glass or CF body parts?

[igotasweetride]

does anyone make anything besides a CF hood? im mainly interested in CF doors and a rear hatch. i would settle for glass, but i would rather CF for the weight difference. anyone make any other nice light weight parts?

 

[pc talon]

I think Buschur and Magnus have fiberglass hatches and fenders.

 

[Johnny Spyder]

Is the weight difference of a fiberglass and cf hood even that signifigant??? I would think maybe a 5lb. difference if that.

 

[pc talon]

Stock 1G hoods weigh 40lbs or more. My carbon fiber hood weighs about 15lbs.

 

[TalonRacer18]

http://www.squidskins.com/partslist.asp?class=cars&mfg=Eagle&vehicle=Talon here ya go man

 

[igotasweetride]

sweet, thanks guys. the hood is more then i thought, but the hatch is less, so it equals out.

johnny spyder:: glass weighs about 1/2 a normal metal panel, CF weighs half of glass when done correctly.

 

[igs]

Originally posted by igotasweetride

johnny spyder:: glass weighs about 1/2 a normal metal panel, CF weighs half of glass when done correctly.

I posted this in another thread, someone should make it a sticky:


Relative weights:

1.00 Carbon Fiber = 1.50 Fiberglass = 1.67 Aluminum = 2.67 Titanium = 4.67 Steel


As you can see carbon fiber is nearly one fifth the weight of steel.