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Post  665 falcon March 7th 2010, 6:19 pm

Does anybody no if they make a 71/73 ford mustang fastback fiberglass body. Only thing i can find is the pro front end, doors, and trunk lid. Thanks
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Post  KY JELLY March 7th 2010, 7:40 pm

Build you a mold Bobby you can do it Very Happy Just build the car out of carbon fiber instead Very Happy

http://www.hotrodder.com/32Blowpar/page11.html
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Post  665 falcon March 7th 2010, 9:27 pm

Thank's Randy, i have been reading up on that very thing Cool
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Post  DILLIGASDAVE March 7th 2010, 9:47 pm

KY JELLY wrote:Build you a mold Bobby you can do it Very Happy Just build the car out of carbon fiber instead Very Happy

http://www.hotrodder.com/32Blowpar/page11.html

Yea, I like that site. It's been a great site for getting 'glass/plug/mold ideas.

Only problem with using carbon fiber vs 'glass is the carbon really needs to be vacuum bagged for best results. And that can be a real chore on complicated mold shapes like the main body shell, or a one piece nose. Smaller "flat" stuff like the hood, trunk lid, & outer door skins are much easier to vacuum.
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Post  KY JELLY March 8th 2010, 12:29 am

I guess the main reason for the vacuum bagging is to get the lightest part possible by getting rid of he excess resin ? I am sure it confirms to the mold better , but something complex as a car body would be hard to do.
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Post  longroofracer March 8th 2010, 12:35 am

DILLIGASDAVE wrote:
KY JELLY wrote:Build you a mold Bobby you can do it Very Happy Just build the car out of carbon fiber instead Very Happy

http://www.hotrodder.com/32Blowpar/page11.html

Yea, I like that site. It's been a great site for getting 'glass/plug/mold ideas.
Yes it is. Even Mr. Bohica would approve. Wink
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Post  DILLIGASDAVE March 8th 2010, 6:24 am

longroofracer wrote:Yes it is. Even Mr. Bohica would approve. Wink

Mr. Bohica is a wealth of 'glass knowledge in my book. Cool
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Post  DILLIGASDAVE March 8th 2010, 6:32 am

KY JELLY wrote:I guess the main reason for the vacuum bagging is to get the lightest part possible by getting rid of he excess resin ?

Yes, vacuum bagging helps remove excess resin for lighter parts. And bagging also helps remove more trapped/hidden air bubbles that you might miss by hand with a brush or roller.
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Post  665 falcon March 8th 2010, 11:39 pm

DILLIGASDAVE wrote:
KY JELLY wrote:I guess the main reason for the vacuum bagging is to get the lightest part possible by getting rid of he excess resin ?

Yes, vacuum bagging helps remove excess resin for lighter parts. And bagging also helps remove more trapped/hidden air bubbles that you might miss by hand with a brush or roller.

I hate to be an A$$ here, but who is Mr Bohica. Im sorry i do not no Embarassed Embarassed
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Post  DILLIGASDAVE March 10th 2010, 7:12 am

665 falcon wrote:who is Mr Bohica.
Fiberglass/composites guru from the old Net54 site. Had a ton of knowledge in other areas too.
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Post  jones March 10th 2010, 9:23 am

From what I understand the vacuum part helps spread the minumum amount of resin through the carbonfiber. Supposedly if you put to much resin the part will be too brittle. Then your suppose to bake the part while under vacuum. I watched a show on how they produced the parts for $$ racing. It seemd amazing how little resin they used, then when they put it under vacuum it just did spread through out the part!

I guess this is if you are using it for structural design and need it as lite as posable.

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Post  DILLIGASDAVE March 10th 2010, 10:03 pm

jones wrote:Then your suppose to bake the part while under vacuum.
If I remember correctly not all carbon fiber needs to be cooked in an oven. One deciding factor is the type of resin used. Pre-preg carbon fiber (carbon fiber cloth that comes pre-coated with resin) is one type that has to be cooked in an oven. The heat makes all the coated rubber(ish) like carbon/resin layers flow together & it also catalyzes/activates the resin coating so it will harden. I don't think you have to "cook" something like the lower priced "carbon" wheel tubs & interior pannels (that are really a mix of both carbon fiber & fiberglass layers to help keep the cost down) because I think they use a resin (that you add a catalist to) that is compatible with both materials.
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Post  665 falcon March 10th 2010, 10:40 pm

Thank's for the reply guys, i find this very interesting.
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Post  KY JELLY March 11th 2010, 12:28 am

Here is a video of vacuum infusion Mr Z

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Post  Maddmattmustangs March 11th 2010, 12:36 am

665 falcon wrote:Does anybody no if they make a 71/73 ford mustang fastback fiberglass body. Only thing i can find is the pro front end, doors, and trunk lid. Thanks

I hear ya they need a coupe body as well
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