OT - No PC - carbon fiber C-type body arrived today, *Update* Car is DONE!! Lotsa pics.... Options

[Scott S]

Hi All –
Thought some might find this interesting – pretty excited.

We are doing a jag C-type replica. It is pretty exact, being built off of the factory blue prints. Initially, the upper half of the body and the clamshells were going to be fiberglass, as having them done in aluminum would more than double the cost of the build.

About a month ago we received a call from the builder that he had a pal in the aerospace field who really wanted to branch out into doing some car stuff with carbon fiber. After many discussions, he said he would recreate the body for our C-type. The molds were shipped out last month. The body was delivered yesterday!

It weighs less than a third of the fiberglass body. If the layup lines were a bit better, I would almost think about not painting it. The lower half of the body/passenger compartment will still be aluminum.

[stugray]

Very Interesting.....

You are in CO, and Lockheed Martin's "center of excellence" for carbon fiber is in Waterton canyon.....

I might have even worked with this person.
Ask if they did any of the work on Mars Global Surveyor, Stardust, or Genesis.

They do work that is beautiful, but the public rarely gets to see it.

How did this person do the large pieces?
Depending on which type of resin was chosen, you might need an autoclave big enough.

Stu