Some Have Wanted To See Pictures Of My Car
06-09-2010, 06:09 PM
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Some Have Wanted To See Pictures Of My Car
Unfortunately, they are not quite ready yet but I thought you might like to see someone else's car that has a hood from the America GS tool.
06-09-2010, 06:52 PM
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06-09-2010, 08:39 PM
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Thank you.
And inside, not to be immodest, it is even better. Further, rather than simply cut the left and right side edges parallel to the fenders as every other carbon hood I have seen, we made additional tooling so as to produce a true rolled edge like the metal hood. Further, the hood has a titanium prop rod weighing 19 grams which, when not in use, is held in place by a carbon fiber clip.
And inside, not to be immodest, it is even better. Further, rather than simply cut the left and right side edges parallel to the fenders as every other carbon hood I have seen, we made additional tooling so as to produce a true rolled edge like the metal hood. Further, the hood has a titanium prop rod weighing 19 grams which, when not in use, is held in place by a carbon fiber clip.
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06-09-2010, 10:36 PM
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Thank you.
And inside, not to be immodest, it is even better. Further, rather than simply cut the left and right side edges parallel to the fenders as every other carbon hood I have seen, we made additional tooling so as to produce a true rolled edge like the metal hood. Further, the hood has a titanium prop rod weighing 19 grams which, when not in use, is held in place by a carbon fiber clip.
And inside, not to be immodest, it is even better. Further, rather than simply cut the left and right side edges parallel to the fenders as every other carbon hood I have seen, we made additional tooling so as to produce a true rolled edge like the metal hood. Further, the hood has a titanium prop rod weighing 19 grams which, when not in use, is held in place by a carbon fiber clip.
Have you painted the CF panels yet to match the rest of the car (ie can CF provided as good a base for painting as steel or AL)? Believe Aston are experimenting with that.
Interested to know as I would like a CF rear panel and spoiler, but want it in red.
06-09-2010, 10:47 PM
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Well done, i.e., surface quality, carbon fiber components can be painted for a finish equal to that of a painted metal part. Most composite pieces, though, are not very good either due to a poor quality mold tool (a first class tool is expensive) or bad layup or both. For example, several years ago, I saw someone who bought a copy of a Type 964 3.8 RS rear wing from one of the popular vendors you read about on these boards and elsewhere as it was "cheap". By the time, however, the paint shop filled and sanded and filled and sanded some more, the cost painted far exceeded the cost of a good part that could have been painted without hours and hours of prep. As to the hood on the car above, the surface is excellent and could easily have been painted. Notwithstanding, the owner liked the raw finish so well that he decided to leave it unpainted much like the new GT2RS.
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06-09-2010, 10:51 PM
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+1. That car could be an RS and Walter's was a similar paint scheme last time I saw a picture.
Very nice. Eagerly, but not so patiently, awaiting pics of the GS.
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06-09-2010, 11:59 PM
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Very nice work, as always, Robert.
06-10-2010, 01:38 AM
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I'm actually sad that your stuff is not for sale. I would buy anything you make thats fits a 993. Anything. Hood, prop, droplinks, nuts,...just a nut. I would buy that if thats all you offered. There isn't one component you built for that car that isn't beautiful.
06-10-2010, 04:19 AM
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Can you imagine the frenzy caused on here if any of these parts came up for sale? There's be crowds of Rennlisters fighting in the street outside Roberts door in order to be first in the queue.