. So imagine how light you could make the whole car
jonnystannard Posted November 26, 2009 Author Report Posted November 26, 2009 Definatly YB cam covers Yeah we're gonna, they're in the pipeline
SLYMAN Posted November 26, 2009 Report Posted November 26, 2009 Definatly YB cam covers Yeah we're gonna, they're in the pipeline PM me when you have them made Will watch this space
Nik3100 Posted November 29, 2009 Report Posted November 29, 2009 ah, essex v6 rocker covers hell yeah!!!!
jonnystannard Posted November 30, 2009 Author Report Posted November 30, 2009 ah, essex v6 rocker covers hell yeah!!!! We'd need some to mould from but yeah they're possible
Nik3100 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Posted December 4, 2009 happy to provide a pair FOC if it helps I seriously think that some Carbon Mk3 Capri parts will go down very well.
vibrating_Cake Posted December 4, 2009 Report Posted December 4, 2009 how much for a capri bonnet very
jonnystannard Posted December 5, 2009 Author Report Posted December 5, 2009 happy to provide a pair FOC if it helps I seriously think that some Carbon Mk3 Capri parts will go down very well. Cool if you can send them over that would be great, we've got so much on the go it's unreal are they standard covers? Send me a pm and we'll go from there. how much for a capri bonnet very Ummm just of the top of my head it would be somewhere near £400 as its a bit bigger than mk1 fiesta bonnet and that is coming in at around £350
dannyb Posted December 5, 2009 Report Posted December 5, 2009 4 spoke rs/supersport wheels hubcaps / wheel trims you might be onto something there.
V8ian Posted December 6, 2009 Report Posted December 6, 2009 Are these parts prepreg and autoclaved or cold epoxy layups, Ive beeen thinking about the Fiesta spoiler layup problems with the finish. what about paint them in Hibuild with a LOT of plasticiser[sp] that may allow you to flat it off without the paint breaking away?? Im thinking about a boot skin for my cortina, Ive made stuff before in carbon using Epoxy resin, but never tried anything as big as a skin in carbon,
jonnystannard Posted December 7, 2009 Author Report Posted December 7, 2009 Are these parts prepreg and autoclaved or cold epoxy layups, Its a combination of the 2 mate. Depending which bit it is. Ive beeen thinking about the Fiesta spoiler layup problems with the finish. what about paint them in Hibuild with a LOT of plasticiser[sp] that may allow you to flat it off without the paint breaking away?? Im thinking about a boot skin for my cortina, Ive made stuff before in carbon using Epoxy resin, but never tried anything as big as a skin in carbon, Thanks for the idea on the spoiler, I think we've cracked it, not litterly though... hell you know what I mean
caprinerd Posted December 7, 2009 Report Posted December 7, 2009 like i said jonny when your ready give me a shout
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