 Super light fiber panels, Do you think folks would want them?? |
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| aircooledtechguy |
 Apr 29 2010, 01:16 PM
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The Aircooledtech Guy  Group: Members Posts: 1,966 Joined: 8-November 08 From: Anacortes, WA Member No.: 9,730 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
I'm considering approaching my neighbor in the business park who makes molds and performs infusion molding of racing boat parts, about possibly making a set of infusion molds for the front and rear trunk lids and head light covers. I know that there are a couple companies who make fiberglass body panels and such, but I know of no one who does them through infusion which results in a super thin, super light piece. Just as an example they are making 26' sailboats that sleep 4, INCLUDING 850# of lead in the keel and all the rigging, they weigh a mere 2200#!!
Infusion is basically laying dry carbon, kevlar, fiberglass etc and a coring materiel like foam or balsa (like the original GT parts) stacked in a mold. Bag it and pulling about 28-30 inches of mercury vacuum on the bag. Then under the vacuum, you inject resin. The vacuum compresses the layers and pulls all un-necessary resin from the part. When finished you have a super thin, super strong, super light panel that weighs just a couple of pounds, literally. Do you all think there would be much of a market for that sort of thing. I think they would be really cool and super, super light for track cars or weekend bombers. Give me your thoughts. . . |
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aircooledtechguy Super light fiber panels Apr 29 2010, 01:16 PM
GeorgeRud Market would probably be very limited by price. A... Apr 29 2010, 01:35 PM effutuo101 :agree:
it depends on the cost. A fiberglass deck... Apr 29 2010, 02:07 PM Dave_Darling The FG ones sell somewhat regularly, but the CF on... Apr 29 2010, 02:23 PM
ChrisNPDrider Please make me a 914 carbon fiber targa top that w... Apr 29 2010, 04:44 PM  |
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