fiberglass door skins
05-23-03, 08:49 AM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Plano, TX
Posts: 612
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
fiberglass door skins
Anyone interested in fiberglass door skins. I have the drivers side done and will be doing the passanger soon. I had a request from some of the EP racers and made a batch up for them. All it is, is the door panel itself, no window frame or nothing, just the door skin. I have been selling them for $80.00...................anyone?
Steve
Steve
05-23-03, 08:51 AM
#2
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Plano, TX
Posts: 612
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Oh yah, also I am making the first carbon front end for an "all motor" car......hood, headlight lids, and valance. I will post pics as soon as it is done.
05-23-03, 10:40 AM
#6
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Plano, TX
Posts: 612
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally posted by Directfreak
Nope, but still patiently waiting for the glimpse of the bad-*** vented valance.. *sigh*
Nope, but still patiently waiting for the glimpse of the bad-*** vented valance.. *sigh*
All I have left to do is cut the holes......I am thinking of just cutting holes and leaving it up to the customer to install flanges or what ever they want. It will be to hard to mould the flanged in to the mould!!!!
05-23-03, 10:41 AM
#7
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Plano, TX
Posts: 612
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally posted by buttlips
Fiberglass door skins are illegal in EP. Putting those on the car moves you up to GT-3.
Fiberglass door skins are illegal in EP. Putting those on the car moves you up to GT-3.
Must be GT-3.....the main guys name is Rod...he is up in the north east....I forget exactly what state but I have shipped him a ton of fiberglass parts!!!!
Trending Topics
05-23-03, 10:43 AM
#8
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Plano, TX
Posts: 612
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally posted by toxic_d
carbon front end is exactly what i am looking for
carbon front end is exactly what i am looking for
but since he is painting, he can fill the little holes that are in the parts from hand laying it up.
05-23-03, 10:50 AM
#9
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: NY
Posts: 604
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
is it too hard to do the proper layup and vacuum bag process? i have read some stuff on the topic and i am thinking of doing some stuff myself... who do you recommend as a supplier?
05-23-03, 10:56 AM
#10
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Plano, TX
Posts: 612
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally posted by toxic_d
is it too hard to do the proper layup and vacuum bag process? i have read some stuff on the topic and i am thinking of doing some stuff myself... who do you recommend as a supplier?
is it too hard to do the proper layup and vacuum bag process? i have read some stuff on the topic and i am thinking of doing some stuff myself... who do you recommend as a supplier?
It just takes alot more time thus the reason carbon parts are soooo expensive!!! On the hoods I make, the carbon runs about $100 more than the fiberglass hoods. It would take about 3-4 more hours to make it plus the cost of a decent vacuum pump. You can use a vacuum cleaner but you will have to leave the noisy thing running for an hour or so.
www.fiberglast.com
05-23-03, 11:07 AM
#12
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Plano, TX
Posts: 612
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Everything I do is from experience from a previous job. I have to admit, I do have one of my ex-coworkers helping me with building the molds. I dont really have any reading material....
05-23-03, 11:43 AM
#14
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Plano, TX
Posts: 612
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I cant stress waxing the mold enough!!!!!!! As for rolling the parts out.......use plenty of resin to begin with to get rid of the air pockets. Once it is layed up, roll the excessive resin out to lighten the part. Avoid sharp corners and remember you cant pull a part out if it has a negative draft(angles are such that the part wont come out of the mold).
05-23-03, 12:11 PM
#17
Rotary Enthusiast
There are some instruction here:
http://www.bryanf.com/misc/carbonf.htm
Remember that you have to be pretty good with fiberglass to attempt wroking on CarbonFibre.
http://www.bryanf.com/misc/carbonf.htm
Remember that you have to be pretty good with fiberglass to attempt wroking on CarbonFibre.
05-23-03, 12:50 PM
#19
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Wayward Hayward
Posts: 735
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I don't see how your doing carbon with out vacume mold.... Must be bitch and a half!? You can get a vacume generator you hook up to a compressor for a fair price 
05-23-03, 01:08 PM
#20
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Plano, TX
Posts: 612
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally posted by Sammymatik
I don't see how your doing carbon with out vacume mold.... Must be bitch and a half!? You can get a vacume generator you hook up to a compressor for a fair price
I don't see how your doing carbon with out vacume mold.... Must be bitch and a half!? You can get a vacume generator you hook up to a compressor for a fair price
What I mean is there are a few air bubbles here and there.
05-23-03, 04:12 PM
#22
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Plano, TX
Posts: 612
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally posted by Rx7carl
How do they attach?
How do they attach?
05-23-03, 07:41 PM
#23
Airflow is my life
Sorry Steve shoulda been more specific. I was asking about the door skins. So they cant be made semi-functional/removable? I was thinking quick swap doors for weekend races/daily drivers.
