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recommended layup for a race car door

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By r0taryh3ad - 11/11/2013 9:04:55 AM

Hi guys,

Can somebody of you please recommend the layup for a carbon door?

The door will basically consist of an outer and inner shell. The driver will mainly be protected by the cage / door bars of the cage, so they do not need to offer any side protection like the doors made by andygtt for his noble. I'm a little bit worried about the sharp chips of bursted carbon fiber in the case of a side impact.

I remember that somebody in a forum recommended a layer of carbon/aramid cloth or full aramid cloth for the driver - sided areas. Will this help? If yes, why?

Thanks in advance for your answers.

- Patrick
By r0taryh3ad - 11/11/2013 11:42:20 AM

Thank you very much for your input!

Can you do me a favour and show me some pics of your anti intrusion panel?

The window frame is very tricky, we want to do it in a seperate mold as a seperate part.

The doors are from a Mazda Rx7 FD3s, here are some pics to show the curvature: