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> Gauging interest, 914-6 fiberglass engine tin
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post Jul 16 2016, 11:29 AM
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Trying to gauge interest in selling sets of raw amber (with the correct yellow resin tinting) 914-6 engine tin. I have an opportunity to buy a set of molds, and figured since I was interested in a set, others would be too. The current stuff you can buy from rennspd has too much green tint In the resin, and looks wrong to me.

Sets would all be clear gelcoat, hand laminated fiberglass, with flexibility is what thickness people wanted. All fasteners would be aerospace grade riveted floating nut plates, and the tin would come fit with holes already drilled. Was also considering making the front tin piece in two pieces to allow it to be removed with the fan still on the engine, and the engine still in the car.

I could also use carbon instead of glass if someone would be so inclined.

Pricing would start at $390 a set for raw amber fiberglass. This may go up or down depending on the quality of the molds, which I'm not 100% on yet.

So, is there a market for this stuff, or are people content with the steel tin that is already actively used on most conversions?
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'73-914kid   Gauging interest   Jul 16 2016, 11:29 AM
colingreene   Sounds ok to me.   Jul 16 2016, 11:37 AM
ConeDodger   Mine from Getty Design is just as you describe and...   Jul 16 2016, 12:51 PM
mb911   Just an fyi I know restoration design is introduci...   Jul 16 2016, 01:34 PM
mepstein   glass looks cool but it is so fragile. our guys ha...   Jul 16 2016, 01:42 PM
'73-914kid   glass looks cool but it is so fragile. our guys h...   Jul 16 2016, 02:14 PM
'73-914kid   Cost was not a driving factor for considering maki...   Jul 16 2016, 01:48 PM
Scott S   Mine were from Getty as well. fit was awesome less...   Jul 16 2016, 01:49 PM
Mark Henry   So on these shrouds is it basicly one layer of S g...   Jul 16 2016, 03:17 PM
914_teener   What about 2 liter tin Ethan....? I'd be inte...   Jul 16 2016, 03:51 PM
Chris914n6   $400 for a fiberglass piece that size tells m...   Jul 16 2016, 07:06 PM
'73-914kid   $400 for a fiberglass piece that size tells ...   Jul 16 2016, 09:09 PM
396   Sounds like a very interesting objective. As for t...   Jul 17 2016, 12:36 AM
Realcarfreak   There are not many sources for a good racing style...   Jul 24 2016, 09:28 AM
Chris H.   There are not many sources for a good racing styl...   Jan 17 2017, 09:59 AM
McMark   Vacuum bagging has it's own tricks to learn, b...   Jul 24 2016, 10:18 AM
tygaboy   I did a fair bit of hobby composites, including a ...   Jul 24 2016, 10:27 AM
Matt Romanowski   Damon at Series 900 makes great shrouds in all dif...   Jul 24 2016, 08:33 PM
forrestkhaag   Couldn't agree more with RealCarFreak's po...   Jan 16 2017, 01:39 PM
'73-914kid   This never happened, as the gentlemen who was sell...   Jan 16 2017, 02:04 PM
GeorgeRud   One feature that has not been addressed (and would...   Jan 17 2017, 09:42 AM


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