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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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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."

My car is the same year, but a Lotus Elan, so a tad smaller :-)

Once you get the carbon bug there is no known cure :-) The only parts of my car that aren't carbon (the original car's body,(including doors, boot etc),and floor pan are fibreglass) are the rear wings, door sills and front screen pillars. Also, all interior panels (including dash and centre console) are carbon.

You are in for a lot of fun and frustration :-)

Steve

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