Carbon Door Cards

[Nick]

Nova may be Getting Stripped and Resprayed from a bare shell...

If so, i'm going to leave the interior stripped and cage it.

I've seen the odd car with some carbon doorcards, Can these be bought, or is it just a case of cutting your own carbon fibre ?

More importantly, rear carbon door cards!?

[Mike]

hahaha rear carbon cards are pretty rare ;)

I may (literally MAY) be able to get these replicated, but its nowhere near a definete yet!

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/Picture157.jpg

[kevster]

i want some of thos to!!!

[kevster]

and the brace to

[Philsutton]

it would be more weight effective not to have any door cards?

[Mike]

it would be more weight effective not to have any door cards?

on the other hand, who mentioned anything about weight tho?

I know your point entirely, but even WRC cars have interior panels & electric windows :thumb:

[Jack]

I know your point entirely, but even WRC cars have interior panels & electric windows :thumb:
Group A probably will have to as they need to share a number of components with the homologation model, but WRC cars can be almost completely independent, and I doubt they'd leave stuff like interior panelling and leccy windows in

[Mike]

Group A probably will have to as they need to share a number of components with the homologation model, but WRC cars can be almost completely independent, and I doubt they'd leave stuff like interior panelling and leccy windows in

M1 CCC, last years WRC Evo has elec windows ;) they were out testing on a rally i was on last year, i took there time card as i was on the end of stage, he definetly had elec front windows ;)

This one > (edit: better pic lol)

http://www.evo-challenge.com/htmlprimages/galligan11preview.jpg

[Jack]

Pish, lazy fcuking WRC drivers lol

[Nick]

Phil, i want minimal weight, but still retain some comfort. A bit like Jims Car... but more track-orientated.

So i'm wanting some simple carbon doorcards to cover the front doors... As mad as it sounds, i'l be using it alot on the road !

[Mike]

Pish, lazy fcuking WRC drivers lol

well, you dont want to be phucking about with window winders on a flat out straight with tree's either side of your wing mirrors really :thumb:

all our rally cars at work have full door cards (albiet it carbon lol)

[Ste L]

just get sheets of carbon, and cut it out..
do the same for the rear, 1 peice flat planel

[Mike]

just get sheets of carbon, and cut it out..
do the same for the rear, 1 peice flat planel

carbon sheet is pretty cheap tbh, and its pish easy to cut too :thumb: but its sharp as feck tho!

[Nick]

Hmm maybe i can find somewhere to do it for me.... Want something smart !

I got plenty of time tho...

[burgo]

wrc cars have all sortsof creature comforts as they aint allowed to be under 1230kgsi beleave they may as well keep some things in there to make the driver more comfortable

[Ste L]

if was me, and i was having it stipped out that's what i would do..

then screw the black gsi door pockets onto the front's...

[Mike]

Semi stripped, still got all rear panels, no sound deading what so ever, and carpet is still in along with...elec windows lol

With an SR engine, all fluids and half a tank of fuel weighted 820kg when i had a 15" sub and 2 amps hiding in there and a false floor but no spare wheel (weight bridge was in 20kg incriments)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/jaggaboi_18935831.jpg

New shell, ALL sound deadening gone, E16SE engine, NO sub or amp's, geustimate weight of about 780ish, will know exact weigth once its running

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j181/mikenova/PICT0110.jpg

[Nick]

Great... may as-well change this thread title into "how much does your nova weigh/Do WRC cars have electric windows"

[Mazz]

carbon sheet is pretty cheap tbh

You sure? A big enough sheets of C/F to do 2 doorcards would be expensive..

1m x 1m = http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-CARBON-FIBRE-SHEET-2X2-TWILL-STYLE-1M-SQ_W0QQitemZ330109474253QQihZ014QQcategoryZ72213QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Per square inch : http://www.fibre-lyte.co.uk/cf/cf_sheetsales.html

[Stuart]

carbonology are reasonably priced... ish lol

?50 per sqm of cured CF is no bad seeing as the raw material is about ?40-45 per sqm..

[jonnova16]

i want carbon to

[Nick]

Thankyou Stu !

I'm guessing i'd need to provide some kinda technical drawing ?

[Nick]

^ Sorry, i thought you said "curved" but you said "cured"....

But do you happen to know if they'l cut to size with a scale drawings ?

[Stuart]

pass, in only buying from them to make parts for my vx (curved pannels etc) lol.

they recon the flat sheet can be cut with good scissors/knives

[Nick]

Cheers stu !