quote:I'm working with a Co. in Calif that has hood and decklid molds. Presently he sent me both in fiberglass ... I'm going to try them on both my cars and adjust the fit. Then he is going to adjust the molds and produce them in Carbon Fiber with Honeycomb backing. Total wieght 12 lbs as compared to 28lbs.
The down side is bowing I feel the only way to stop it is to add aluminum supports or a Honeycomb backing for strength.
I thought that most of the Fibergalss/CF products were actually made here in Reno. There's one guy here who lays up for PI, Wilkinson and PPC Reno. Funny thing is that each vendor has his own mold!
With the way these hoods/decklids are laid up they are only an aethestic CF overlay, not structural CF. Until someone makes a structural vacuum formed/autoclaved CF unit the bowing will always be an issue. It will be even more of an issue if your guy hand lays a 12lb CF unit that is air cured, personally I wouldn't touch that. I thought there was a guy in Europe (Sweden, Norway?) that was trying to go the autoclaved route?