Hi all,

I am considering rebodying by car in CF (resin infusion).
Stupid as I am, it's not my race car, I am considering doing so to my "daily driver". And as it travels at least 12K miles yearly my question is how smart of the idea is that?

Strait away I can think of two problems:

1) Stone chips - naked carbon won't stand them, so I'll at least want to paint it.
I actually intended to paint it anyway.
Or maybe wrap it in film. Would that be enough or should I go for the kevlar as the outside layer?

2) Accidents - whole lot of problems here. Factory crumple zones are gone, carbon snaps to small bits even on small crashes and so on.
I think of putting extra layer or layers of kevlar or carbon-kevlar reinforcements. Also I may intentionaly design weak points to make snapping predictable. Any thoughts on safety?


Can you think of any other problems I will run into with a "daily driver"? Hot/cold climates? "Metal" fatique? Body panels rubbing against one another?

Thanks in advance,
Alex



Sorry if the topic was already discussed, wasn't able to find anything. If it was, please point me in the right direction. Thanks.