I'm glad the weight was within spec after all. I was using a digital fish scale that didn't work to well after dropping it on the ground one time.
How's that supercharger coming together? Is the engine runnable minus the carbon drive shaft? I gotta get a supercharger on my ride soon, 1.6 liters = Not a torque monster.
Man that hood looks good...It's to bad there is no way to make the hump go up instead of indent down into the hood like the sir civic/crx and jdm sedan front ends have... if no one knows what I'm talking about look at the jdm crx/civic front end hoods and you'll see the difference...freaken sweet nonetheless
Thanks for the compliments on my work, I really appreciate it. It took a long time to make this mold and come up with a recipe for making the hood weigh out at 10 pounds (for a racing spec hood).
I'd be glad to make some more hoods for anyone who wants one. It should take me 3-4 weeks to complete each hood. I wish I could make them faster but I just got a new job at Status Racing making all there carbon and kevlar racing seats. I'll get started this weekend on laying up more carbon hood skins.
I WANT ONE!!!!! I was havin a local guy make me one and he dissapeared, so i thought i was gonna be shit outa luck to u came to the rescue! haha lemme know whats up so we can work somethin out plz!
Yeah I can do the colored carbon. The material you are talking about is actually colored kevlar (bullet proof vest fabric) interweaved with black carbon. I can also do Texalium a.k.a. "silver carbon fiber" which is fiberglass coated with aluminum, pretty cool looking stuff.
A hood done with the specialty fabrics would cost half a Benjamin Franklin more than a carbon hood.
I want a complete carbon body civic myself. I'm starting with some door skins that are epoxied to the steel door frame. I decided to do this because I was checking out the Seibon/VIS ones and they are totally crappy fiberglass/ a layer of carbon attached to a steel frame. So I figured why not do it all carbon and no shitty chop strand glass.
Omg i just messed in my pants :shock: Very nice work!!!!!!!
when you make these for others will you have the hood latches on them? or would we need to do what jakers did? I might put off my turbo kit purchase for one of these.
Omg i just messed in my pants :shock: Very nice work!!!!!!!
when you make these for others will you have the hood latches on them? or would we need to do what jakers did? I might put off my turbo kit purchase for one of these.
If anyone is interested in a hood I can do them for $600 which is only slightly more than a Seibon hood but way better in quality and lighter weight. There are options you can add also, like Jaker wanted a foam core so I laminated it in there for my cost which is $40.
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How's that supercharger coming together? Is the engine runnable minus the carbon drive shaft? I gotta get a supercharger on my ride soon, 1.6 liters = Not a torque monster.
mattyj
I'd be glad to make some more hoods for anyone who wants one. It should take me 3-4 weeks to complete each hood. I wish I could make them faster but I just got a new job at Status Racing making all there carbon and kevlar racing seats. I'll get started this weekend on laying up more carbon hood skins.
Thanks,
CMerce
A hood done with the specialty fabrics would cost half a Benjamin Franklin more than a carbon hood.
when you make these for others will you have the hood latches on them? or would we need to do what jakers did? I might put off my turbo kit purchase for one of these.
He said he's making them with hood latches.
Yeah there is potential to make a complete clear hood with the right transparent resin. That would be cool.