You CF bigots in denial, and living in the past., Carbon fiber fans unite! |
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You CF bigots in denial, and living in the past., Carbon fiber fans unite! |
bob91403 |
Sep 22 2004, 02:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 618 Joined: 15-September 04 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 2,763 |
You carbon fiber bigots out there are in denial, and living in the past. You call it "ricey", only because the manufacturers sell to the largest market, the ricers. But, you damn well know you'd opt for all the carbon fiber options you could get if you had the half mil. to spend on a Porsche Carrera GT. How can you call it "ricey", the whole damn dream car is full of carbon fiber. It happens to be a technological advancement, not some kind of fashion statement. Yeah, I think the stuff looks great. I'd love to get enough people together to convince rennspd.com to give me a good price on a pair of 916 bumpers, a pair of hoods, a rear wing, and to make molds for standard rocker panels, and a targa top. Maybe even some interior parts like dash top, bottom, face, doorpanels, center console, backpad. Stronger and lighter are two things you have to like. If you dont like the look, pad it or paint it. But, you can't look at a Porsche Carrera GT and make me believe you think it's "ricey". :finger2:
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bob91403 |
Sep 22 2004, 03:24 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 618 Joined: 15-September 04 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 2,763 |
QUOTE(Jeroen @ Sep 22 2004, 01:17 PM) I don't think anyone here ever said anything bad about CF bodyparts (not as far as I can remember) Actually, pretty much all places that make glass fiber parts can whip out the same parts in CF (at a premium price), no need for special molds... Those parts are made in the same way as glass fiber parts though, and therefore are not much lighter or stronger... So per definition, they are "rice". Not that I care... I think it looks cool (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Still, it is in no way comparable to the CF frames of the Carrera GT or a bike or F1 parts etc. Those are indeed stronger/lighter, but they are also manufactured completely different (bring mega $$$) If made properly, (vacuum bagged) they are considerably stronger and lighter. |
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