Carbon parts (post suggestions)

[mull]

I've been talking to a guy who makes carbon fiber and fiberglass - whatever

you want basicly. I'm gonna have him make the center console in carbon to

start with. But I don't think it's gonna stop there. When he mentioned hoods

he's made that weigh 1.5 Kilograms, how could I not be tempted?

Anyway - the parts I have in mind (maybe) getting are these:

Hood

Doors

Rear hatch

Front fenders

Wishbones (either Carbon or Chrome Moly)

Front/rear spoiler + side skirts

Do you have any suggestions/interests on/in other parts? Once the molds

have been made it wouldn't be entirely impossible to make some more for

you guys. Not sure of pricing yet - but probably a bunch cheaper than the

prices I've seen - like US$1300 for a pair of cr-mo wishbones or US$1200

for a hood, etc.

So, if you're interested - let me know what you're interested in.

My car is a '71 240z and that's what the molds will be made from...

The process is somewhat of a secret, but the result is a lot like pre-preg

carbon - light and tough. A layer of kevlar is also included to prevent the

carbon from shattering if you're in an accident.

[dat260]

Hi Mull

How about ZG flairs, rear tail light panels or the panel that covers the windshield wiper motor. I would be interested in ZG flairs.

Cheers, Ari

[mull]

Hi Mull

How about ZG flairs, rear tail light panels or the panel that covers the windshield wiper motor. I would be interested in ZG flairs.

Cheers, Ari

Good idea - I completely forgot about the cover for the viper motors!

I haven't got any ZG-flares, sorry - can't make a mold unless I have

whatever needs molding handy :stupid:

Rear tail light panels - don't think they would be any problem...

I have the stock euro (or was is US?) wing mounted on my hatch, so

that might be of interest as well (for me anyways)

[240Zdragon72]

You know, Spirit Garage has the hatch, cowl (windshield wiper cover, but it is only for right hand drive S30's), and hood. PDK Fabrications has made a carbon fiber dashboard, but you can't use the climate controls. Would really be a nice touch for the daily driver.....if you could use the climate controls.

I will have to look up the website for most of this stuff, but it is out there.

[Ron Carter]

PDK has just completed and installation of their fiberglass dash with heater controls etc. So it can be done, however the dash is a RACE PART and requires a large amount of fabrication in order for it to work for this application.

Ron

Advisor to PDK Fabrication.com

[240Zdragon72]

Hey Ron, when did they come out with it? I must have missed something in the past couple of months. How much are they going for?

[mull]

You know, Spirit Garage has the hatch, cowl (windshield wiper cover, but it is only for right hand drive S30's), and hood. PDK Fabrications has made a carbon fiber dashboard, but you can't use the climate controls. Would really be a nice touch for the daily driver.....if you could use the climate controls.

I will have to look up the website for most of this stuff, but it is out there.

I know. However, I'm not paying those amounts of money when I have a sponsor that can fix it cheaper.

PDK has just completed and installation of their fiberglass dash with heater controls etc. So it can be done, however the dash is a RACE PART and requires a large amount of fabrication in order for it to work for this application.

Ron

Advisor to PDK Fabrication.com

from PDK website: "That's a 40lb savings"

I weighed my stock dash ('71 240z) and it weighed in at about 28.6 lb...

How did you calculate the 40 lb saving?

[240Zdragon72]

Ah, I see mull. Disregaurd what I said earlyer. How long has your friend been working with CF?

[Ron Carter]

That weight calculation was an aproximate value including heater and instruments. Which would add up to over 40 lbs.

I would suggest that you stick to making parts that are not currently manufactured...hoods, hatches tail light panels and ZG flares out of CF are already available through several sources.

R

[Z-point]

all right, tried to find the website....... but where is it??? PDK.

[ZHeadV8]

Hi Guys - there is a guy on HybridZ called Vince already doing these parts, I have some on order. His game plan is to take deposits in advance, make the components and ship them, that way he can keep costs down by doing a run of 20 or 30 pieces at a time.

If you are interested, search for Carbon and you will find the thread.

Cheers

Andy

[Bambikiller240]

all right, tried to find the website....... but where is it??? PDK.

Did you try a search engine using the term pdkfabrication.com ? I did. This is what came up........

http://www.pdkfabrication.bravepages.com/