Custom carbon fiber rear hatch
01-20-2016, 11:30 PM
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Engine: twin turbo dart 406
Custom carbon fiber rear hatch
Thinking of making a mold out of my hatch and making an ultra light carbon fiber replacement. Then just wrap the "glass part" with a high gloss vinyl wrap to make it look like glass. Anyone every attempt this before???
02-08-2016, 11:14 AM
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Re: Custom carbon fiber rear hatch
I've never tried working with carbon fibre or fibreglass, but you should at least use a lexan rear window. Otherwise you might as well go for the fastback look.
03-01-2016, 06:47 PM
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Re: Custom carbon fiber rear hatch
I've never been a fan of the fastback look and it won't fit, bars are in the way. It's a tube chassis car. Using lean won't matter because I cant use my rear view mirror and I wanted a tinted look.
03-02-2016, 10:38 AM
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Re: Custom carbon fiber rear hatch
Camaro or firebird?
I've been pondering rear top shape on my hardtop vert project.
Anyway what I thought very briefly if I had a camaro was louvres.
What about doing the straight mold and throwing fake louvres (very small ridges) on or even real ones? Could look good if done right. Especially on a Camaro.
I've been pondering rear top shape on my hardtop vert project.
Anyway what I thought very briefly if I had a camaro was louvres.
What about doing the straight mold and throwing fake louvres (very small ridges) on or even real ones? Could look good if done right. Especially on a Camaro.
03-22-2016, 02:29 AM
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Re: Custom carbon fiber rear hatch
That will def save some weight and will have a unique look too.
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