By k.alan.bates - 8/8/2018 4:36:50 PM
Hi. I'm restoring a 1967 Mustang fastback and I'm not very particular about 100% faithful accuracy. Some of the parts I'm needing to buy/rebuild/restore are expensive enough that I thought I might investigate what it will take to do them in carbon fiber. Specifically, I'm wanting to change the exterior quarter window louvers to a custom design, I'm looking to make a center console, and I'm looking to make the overhead console.
...that's the current plan anyway. The ultimate goal is that the car I drive will be built by me and I think handmaking some composites for my build from carbon fiber will be a way to really plant my flag and say "I built this."
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By k.alan.bates - 11/27/2018 12:20:54 PM
So (using the photo included above for reference)...how would anybody start to make a mold for that to be able to do it as one piece? The original was a single piece pot metal casting.
As a side question...how would you start to make a mold for that to cast it? lol. I just don't see how you cast that as a single piece while simultaneously getting the metal to flow where you need it to flow and keep it from flowing where you don't. It just looks like it would have to be cast vertically oriented with the vent openings filled and then post-processed to create the openings for the vent inserts.
I've searched for information on the original casting techniques that Ford used, but the information is spotty as to whether or not they die cast them.
I'm trying to think of it and understand it as a casting first because it just "feels" like I can transfer that understanding to making a CF composite.
At any rate, I will probably convert this into a question in mold making, but thought I would put it here first since someone already linked a photo for ref and I'm wanting to get this out there fairly quickly.
Thanks in advance.
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