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andygtt	andygtt posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 157, Visits: 1.2K	I have kevlar on the inside of the door to add crash protection and prevent the outer door shattering on impact.... the standard door has no crash protection at all, just pure glassfibre, its not needed as its low volume.
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brasco	brasco posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 192, Visits: 305	oh..wjhat is low volume? CarbonFiberCreations
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	Isn't this more about selfprotection than regulations? but that doesn't take away that this is good job you've done Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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brasco	brasco posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 192, Visits: 305	matthieutje65 (21/01/2013) Isn't this more about selfprotection than regulations? but that doesn't take away that this is good job you've done darn right! someday i ll try CF doors too CarbonFiberCreations
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andygtt	andygtt posted 11 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 157, Visits: 1.2K	matthieutje65 (21/01/2013) Isn't this more about selfprotection than regulations? but that doesn't take away that this is good job you've done yep... thats why I made it twice the strength of the stock door as well as adding kevlar Its a LOT stronger with more protection than the stock door... don't forget I also have a full roll cage protecting me
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Jut	Jut posted 11 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 10, Visits: 415	Don't need door bars when you have a cage Andy, you're my hero.
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brasco	brasco posted 11 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 192, Visits: 305	cage rules man !! CarbonFiberCreations
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andygtt	andygtt posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 157, Visits: 1.2K	Jut (23/01/2013) Don't need door bars when you have a cage Andy, you're my hero. door bars by design are there to allow the doors to open in a low impact shunt... manufacturers like to call them 'side impact bars' instead as it rolls off the tongue better and helps to sell cars. as far as I am aware there isn't a test for side impact on high volume production cars and in fact its a rare accident. The only reason I would add side bars is if they were welded into the chassis and thus strengthening it as well as adding protection... however I would prefer to get in and out of the car. I had the doors sprayed by a local paint shop that knows carbon well (paint carbon ferraris and high end aftermarket carbon preparation)... I wanted effectivelly a primer coat so I could use the car before its sprayed in a couple of months. The preparation was: - sand and fill with black repair resin the edges/bonded joins - spray Resin infusion resin onto panel (thinned down slightly with meth) - Sand and flat - Spray single layer of laquer So basically 2 spray coats, first resin to seal the carbon, second laquer. The panels need flatting again and further colour and/or laquer need applying but for a 'primer' finish Im very happy
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wozza	wozza posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 688, Visits: 5.4K	Very very nice!!!!!!!!!!! Carbon Copies Ltd
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 11 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 7.9K	Most people would be happy with that as a final finish let alone a primer finish! Something that may be of interest to other members, how did you find spraying Infusion resin?? Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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