vette dude Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 well, i am going to build myself and my buddy some carbofiber or fiberglass fenders this week/weekend. I'll post up with some pics when we gfet underway. I may also build myself a new hood if the fenders turnout ok. We are doing them in fiberglass first, and then we will try the CF. I'll post before and after weights of the fenders too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTsBadSS Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 For your SS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdss Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Seems like alot of work for not much weight savings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdss Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Seems like alot of work for not much weight savings. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I still say do it though, it should be an interesting indevor for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDCRAVIN Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Good luck, Im pretty handy with glass but an entire fender or hood, No way.. Again good luck and please post pictures, brfore during and after... JOSH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingshark Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Are you going to do stock profiles or modify them? A wide body trans Am/ stock car style would be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevySSandChevy8.1 Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 Seems like alot of work for not much weight savings. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sounds like an interesting project, don't forget to post some pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vette dude Posted December 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 just stock for now, i dont have a reason to do anything wide bodyish... I will start with my budies WRX, and after we see how that goes, we will do mine too. I am thinking i may see uo to 50 pounds with the hood + fenders. maybee not. I'll postpics forsure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_a_n_payne Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 If you can do them in CF then I would be interested in buying some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan06SS Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 Are you hand shaping these pannels? If so the fenders are going to be hard enough... doing a hood is gonna be next to impossible w/o some kind of mold to work with. Either way... good luck... yer gonna need it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vette dude Posted December 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 right fendert is off.... Some thoughts: 1. Holly crap popits are the bane of m,y existance, there is absolutely no need for tyhem to be so hard to remove. 2. the overflow tank, airbox, and hood are all solely suported by the fender. 3. It weighs quite a bit, i am guessing over 30 pounds 4. I can not emphasize how muycj i hate p[oopits 5. I need to figure out how i am going to make the molds fopr the fenders, if anyone has any experience with mold m,aking, it is apreciated. 6. I will make the fenders out of fiberglss for the time being, and then i am going to make some otherones out of kevlar if these work. Kevlar is 1.25 G per CC while fiberglss is 2.45, and CF is 1.45 7. I need to buyild a hood hinge relocation bracket, maybee ouy of aluminum, maybee fiberglass, or maybee steel, this is the one thing i feel will be dificult. My ideas for molds: 1. Plaster of paris using a box made of 2X4's we will create a mold that we can push the part into and create a depression. the only probblem wiuth this is that the fender is large, and complex. 2. Insulation spray foam using a sheet of selephane or tape between the pannel and the foam, we will aply the expanding foam, and hopefully get a mold. 3. fiberglass the samew as the selephane but with fiberglass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styleandspeed Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 I don't know what the best way would be, although the plaster idea sounds the best (probably use celephane inbetween the fender and the plaster too), but more power to you! Hope you get it all figured out. Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan06SS Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 I'm still not understanding how you plan to make this work... are you going to mold the inner and outer parts of the fenders seperate and then put them together? Or are you going to try and 'skin' the fender to get a mold or just do it as one big peice? Plaster is a good idea, but w/ a celephane layer you're going to have alot of issues w/ air pockets and imperfections... wonder if a lubricant or non-stick spray would serve the purpose better? Either way... I think you're absolutely NUTS for trying this, but you've got my support BTW: KEEP THOSE MOLDS AFTER YOUR DONE! It'd suck to get in an accident after spending all this time on it and have no way to replace the parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTOGUY Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 Put the fender back on the truck and step away from the toolbox!!!!! Then Sell the SS and go buy a Civic!!! There are many sources for Carbon fiber pieces for these already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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