fibreglass/carbon fibre roof skin gen

[djbrowney]

Just after some infomation on fitting a roof skin, i have done a search but all it seems to come up with is people selling them :roll:

also if anyone has purchased one how much did they pay an were did you but it from cheers browney :thumb:

[tom reid]

I think Fearless has a grp one for sale, 80 quid iirc.

[Count Vaux Alot]

For the efforts involved is there a gain worthy of said effort? (i can believe i have just said that lol)

[BIGS]

yes you should edit you sig as its not 100% true now lol

[Count Vaux Alot]

Are you sure you are 100% correct?? How much more does a roof skin weigh when compared with the FG variant??

[Rick Draper]

Are you sure you are 100% correct?? How much more does a roof skin weigh when compared with the FG variant??

****all and i believe dave went for a standard roof skin in the end.

[Count Vaux Alot]

Thank you Rick

[BIGS]

But it must weight abit less surely

[Stuart]

I honestly cant imgine it losing much more than half a kilo... and for the faffing about involved you might aswell goto the gym and lose that yourself.
or put half a litre less fuel in

[BIGS]

Well Ill soon find out how much it will lose. Seeing as ive got a sunroof i have to change it anyway

[Stuart]

ahh an unfair comparrison lol

[BIGS]

No because ill weigh it without the sunroof being there. just the skin :p

[Stuart]

so there is a chance that the cf/grp skin could weigh more as there isnt a sodding great hole in that ;)

[BIGS]

Yes but ive planned this out you see. Ill weight the grp then the skin with the hole. and then cut out of the skin the same size hole as the sunroof and weigh that. then that will = a whole non sunroof skin :D :thumb:

[Count Vaux Alot]

Sound well worth the effort lol

[BIGS]

What else am im going to do with my free time

[djbrowney]

it was maybe more directed at being able to weld the cage fully rather than saving weight lol

[BIGS]

Thats another point!

[djbrowney]

so i though if had the roof off may aswell put a fibreglass one back on lol

[L14MNP]

Bingo. That's what they're intended for IMO.

Obviously when you have a full weld in the roof no longer stregthens the chassis so you don't need one at all. Hard core. lol

[djbrowney]

thats slightly too hardcore, i would freeze my nuts of lol

any one got an info on fitting or removing ??? who has actually fitted one ? :thumb:

[L14MNP]

Spot weld drill will be your best mate for removing the OEM skin lol

Giving me ideas now, clear polycarbonate roof skin. lol

[Nick J]

thats slightly too hardcore, i would freeze my nuts of lol

any one got an info on fitting or removing ??? who has actually fitted one ? :thumb:

As said spot weld drill mainly for removing oem skin, The new cf/fg needs to be bonded to bare metal then filled/tidied were necessary before paint. There is a special glue needed for it though. After keying up all areas, We apply the glue,fit the skin then it can be clamped on the front and rear edges overnight to cure. We've been bonding them for years and never had any problems to date.

Nick.

[BIGS]

tbh you say about the cold but come on. if your building a "track car" who cares. It wont be that cold time your going round the track

[Count Vaux Alot]

What about the rain, if water gets on your hair it might go curly lol

If i were to do it i would go about it as Nick has suggested

[BIGS]

Im a hairdresser i could sort it out lol

I dont care about any flaws it may have. if it is lighter im having it. dont care if its 1kg or 10kg it weight saving!

[dhdev (Oli)]

I would cut the old roof off leaving a 1inch rim to bond the new FG item too, oh and could mods do something where anytime the words ''where can i get'' and ''fibreglass'' come up in a post it is automatically edited to say magnummotorsport.co.uk :confused:

[djbrowney]

The cold ness dosnet really worry me that much lol

were do i buy said bonding/glue from whats it called ???:thumb:

[dhdev (Oli)]

Sikaflex and any good bodyshop suppliers or I'm sure a google search will come up trumps :thumb: