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Eh, making a CF tailgate will be cake vs. building a roof. Might as well buy enough material to do both...
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GrandmaSideways
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- Vancouver B.C.
Might as well just re-do the ENTIRE CAR in CF.
If I had fabrication skills I would permanently be on a slippery slope, can you tell?
volvorsport
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- Nov 12, 2002
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- lincoln UK
build a volvo powered seven , no more turny over .
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- Jul 30, 2002
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- Rockville, MD
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- Rockville, MD
CoconutLeah
tseb eht er'uoY
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- Philadelphia
maybe with a cf tailgate it won't crack the window when my 20 year old shocks fail and it slams down on my head 
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- Sep 18, 2002
Carbon fiber engine block = black block? 
Speaking of weight I am tossing around the idea of doing a 16ga header- just one to try it. Should be roughly 7lbs lighter than stock... let me know if you'red interested...
Speaking of weight I am tossing around the idea of doing a 16ga header- just one to try it. Should be roughly 7lbs lighter than stock... let me know if you'red interested...
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- Rockville, MD
Carbon fiber engine block = black block?
Speaking of weight I am tossing around the idea of doing a 16ga header- just one to try it. Should be roughly 7lbs lighter than stock... let me know if you'red interested...
I tried to IM you about making that last night...
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ya I actually half thought you might have been thinking the same thing.
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- Nov 2, 2005
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- appleton WI
you cant get much lighter than the factory fenders...
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- Rockville, MD
WRONG, there is probably at least 10lbs to be saved between both of them maybe more.
We can do a lot better than 12lbs per front fender which is how much the steel ones weigh. Weight off the nose of the car is good, even if it's just ~10lbs.
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- Nov 2, 2005
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- appleton WI
im sure there is but we will see. the fenders on 240s are light as hell. i have seen fiberglass ones b4 and they weighed more.... you would have to make the fender pretty thin with not a whole lota plys.
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- Sep 18, 2002
You'd be suprized how stiff a even very thin vaccuum infused carbon panel is. You'd save 30% vs steel easy, even 18gauge.
amargill19?
Barry McCockiner
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- Aug 29, 2005
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what about a pimpin' carbon fibre dash?
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- Sep 18, 2002
I'm considering it.
Mainly because I think theyd be a good product- uncracked dahses are getting harder to find/more expensive.
amargill19?
Barry McCockiner
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some idiot couldn't get my $10 cassette player out, so he decided to take big bolt cutters and cut the dash.
still couldn't steal my tape player 'deck'
but yeah, the douche nozzle destroyed a mint black dash and broke a window
icbc sourced out an uncracked black dash from some place and had it shipped.... (300$ deductible later)
still couldn't steal my tape player 'deck'
but yeah, the douche nozzle destroyed a mint black dash and broke a window
icbc sourced out an uncracked black dash from some place and had it shipped.... (300$ deductible later)
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- Nov 2, 2005
- Location
- appleton WI
30% not a WHOLE lot considering the fenders weight like 7 pounds each. YES every bit counts but is ALL that worth it for two fenders? the roof and hatch will yeild ALOT greater savings. even the hood should be a big savings. jsut what i think.
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- Rockville, MD
I'm considering it.
I bought a brand new 93 dash for just that purpose.
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- Sep 18, 2002
Sweet- another relatively heavy/high up part.