Carbon fibre door for FD ?
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before too long a replacemnt for GF will be coming, its lighter stonger and best of all cheaper! I know for a fact FD door are on th etop of the list to get made.
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Originally Posted by Catharsis
before too long a replacemnt for GF will be coming, its lighter stonger and best of all cheaper! I know for a fact FD door are on th etop of the list to get made.
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Well, what is this magic stuff?
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Well, what is this magic stuff?
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Carbon Fiber doors would be sweet, but then you start to think about it.
Why are the stock doors so heavy in the first place?
Well there's the side impact beam for starters, they're there for a reason. If you have CF doors and you get hit in or near the door, you can kiss your life goodbye, unless you happen to have some serious rollcage door bars in their place.
Not all weight is bad, some of it could save your life one day. Save thousands of dollars and protect yourself at the same time, keep the stock doors. If you really want, take of the inner door panels, take out the window and leave the rest there.
Why are the stock doors so heavy in the first place?
Well there's the side impact beam for starters, they're there for a reason. If you have CF doors and you get hit in or near the door, you can kiss your life goodbye, unless you happen to have some serious rollcage door bars in their place.
Not all weight is bad, some of it could save your life one day. Save thousands of dollars and protect yourself at the same time, keep the stock doors. If you really want, take of the inner door panels, take out the window and leave the rest there.
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Originally Posted by Black91n/a
Carbon Fiber doors would be sweet, but then you start to think about it.
Why are the stock doors so heavy in the first place?
Well there's the side impact beam for starters, they're there for a reason. If you have CF doors and you get hit in or near the door, you can kiss your life goodbye, unless you happen to have some serious rollcage door bars in their place.
Not all weight is bad, some of it could save your life one day. Save thousands of dollars and protect yourself at the same time, keep the stock doors. If you really want, take of the inner door panels, take out the window and leave the rest there.
Why are the stock doors so heavy in the first place?
Well there's the side impact beam for starters, they're there for a reason. If you have CF doors and you get hit in or near the door, you can kiss your life goodbye, unless you happen to have some serious rollcage door bars in their place.
Not all weight is bad, some of it could save your life one day. Save thousands of dollars and protect yourself at the same time, keep the stock doors. If you really want, take of the inner door panels, take out the window and leave the rest there.
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7parts.com in San Diego makes CF doors. They are simply the door and no window frame. You would need to fabricate that up.
Unfortunately their website is down.... however if you really need to contact him do a search and you should be able to reach Jeff. He works at Carvin.com. I imagine you would be able to track him down.
He has a very bad *** nearly full CF race FD. It is always at SevenStock.
-Mark
Unfortunately their website is down.... however if you really need to contact him do a search and you should be able to reach Jeff. He works at Carvin.com. I imagine you would be able to track him down.
He has a very bad *** nearly full CF race FD. It is always at SevenStock.
-Mark
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If I made CF/Kevlar doors I would used atleast 4ply. Easier cheaper less safer way is to take off your door and have someone rip a fiberglass shell off them. It would be light as all hell and if it was just for the drag strip I guess it would need a bar added across. Also it would not break your bank. $200 at the most per door
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Originally Posted by Black91n/a
Carbon Fiber doors would be sweet, but then you start to think about it.
Why are the stock doors so heavy in the first place?
Well there's the side impact beam for starters, they're there for a reason. If you have CF doors and you get hit in or near the door, you can kiss your life goodbye, unless you happen to have some serious rollcage door bars in their place.
Not all weight is bad, some of it could save your life one day. Save thousands of dollars and protect yourself at the same time, keep the stock doors. If you really want, take of the inner door panels, take out the window and leave the rest there.
Why are the stock doors so heavy in the first place?
Well there's the side impact beam for starters, they're there for a reason. If you have CF doors and you get hit in or near the door, you can kiss your life goodbye, unless you happen to have some serious rollcage door bars in their place.
Not all weight is bad, some of it could save your life one day. Save thousands of dollars and protect yourself at the same time, keep the stock doors. If you really want, take of the inner door panels, take out the window and leave the rest there.
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Carbom Fiber can be a good material for cars, but when it breaks it shatters into a bunch of very sharp pieces that can rip you to shreds. Not fun. Have you seen the pics of the Enzo crash where the car disintegrated. It's scary. Now steel bends to absorb the impact, that's better. On a race car with some hefty side impact door bars then a carbon door would be very good, but you can just gut the door and use the skin only for 80% of the effect with very little cost.
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Originally Posted by Catharsis
before too long a replacemnt for GF will be coming, its lighter stonger and best of all cheaper! I know for a fact FD door are on th etop of the list to get made.
jut a little info
jut a little info