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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Debs. on 09 April 2008, 14:57:30
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Composite Materials being my 'thing':
I`m considering of pulling some moulds off 'popular' Miggy items: wing-mirror shells, grilles, estate spoilers or W.H.Y?
Then, I could lay-up some Glass-fibre/Carbon-fibre or Aramid (Kevlar) spare-parts (Seeing BobDent`s mangled mirror gave me the idea)
I might consider making 'one-offs' (gear knobs/trim) or perhaps some O.O.F member-only 'specials': suggestions welcome. :y
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Composite Materials being my 'thing':
I`m considering of pulling some moulds off 'popular' Miggy items: wing-mirror shells, grilles, estate spoilers or W.H.Y?
Then, I could lay-up some Glass-fibre/Carbon-fibre or Aramid (Kevlar) spare-parts (Seeing BobDent`s mangled mirror gave me the idea)
I might consider making 'one-offs' (gear knobs/trim) or perhaps some O.O.F member-only 'specials': suggestions welcome. :y
Carbon fibre headlight adjusters would be a good thing to make!!!!
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Hmm. Got me thinking now...
Carbon fibre monocoque in the shape of a Lotus 7? :-*
;)
More seriously, I guess interior trim bits to replace the wood / silver items (dash surround, centre console trim, door trim panels, etc) would generate some interest.
BTW there's a guy on another car forum I visit who's affectionately know as "carbon tart" following over-indulgence in this area. Sadly his carbon fibre Caterham nose cone was last seen going through a 5 bar farm gate at about 90 MPH. :-[
I think it lived to fight another day after a little patching, which is a testimony to its' strength.
Kevin
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Carbon fibre headlight adjusters would be a good thing to make!!!!
Not too familiar with them; which part/bit would be most needed? :question
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Hmm. Got me thinking now...
Carbon fibre monocoque in the shape of a Lotus 7?
More seriously, I guess interior trim bits to replace the wood / silver items (dash surround, centre console trim, door trim panels, etc) would generate some interest.
....Kevin
If it also had a canard and winglets would it be a problem? ;D
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Carbon fibre headlight adjusters would be a good thing to make!!!!
Not too familiar with them; which part/bit would be most needed? :question
Inside the headlight is a small plastic item that breaks.....think its made of some sort of glass loaded plastic.
Trouble is I suspect it would need to be injection moulded rather than laid up on a former
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Inside the headlight is a small plastic item that breaks.....think its made of some sort of glass loaded plastic.
Trouble is I suspect it would need to be injection moulded rather than laid up on a former
Might be possible to do in a small vacuum fixture: anyone got a pic. of this item, to put me in the picture? :y
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"Irmy-esque" grilles would go down a storm in carbon fibre
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i no its not for an omega but could you make some mirror caps for a nova ;)
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hi debs. what sort of prices would we be looking at for carbon fibre bits. is it expensive?? just curious as have been thinking of a project to keep me busy this year and carbon fibre would help. is there a limit to wich parts you could actually copy/make. :)
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hi debs. what sort of prices would we be looking at for carbon fibre bits. is it expensive?? just curious as have been thinking of a project to keep me busy this year and carbon fibre would help. is there a limit to wich parts you could actually copy/make. :)
Composite raw materials aren`t too costly, it`s the 'time' to make things that determines cost.
I use S-glass, Aramid (Kevlar) and Carbon-fibre woven cloth (off a roll) laminated in epoxy-resin matrices.....`though really, there`d be no practical limit in what size/type of item could be copied/made.
I`ve made 'teenie' things, right upto whole aircraft structures in Carbon-fibre. :D
For popular items I`d make a mould to make cheaper 'multiples' of parts....but 'one-offs' wouldn`t be a problem. :y
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hmm id be very interested in this! would love a carbon bonnet and bootlid, shave of a fair few kg's
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Ive got an Irmscher front bumper that could be copied, im sure there will be a few people after those :y
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Would you consider doing some non-Omega parts? I was planning on doing some side panels for my RD350LC from carbon. I recon it would look groooooooooooooooooovy.
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Well I still need to fix the front bumper off of Vectra ST (http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1204205798/0#0) and a carbon replacement would be stunning, but realistically my budget is probably more suited to a nice Irmy style grille.
What would be very cool, would be carbon headlight surrounds (The bit your headlight washers poke through, if you don't remove them like me ;)).