Making carbon body & chassi parts for my Snowmobile


Making carbon body & chassi parts for my Snowmobile
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Hey there

In all automotive sports we all aim at light & strong constructions. Thus im looking into making a couple of custom parts for my snowmobile, to make it lighter and stronger! 
One more bonus that carbon fibre gives on a snowmobile vs aluminium that is used today, is that i wont get any snow or ice buildup. If snow or ice cant get stuck that means alot less weight.
Looks like you guys at have the parts & know-how to make my project go as smooth as possible! 

I need to get some recommendations of you guys of what kind of parts i need to start with.

On a snowmobile you have 3 main parts that can be lightened and made stronger. That is:

1: Body Panels ( Doesnt need the overall strength like chassi components due to they arent aiding the structural stiffness)
2: Tunnel & Chassi components
3: Suspension & Rear skid components



1: Here's an example of some parts that already made by various companies as a carbon copy of the OEM panels, or just OEM parts in its aluminium/steel form.
http://patrickcustomcarbon.com/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=173

Sidepanels: 1m long, 0.6m height
Hood: 1.1m long, 0.6m wide

2: 
Subframe with tunnel. 
http://www.terraalpsracing.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/product/2014_sleds_022.jpg

The tunnel can be made without the running boards and bumpers etc. That could be mounted afterwards. 
http://www.terraalpsracing.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/product/oct18_003_0.jpg


Tunnel size is around 2meters long, 0.25m height & 0.4m wide

3: Suspension 
http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/ah92/davidvonandersson/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-01/IMAG0079_zpsmdso9rak.jpg

Rear suspension rails
How are these made when they have 2 areas that are alot thicker? 
http://www.carbonsled.com/Image_Library/CARBON%20RAIL1%20Lg.jpg






What kind of material is best suited for body panels that doesnt require the strength as other items. And what do you recommend to use on tunnel and suspension parts? 

Hope i get some help because id really like to get this started. I need everything so i can make a professional mold up to finnished carbon parts.
Edited 10 Years Ago by Davajn
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Resin infusion would be a great technique for the simple body panels and maybe even the tunnel.

The suspension parts do look a bit like they have been compression moulded. If they have a good designed pair of moulds then the thicker pieces shouldn't be a problem for them to make with carbon rather than just a resin rich area.

They could be really clever and have lots of mould pieces all clamped together.

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Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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Making carbon body & chassi parts for my Snowmobile
Davajn - 10 Years Ago
     Hello, and welcome! I'm actually rather new here myself, just been lurking for a while but your...
Snowmixer - 10 Years Ago
     Hey! Nice that another sledhead is trying out what im aiming at. We all want light and strong...
Davajn - 10 Years Ago
     Resin infusion would be a great technique for the simple body panels and maybe even the tunnel. The...
Warren (Staff) - 10 Years Ago
     Looks to me like there is some sort of "filler/core" in the thick parts of the "runners" Maybe they...
Dravis - 10 Years Ago
     Well, Davajn, it sounds like you've got a great idea of what you want to do! Yes, stronger and...
Snowmixer - 10 Years Ago

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