Carbon Body Work

[Carbon MFG]

Hi Guys,

I'm a long time lurker, first time poster on this forum.

My own roadster is coming along nicley, and i shall be doing my bodywork soon.

This is just to gauge interest really, but would people be interested in carbon fibre bodywork?

Cost would not be excessive, otherwise we would not offer the service, but we feel that we could offer something different to gel coated finishes.

Let me know your thoughts.

ATB

Carbon MFG

[Carbon MFG]

Perhaps i should have put a figure when a said "not excessive."

In real terms, about 30% more than the glassfibre prices on certain websites.

[Josh]

Carbon fiber would look amazing, but only if all the bodywork was carbon fiber imho. Anyone agree/disagree?

[medium dave]

Full carbon fibre would look nuts, pity im not in the uk, and im poor - my locost is going to be just that :)

[Carbon MFG]

My plan is to do all the panels, just like GTS's 10 piece kit, that way you would have a complete carbon body.

Doing interior panels in carbon would also be possible. Dash, transmission tunnel etc etc.

By the way it's looking like the 10 piece bodywork kit would work out to be not that much more than GTS's 10 piece kit (GTS charge £685 + VAT, so £805) at somewhere close to £856.00, all in + delivery.

ATB

Carbon MFG.

[Smitstui]

Would Carbon Fibre be lighter than aluminium for, say, the bonnet?


How much lighter is it than Glassfibre for the wings etc?

[MTor9?]

I have just found this post and have had to go and have cold shower!

Count me in :D

[Double_Wax]

Is it pure carbon, made with epoxy (or even better resisn infused) or carbon fibre backed with glass?

[les g]

Hi Guys,

I'm a long time lurker, first time poster on this forum.

My own roadster is coming along nicley, and i shall be doing my bodywork soon.

This is just to gauge interest really, but would people be interested in carbon fibre bodywork?

Cost would not be excessive, otherwise we would not offer the service, but we feel that we could offer something different to gel coated finishes.

Let me know your thoughts.

ATB

Carbon MFG

go on stop teasing please give me a price for 4 mudguards ,1 nosecone and a scuttle and dash people on here are drooling and its getting messy
thanks les,g

[bobbyh]

I have just found this post and have had to go and have cold shower!

Count me in :D

me to flip me m8 i will at the frount oh the que when i'm there come to think a bout it i may buy now be for you come round and see what you jsut said :D

[adrianreeve]

Have you made any yet? If so, got any piccies?

Cheers

Adrian

[Adam R.]

how much cost in UK carbon sheet 100cm x 100cm ?

for example:
carbon
3mm sandwich
carbon

[davidimurray]

Try Carbonology -

http://www.carbonology.com/carbon-fibre-sheet-c-2.html

[fabbyglass]

Wasn't there a bloke in Greece doing carbon stuff?

[SeriesLandy]

Wasn't there a bloke in Greece doing carbon stuff?
Yeah there is Echidna (http://www.haynes.co.uk/forums/member.php?u=470) however I had to wait for 2months for some parts (diff bracket and pedal bits) that never turned up, got my money back through paypal and bought them from 3ge instead.
Not actually mentioned it before and he may be better now but I personally wouldn't buy from him again.

[AshG]

think he has stung a few on lcb too so it may be best to steer clear. he posted some of his designs up here in the past. after seeing the finishd product i wouldnt buy his parts but thats just me. i have also heard that his carbon products are shocking although i havent seen anything to back that up.

[squbti]

hi guys, i will be doing all the body work on my roadster myself & when i started my build i thought for sure i´ll do everything in carbon fiber but then reality hit me finaly when i started doing the math :confused: :eek: so now i´m happy if i do the mudguars ,dash & transmition tunle in carbon & i think it would look great & by the way i saw some nice carbon body work parts that one could buy on caterhams website.
cheers
Samy

[squbti]

https://www.caterhamparts.co.uk/index.php?cPath=96_103&osCsid=092c3e31c75547d4339acb91769e0879
i dont know about the prises but i do like the look .

[londonsean69]

I'm doing a few bits in it, will be vacuum bagged as I have the pump.

It's pricey stuff but I love the look of it.

I'll be buying old cycle wings/nosecone to make the moulds.

Sean

Edit - the guy advertising the carbon in the initial post hasn't posted since 10 August, 2007.