custom carbonfiber

Started by n1-200sx · Oct 28, 2003 · 16postsphpBB 2002–04

n1-200sxOct 28, 2003, 10:09 am · #1

hey, i'm looking around for some places that can make custom carbonfiber parts, like say doors, fenders, and hood? if any body knows of a place please post a phone number or website thanks-
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MimmsOct 28, 2003, 1:24 pm · #2

sorry to steal your thread, but you guy know that carbon fiber sticker sheets? well i need to paint my hood, am to cheap to even think of a carbon fiber hood, so does this crap hold up? thru like rain, snow, heat...etc...

But as far as companies, just try searching the web, but i can tell you, to have custom carbon fiber body panels and such made up, will cost you an arm and a leg...
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geoffdonkOct 28, 2003, 4:25 pm · #3

Dont slap down a carbon fiber sticker man. Thats worse than "Type R" badges. lol.
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n1-200sxOct 28, 2003, 9:26 pm · #4

what are your guys aim names my is n1bnr32, it would be nice to have like a chat room with all the s12 people
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Radracer_SOct 29, 2003, 3:08 am · #5

if looking 4 carbon hood man, get in line cuz me and ALL others have been waiting for some.

I remember some dude talking about it but never followed through on it.
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n1-200sxOct 29, 2003, 2:19 pm · #6

if i find a place that is able to do some custom carbon fiber hoods i'll be sure to post prices and a phone number.
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Radracer_SOct 29, 2003, 2:57 pm · #7

Well I did find one but how many here would like one for $3000?
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geoffdonkOct 29, 2003, 4:15 pm · #8

thats all? i'll take 5!
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84ca20eNov 2, 2003, 7:05 am · #9

You could try this from Ebay, they have S13 Hoods.

http://members.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aboutme/princeofauction/

I'm on www.3geez.com and they made a carbon fiber group buy like a year ago, i don't has my accord yet, they run $435 shipped, you sould contach SITE he's the man on this group buy, ppl on this board say G3autosport.com gets his hood from the company Site buys.

Heres the link whit information on the buy, it will be too cool to have a C/F hood for S12.

http://www.3geez.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6456

PS dont stick C/F sticker on your steel hood, doesn't look fine (no offenses, looks rice! )

Luis

YellowPreludeRNov 2, 2003, 4:07 pm · #10

i can make fiberglass hoods if i can get my friend to ake the molds. You could paint it black and it would weigh as much as your front bumper kits.
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geoffdonkNov 2, 2003, 5:29 pm · #11

84ca20eNov 3, 2003, 4:14 pm · #12

Fiberglass would be cool !!! keep me updated if you get one of those, and you're rigth weigth reduction it'll be almost half of the steel hood.

I just wondering on the bolts for the hood hinges, maybe a side-by-side bolts and those APC hood pins instead the latch whould be so cool.

Luis

YellowPreludeRNov 3, 2003, 4:35 pm · #13

i dont know as far as the hood pins go though (kiinda ricey) but ill have to see what i will do. I got osme fiberglass vents and other things im going to throwi ntehre with them, maybe ill have a hood bulge molded in with it. I will just have to wait and see.
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n1-200sxNov 4, 2003, 11:10 am · #14

i'm going to attempt making carbon fiber doors for my car then i will have the molds to make more if it works.(don't worry if i do end up getting it right i will post pics and some info)
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Ron AmundsonNov 6, 2003, 9:58 pm · #15

There is virtually no difference in a hand lay up process between carbon fiber and fiberglass, just material cost. CF twill weave tends to run about 10X more, yet random weave is a probably only 5-8x higher than fiberglass.

Now if you goto prepreg fiber thats another story. There just arn't many car size autoclaves around. But the process is a whole lot easier than working with raw fiber. In F1, patterns were generated on the CAD system, and then they had a seamstress in the clean room cut out the patterns in fiber. Next they would put the patterns on the mold (in the cleanroom of course), and then roll the mold into the autoclave, and in a little while, there would be a completed part. Doing hand layups with resin and vacuum bagging seems to take forever, but you do get some pretty cool parts.

Good luck
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geoffdonkNov 6, 2003, 10:12 pm · #16

shiiiit. if you guys make these doors/hoods, i'd seriously purchase. the after market starting up only about 20 years after the release of the s12, lol.
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