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carbon fiber tunnel top
MkII - 28/10/08 at 07:46 PM

can anyone recomend a some one to make me a tunnel top out of carbon fiber thanx.m.


LBMEFM - 28/10/08 at 09:39 PM

Just buy some carbon fibre sheet from someone like Carbon Mods and make it yourself, you can trim the edges with ali angle etc.


MkII - 28/10/08 at 10:19 PM

had thought of that but i would like it to have rounded corners and go down sides of tunnel about an inch or so


RK - 28/10/08 at 10:21 PM

Or do what I am doing: buy the carbon fibre cloth, spread some epoxy over a piece of ally covered in wax, lay on the CF, spread more epoxy, lay up fibreglass over top, more epoxy (two layers of FG ought to do it), cut and trim (NOT with scissors, with a hack saw) and that's it, that's all.

[Edited on 28/10/08 by RK]


MkII - 28/10/08 at 10:29 PM

you make it sound so easy. im a welder/fabricator by trade so although i can make anything i like from steel or ally ive never had much success with fiberglass and resin.m.


nick205 - 29/10/08 at 09:32 AM

Have you looked at Carbon Mods website?

Also, might be worth contacting "Triton" on here - he makes seats, dashboards etc in GRP and CF so might be able to make you something.


RK - 29/10/08 at 01:38 PM

Honestly, I am the most useless person on here - just go back and read how much frustration I have vented over the past year and a half - and if I can do this, anybody can. You do need a warmish temperature, so the epoxy is a lot better to do inside because it doesn't smell.