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wozza	wozza posted 10 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 688, Visits: 5.4K	Brian2fast (04/11/2014) Brilliant! I like the wheel arch extensions. Will the final carbon shell be one single part? You doing the doors as well? The final shell will be in one piece. We did think about doing it in front and rear clams but because lightness is the aim we opted for a one piece to help with strength. The bottom halves of the original doors are now part of the new shell, again to add strength. New door patterns and moulds will be made to fit once the shell is done. Just the beginning of a long journey Carbon Copies Ltd
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scottracing	scottracing posted 10 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 460, Visits: 5.2K	will be keeping an eye on this project, good luck with the moulds
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wozza	wozza posted 10 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 688, Visits: 5.4K	A quick update. 6 days work and 30 plus kilos of resin and the main mould is done, still have door moulds to do. Carbon Copies Ltd Edited 10 Years Ago by wozza
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Hanaldo	Hanaldo posted 10 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 28K	1 piece mould? You don't appear to be using unimould, is that simply for costs?
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wozza	wozza posted 10 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 688, Visits: 5.4K	With the wheel arch and bottom edge returns its a 14 piece mould. As the mould will probably only be used to produce a couple of shells we opted for standard tooling gel to reduce costs on what is already an expensive project. Carbon Copies Ltd Edited 10 Years Ago by wozza
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Brian2fast	Brian2fast posted 10 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 79, Visits: 1.3K	That looks brilliant. How many layers of glass have you used? How did you manage to layup the overhanging wheel arches? You have a very luxurious workshop, fancy carpet and everything. I've got a 1 mtr square bit that I have to move about with me, haha. Craig Edited 10 Years Ago by Brian2fast
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wozza	wozza posted 10 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 688, Visits: 5.4K	Not the easiest of releases but we managed to get all the sections of the mould off the plug without damage. Carbon Copies Ltd
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wozza	wozza posted 10 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 688, Visits: 5.4K	Carbon Copies Ltd
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unijacko67	unijacko67 posted 10 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 21, Visits: 173	Great work Warren, many thanks. http//www.kittenkitcar.co.uk Tags Carbon Fibre Hill Climb Car Honda S2000 Reliant Kitten Wide Arched
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wozza	wozza posted 10 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 688, Visits: 5.4K	No problem Andrew, it's a great project to be involved in. Mightily impressed with your hard work and dedication on what is your first real composites project. Think we should use some of my release agent for the part though eh Carbon Copies Ltd
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