ManwithSupra

Looking good mate

I doubt there is anyway of getting the GTR cluster to work in a Supra is there lol?

Are we talking KM's or Miles here?

Pm'd this morning.

No Joke i was thinking about this like 3 or 4 months ago. Was just a passing thought "i wonder if they could use suspension to generate energy in hybrids" Never thought about it again... Dam it i could have been a billionair - would have bought every paid member a big single conversion

http://themediablog.typepad.com/the-media-blog/2011/07/sun-hacked-screenshot-lulzsec.html

I hope this is the end of newspapers...

If you are skinning these parts then all you need to do is remove the rubber on the dash panels first, then sand (key the surface) then clean again with soapy water, dry, and then paint a 1st coat of resin straight onto the part, wait for it to become tacky (so it sticks to your finger but no resin comes away on your finger when you pull away) then you can put the carbon cloth onto the part. Plain weave is better for more complicated parts as it’s a little easier to work with than twill for instance. Once the carbon is flat to the surface then add another layer of fresh resin, wait for it to go hardish (4+ hours) then Key again with 1000 grit, clean, then add another layer of Resin, then leave for 24 hours to go hard. Then you can go to work on polishing the part, flat it first with 400 grit, then move up the grits, 400, 600, 800, 1200 ,1600 and then 2000 really put the time in on this as the more time you spend with the finer grits the better the result, when using 1200 - 2000 make sure you use lots of water and soap and clean the part regularly when doing it, once you are happy with the finish use a polishing compound to bring it to shine - job done.

This cover was done Wet skinning (similar to Wet layup but placed on a part rather than produced in a mould). Prepreg is way too expensive and you need an Autoclave oven as it will only set at around 80'c+ My Resin infusion kit is what i will be doing with the moulds to get a real nice finish, the parts will also be stronger than wet layup as its done in a 99.9% Vacuum rather than just laying carbon over each other.

I have a fair list of things i am also making moulds for at the moment (Exterior and Interior) Kind of experimenting to see what works and what doesnt. I am going to do a few more interior parts and I have a full dash which i am going to experiment on, then go from there.

Once i have a proper mould sorted then i can make a few thats no problem. Otherwise it would be skinning the cover you already have (which requires stripping) I would need to get permission off the mods to do this first anyway.

Sorry a stupid question but how do you know if you have one? (apart from the lights switching on when it gets dark).

It is a little fiddly but as long as you dont rush (not rushing being the key) the results come out well. This one is what they call carbon skinning, so carbon cloth layed on top of a part however I have made a mould from another cover which I am going to make out of complete carbon fibre. The end result should also be better as i will be using my Vacuum bagging resin infusion system

Cheers mate

Sure is, Water clear resin with UV resistance, and plain weave Carbon Cloth.

And fitted

On order mate

Tbh mate i have no idea I did do a search for carbing brace images on here to see if could see how others had installed theirs, of the ones i saw they had left the back plates on. I dont think it makes any difference, although if someone knows for sure then that would be cool.

Cheers

Ha yeah, it will be. But then I hardly use the car over winter do should not be too much of an issue.

This one is over the original for the moment. I have another one I am making a mould from of at this very moment :-) This was just a test run really still for my 1st attempt at it I'm pretty happy. I have a full vacuum bagging system so the results of the one from the mould should be even better!!

As the weather was pretty awful today i Finally got around to finish my carbon fibre Arm rest. I think it looks good, now onto some other carbon related projects.

All ready sorted mate Just waiting on my new expansion tank and i will be fitting it Will also be getting a carbon fibre Spark plug cover.

Cheers all

Fitted my Carbing brace, i think it looks nice http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/285077_10150248817683802_524978801_7495577_2710819_n.jpg Wooo