
Any Interest In Carbon Kevlar Clams?
#81
Posted 21 February 2013 - 12:51 PM
#82
Posted 21 February 2013 - 01:24 PM

#83
Posted 21 February 2013 - 02:00 PM
#84
Posted 21 February 2013 - 02:03 PM

#85
Posted 21 February 2013 - 03:14 PM
#86
Posted 21 February 2013 - 03:23 PM
I would like to retain hardtop and roll bar cover

#87
Posted 21 February 2013 - 03:24 PM
+1
I would like to retain hardtop and roll bar cover
#88
Posted 21 February 2013 - 09:38 PM
Right, I've decided to do what I want, as there are too many variations & requirements to keep everyone happy.
I will more than likely commissioning the rear clam myself. The clams can be either Carbon fibre or Carbon Kevlar or lightweight fiberglass construction. At this moment in time, the clams will need to be painted. However, it may be possible to produce a really high quality mould,
which may be good enough to leave unpainted.
I want a very lightweight rear clam which will be externally identical to the OEM clam except:
1. No boot (I may be able to get a boot bulkhead made up which could be bonded in afterwards & an inner boot lid cover?)
2. Approx 20-25mm wider wheel arches (or possibly leave standard & have separate bolt on wider arches)
3. Extended Buttresses as per the Cad images
4. Coupe Back incorporating Roll hoop cover (This will not effect roof)
5. Coupe back to be top hinged or possibly the coupe grill area to be hinged. (see link below, I may be able to use off the shelf hinges like this)
http://www.sgs-engineering.com/gas-struts/bed-hinge-mechanism/locking-bed-mechanism
6. No vent cut outs (You will need make your own if required)
7. Estimated weight saving 45-60%, maybe a little more depending on material & thickness used. Carbon fibre being the lightest option but Carbon Kevlar the best suited to impacts & knocks.
Any comments?
#89
Posted 21 February 2013 - 10:31 PM

Edited by Stik, 21 February 2013 - 10:34 PM.
#90
Posted 22 February 2013 - 12:02 AM
Same for me, carbon Kevlar sounds sexy but I'm only interested in identical OEM replacements (hopefully of higher quality). I'll just live with what I've got and see if we can sort something out with jonnyboy when his facilities are available.Personally i think i'm out - lack of side vents and losing the boot put me off - i'm completely useless when it comes down to practical stuff so there's no way i'd be able to cut out the necessary side vents or bond pieces of boot back together (at least not without it leaking to like a sieve) which would mean i'd have to pay someone else to do it and that's just going to start to make the overall cost of this creep back up again to where i might as well continue down the route of fixing what i've already got.
Good luck with it and I look forward to seeing the outcome!
Edited by -JK-, 22 February 2013 - 12:04 AM.
#91
Posted 24 February 2013 - 01:54 PM
Thats a really good price, whats the weight of the normal clam ? Does anyone know
28 Kg (on an N/A).
#92
Posted 30 August 2013 - 02:02 PM
Any progress on this? Just curious to see how things are going.
#93
Posted 26 May 2014 - 12:22 AM
just wondering whatever happened to this? am really interested in getting one exactly the same as your after
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