Hey people!
I'm Jack, I'm 23, a Software Engineer from the UK.. I'm madly in love with fast cars and in the quest to go faster, You gotta go lighter right?!
I'm here with a passion for composite materials, I've only ever made a few things up in fiberglass in the past but I'm looking to learn, build and understand how CF and other composites work.
As far as I understand it Wet-lay CF is the same process of Fiberglass, you use an epoxy resin baselayer and multiple layers of material on top which are subsequently "dabbed" in with more resin, Pre-preg / dry cf is more complex as it has the epoxy in the cloth and requires additional external forces to change it, this is what I want to learn about
My idea is to take my (somewhat mundane) Civic Sport and transform it, I've already performed the basics to my transformation; VTI-S lip kit, Better tyres, Uprated 4-pot calipers, Lowered over adjustable coilovers and other suspension modifications to make it handle better but in the near future I will be swapping to a K20A engine from the (EP3) Civic Type-R however while I'm at it I'm looking to change a few parts out like bonnet, wings and doorcard's with lighter alternative. Being as my model of Civic is not widely supported by manufacturers of composites like bonnets and wings I must either pay someone or do it myself.. I'm never one to settle for letting someone else do things for me so will be (attempting) to take on tasks of producing wings, a lip kit and even a bonnet of my car.
I'm more than willing to take all the information and help I can get on the subject so if you have any info you're willing to share, post up!
