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13th September 2012, 20:21
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 7,779
Car(s): Phase 2 VTS , E61 M5
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I found him on Facey
You after one?
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Turtle neck, with another on deck, 'case I spill something on it, like some light beer, check!
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13th September 2012, 20:22
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Morley, Leeds
Posts: 8,469
Car(s): Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH
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Quote:
Originally Posted by deano_123
details please
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http://www.facebook.com/pages/cArbon...74932219191680
all I can find.
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13th September 2012, 21:25
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 7,551
Car(s): N/A 200bhp+ per ton 106 gti
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+1 i am interested in something suitible for a sunroof blank!
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14th September 2012, 08:25
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Established Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 1,698
Car(s): Range Rover Sport
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MuZiZZle
I found him on Facey
You after one?
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yes, the plexiglass one ive put in looks shit
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14th September 2012, 08:28
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#25
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 7,779
Car(s): Phase 2 VTS , E61 M5
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Quote:
Originally Posted by deano_123
yes, the plexiglass one ive put in looks shit
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When you home man, I'll race you mister
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14th September 2012, 11:33
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Established Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 1,698
Car(s): Range Rover Sport
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ive sent him a message you want in on a blank like muz?
home in like 2 weeks but only home a week then away till xmas FML
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14th September 2012, 12:22
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#27
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 7,779
Car(s): Phase 2 VTS , E61 M5
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probs like, if they're decent
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14th September 2012, 15:00
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Established Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 1,698
Car(s): Range Rover Sport
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its a sheet of carbon, what could possibly go wrong (apart from you fuckin it up)
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14th September 2012, 19:47
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#29
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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Car(s): Phase 2 VTS , E61 M5
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If its been manufactured in a dark shed with a tin opener and a toffee hammer I'll not be buying one
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14th September 2012, 19:55
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Established Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 1,698
Car(s): Range Rover Sport
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MuZiZZle
If its been manufactured in a dark shed with a tin opener and a toffee hammer I'll not be buying one
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isnt that where your car is tinkered with?
its a poxy saxo man not a bloody spaceship, stop being a fanny
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14th September 2012, 19:57
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#31
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 7,779
Car(s): Phase 2 VTS , E61 M5
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Shush bender
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14th September 2012, 20:30
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Established Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: south essex!!
Posts: 2,442
Car(s): posi blue vtrs race car
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Weve got to run 2mm aluminium so if you go over its less likely to open up itll just dent and deform, theres 2 types of carbon but i cant remember what they are i think ones wet weave or wet lay... Basically for competition i wouldnt cus if you are unfortunate enough to fo over then it will break and open the roof up, possibly allowing objects to enter... Not a great idea but just for track use 2 mm will be fine easy enough to work with and will offer similar rigidity to the shell (unless youve got a full cage then the shell is pretty much pointless...) as aluminium so looks like a possibility...
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15th September 2012, 04:17
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Established Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 1,698
Car(s): Range Rover Sport
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carbon roofs arent allowed in racing for the above racing but im not jenson button n cant drive for shit so it'll do for me
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15th September 2012, 17:09
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Saxperience Addict
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: A farm shed in Aylesbury
Posts: 14,916
Car(s): Corolla AE86
Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)
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someone told me they have got round the rules of a carbon roof by keeping the metal strengthening bars. Depends on the individual rules though. Too be honest its a lot of money for little gain in any racing series especially on tin cars like a saxo. There are more critical areas to loose weight on.
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15th September 2012, 17:25
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Established Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 1,698
Car(s): Range Rover Sport
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KamRacing
someone told me they have got round the rules of a carbon roof by keeping the metal strengthening bars. Depends on the individual rules though. Too be honest its a lot of money for little gain in any racing series especially on tin cars like a saxo. There are more critical areas to loose weight on.
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scene points though innit
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25th September 2012, 12:31
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#36
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Saxperience Post Whore
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 7,779
Car(s): Phase 2 VTS , E61 M5
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Anyone know how much these are yet?
I've been looking at getting a .95 *.5 m sheet of carbon and getting the edges CNC'd by a mate
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25th September 2012, 20:28
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Regular Poster
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Bathford.com
Posts: 319
Car(s): Saxo VTS Mk1
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I had some made up but sold them.
The curve of the roof continues to some extent beyond where the sunroof part is. You can make a curved mould from that or a non sunroof model.
The one I had done was a sheet (which makes the outside top curve) facing down onto the mould shape (I hope that makes sense) then a cork sheet in place only where it would end up in the sunroof hole, followed by another carbon sheet over that (forming the part which ends up inside the car). This leaves a 1mm thick outside edge, then the thicker corked section which is in the main part of the gap. It is all wet laid up in the mould and hardens with the cork trapped inside.
When i fitted mine it was a pretty good fit but still wanted to lift on one of the edges. So i think a flat sheet would be a bit of a nightmare to fix. One set of opposing edges might be ok but the others might be a problem.
I have seen an old road sign used for this.
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7th December 2012, 11:05
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#38
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: chesterfield (ish)
Posts: 2,685
Car(s): icelandic grey 53 vt
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ive made my own out of 2mm thick carbon cut to side and rounded the edges off seems flexible enough not fitted it as yet ill post some pics up when its done 
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18th December 2012, 19:51
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#39
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Established Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 1,698
Car(s): Range Rover Sport
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i contacted the FB bloke, says he doesnt do saxo's
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