Carbon noble bonnet (clam) with attempt at V weave

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Carbon noble bonnet (clam) with attempt at V weave

Carbon noble bonnet (clam) with attempt at V weave

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andygtt	andygtt posted 11 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 157, Visits: 1.2K	I thought Id have a go at doing a V weave with resin infusion... wasnt easy but made was pleased with the end result. Original weighed 21kgs with lights (lights weigh 1kgs) and mine is under 8kgs so very good weight saving. I also backed the wheel arches in kevlar as well as soric so should be resistant to start crazing. got a coat of lacquer on the clip last night... needs flatting and a couple more coats but looks miles better already... top 2 pics are laquered, bothom ones are straight out of mould with flash lines and release agents etc. and here is a pic of what I did with the car on monday
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TomDesign	TomDesign posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 454, Visits: 2.5K	Very nice everything look great only cutted in the middle not straight use other thing
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stuart321	stuart321 posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 37, Visits: 178	Very impressive work! That must go like s**t off a shovel with all the weight you've taken out of it and 700bhp. Stuart
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Matthieu Libeert	Matthieu Libeert posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 955, Visits: 3.4K	impressive project! good job! Matthieu Libeert Founder MAT2 Composites X Sports website: www.mat2composites.com
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Bruce	Bruce posted 11 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 18, Visits: 432	that looks awesome , have you got bigger lamps to fit those holes ? its going to look scary when its got headlamps : )
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fgayford	fgayford posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 433, Visits: 1.2K	Very nice work. Thats a big project. Fred
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alebassa	alebassa posted 11 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 48, Visits: 171	Very nice result! And also very impressive dyno! Would you please like to post a picture of the mould? It would be very useful for learning, I think it must be a little complicate and surely a split mould, is it? Alessandro
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andygtt	andygtt posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 157, Visits: 1.2K	mould is a 4 part item: top section bumper area 2 wheel arch returns the v weave is perfectly straight, its the picture angles and curve on the panel that make it look not quite straight.... its not flawless as i can see the odd stray strand and a few areas that have slight pulls.
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WilliamsHPF	WilliamsHPF posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 26, Visits: 349	that's outstanding work! (the 700hp)... and the carbon is nice too. Can't wait to see it all together and scaring old people!
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Demlotcrew	Demlotcrew posted 11 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 17, Visits: 140	Photos of the moulds please
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