carbon fiber hood and or sun roof (anybody got them?)
10-03-2006, 08:46 PM
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carbon fiber hood and or sun roof (anybody got them?)
I was thinking it would be a cool project to build a carbon fiber hood and/or sun roof. I have built some sail boat parts with carbon and it is relatively easy to take a mold off an existing part.
Has any one done this?
Pictures?
Has any one done this?
Pictures?
10-03-2006, 09:56 PM
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Is that also a LeMans style rear spoiler I see on Randall's car? If so where can they be purchased?
10-03-2006, 10:54 PM
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http://www.gt-racing.com/GTR944.pdf?...6386ba66fc475b
Lemans spoiler in FG, $350.00
Hood in CF, $711.00, weighs 14 pounds
Lemans spoiler in FG, $350.00
Hood in CF, $711.00, weighs 14 pounds
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10-03-2006, 11:30 PM
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Dave Moffit's car had one - I hated it, looking at it, opening it, working around it. Really floppy and not a great fit - by the time you do a littel finish work it would have to be painted - and then I bet that would crack in short order.
In case you were still wondering - I didn't really like it....
In case you were still wondering - I didn't really like it....
10-04-2006, 12:32 AM
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my bud has one on his 954- turbo engine in an n/a car- and its awsome fit and finish- BUT cant put hood shocks on it or itll buckle in the middle when you close it!!!
10-04-2006, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Chris White
Don’t even think about using the carbon fiber hood on a street car….
Plenty of people do without problems. It's not the greatest idea without hoodpins though. Other than that, it's a pretty quick, simple way to loose a significant amount of weight (not really all that important on a street car though 
). As far as finish goes, that's understandable. CF tends to "yellow" after being exposed to UV rays for awhile. I believe there are some sort of UV resistant clear coats that can actually prevent this, though, as I have seen some CF hoods for various other cars that don't yellow. Lastly, these cars were meant to be driven....who cares about cosmetics.
j/k
10-04-2006, 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by xsboost90
my bud has one on his 954- turbo engine in an n/a car- and its awsome fit and finish- BUT cant put hood shocks on it or itll buckle in the middle when you close it!!!