DHP Composites is making the roof if that's not clear. I was just sharing the information about it. He does not do hoods, Carbonetics would be your best bet for those.Just FYI, the roof mold was damaged in the last production and DHP says he likely won't get around to repairing it until May.
In the three panels made there isn't anything but carbon fiber. I imagine it's a possibility in future panels should buyers request it and DHP has Kevlar on hand or is willing to buy some.
Install's done. Came out very nicely. There were issues but they're minor, at least to me using this for racing.The porosity of the carbon fiber was a major challenge. They did something like 20 coats of clear, sanding it down to almost nothing every 3-4 to keep weight down. At one point...
But if you can find an old hardwired one you will be very happy. No more stupid charging and no subscription fee (one time transfer fee though with AMB). They are very hard to find though.AMB is such a racket, pretty much have a monopoly in the US.
It's really just aesthetics. He swears it will look better so the roof looks... integrated and not just a cap that suddenly ends at the pillars. It will let him do some blend work (because the paint will hide it) where the cap meets the metal of the pillars. Sometimes I trust their decisions...
So my roof install has been in progress for the past week. My old roof weighed in at about 40lbs. Yes, 40lbs. Mine had a lot of filler and fiberglass from when they filled in the sunroof hole, and still had some heavy metal straps underneath. Still I was quite surprised it was THAT heavy. I...
The price for our opening batch was 950, you're right. He found the materials and labor to be more than his guess and said he needs to charge a bit more to make it worth his while. So the price increased.
In case it's of any interest, here's one of the three completed carbon fiber roof panels DHP Composites produced. The weight is 6.1lbs. I can hold this up with my pinky.If anyone is interested in one DHP still has the mold. You can PM me for information, but understand this is high level...
Hey sorry, I was terse in my response. I wrote this quickly since I'm at work. The info on Atuca and Sergio certainly could have been helpful, just didn't work out to be in this case. Thank you for sharing it though.
Ah I meant to say this in the original post. I intended this for the racing folks with cages.However, if I had an non-caged car, having looked at the roof skin and the underside structure, I think the skin adds very little chassis rigidity vs a bonded composite panel, especially if you keep...
I'm working with DHP Composites, the maker of my carbon fiber wing, to produce a carbon fiber roof (not just an overlay) for 2g cars. I'm doing it of course for weight, though others might be interested in it for purely aesthetics. Right now looking for just one more person to get this...
There are three ways you can add sensors to the system:
- Direct wiring. 8 analog 0-5V inputs, 4 RPM or frequency inputs, and 3 general purpose I/O ports for low speed inputs or controlling outputs up to 1A
- CAN Bus. While our cars don't have this inherently, it does mean you create a CAN...
Hey folks, I put together a video demonstration about my use of the multi-display feature of the RaceCapture/Pro Mk3 datalogger/telemetry system I recently installed in my Time Attack 99 GSX. I thought there might be a few of you interested in learning about this entry level, yet extremely...
So in this session I was actually bedding the rear pads in. I was going to do that in warm-up but the screw in the tire foiled that plan. That's part of the squealing likely. Also sometimes pad compounds react slightly differently noise-wise with different rotor materials, and while I was...
So I am still waiting on some media to share and do a write up, but since I just shared these on YouTube already I might as well share them here too! :DFastest Lap Video + OuttakesEntire session with the Fastest Lap from the Rear-Facing Camera
I'm still waiting on at least some media. Been recovering to even bother with the video and data. So it'll be a few more days.SPOILER ALERT - no tire explosions
Yeah exact issue. I'd heard about it for quite a while, and I guess I was due with an 18 year old car. It's all good now:He added a couple extra tacks on the other side which can't hurt:Some resistors arrived yesterday that I'd been waiting for from China and I decided to see if I...
So about two hours ago this happened after a test drive just before I got into my driveway (I was in the middle of the street):I raced over to RRT and they welded it back together for me on the spot.So, anyone have a spare they can send me? :)
So I made a lot of progress over the past couple days. Tons of stuff to do but I pretty much knocked everything off my list.I took some pictures of some interesting things.First I wanted to fix an air gap in the front of the sideskirts. I wasn't pleased with how the sideskirts were built...
I fixed the alternator issue! I posted this in my other thread, but in case it's of use to anyone I want to spread the news. The issue was because the alternator voltage sense wire comes from the headlight circuit, and I had, during my downtime over the winter, pulled that fuse amongst a bunch...
So I got the car back earlier today. Been busy on the car all afternoon and into the evening. I have one puzzling problem with the alternator voltage and I'm stumped. If anyone has thoughts, I'd appreciate any help:http://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/high-voltage-from-alternator-problem.511874/
If I recall correctly it's the sandblasted subframe from your 95 that you sent to Robispec and he went and modified it then sold it to me rather than sending it back to you. When it showed up unpainted we had to install it as is because we only had that afternoon to do the KW install +...
It starts pretty early. I think I go on track as early as 830am for the first session.Here are pics of the finished lower bracing. I don't think this picture shows much more than the one before but here it is:If you're wondering what the orange stuff is, it's Dykem CrossCheck Torque Seal...
This might be a little confusing, but here I go...
UTCC is Friday, mixed in with an Open Practice day. Lots of cool cars will be on track, and UTCC is of course racing.
NASA HPDE, racing, time trials, all happen on Saturday and Sunday.
Hyperfest (http://hyper-fest.com/) is on Friday and...
I actually did get Nord-Locks and they're installed now. The bolts are safety-wire ready, but I'm holding off for a heat cycle and re-torque before I do that. Thank you though for the suggestion, good to hear they worked.Yeah I've always noticed it, but I never thought it might cause a...
Cool! I'm not sure where I'll be. I think I may set up a tent and put the car near the entrance to the paddock so event attendees can see the car, but I have a garage rented so the car, and/or I, may be there. Are you driving at all during the weekend?Update on Ohlins
They're here! RRT's...
Hah seriously? I talked with Mike@Girodisc and he had never heard of the issue. I didn't see mention of the issue on their site for the Evo rotors, but I see it on other vendor sites that sell girodisc for subarus.We tried to fit the tubular crossmember from Boosted Fabrication, but it...
On my carbotech xp12 rear pads the pad material would also have to be ground down and that I was told was a pain in the ass needing a diamond wheel.Not sure on the new pads (which I'll talk about in a future post) yet.
Here are some things that have happened over the past few days.Rear Brake Pad Woes
Girodisc, my brake rotor sponsor, sent me a pair of rear Evo IX 2-piece rotors for the car and since my rear suspension was coming apart including removal of the rotor I asked RRT to install them when they put...
I'm going try to get pics when the reinforcement is done (it's not yet) which is why I hadn't mentioned it. Basic plan though is to take some steel, cut a hole in it for the anchor hole, weld it in place around the hold and probably have it go over the 90-degree edge a bit. When I brought it...
Hmm I wrote some confusing gibberish.I had my anchors with the rubber bushings in hand. I took measurements for the hole, then found a bearing ever so slightly larger requiring opening up the anchror's hole for a press fit. I think this was in the thousandths. I forget, I have it written on...
I forgot to include this earlier, here's last year's issue with the UTCC:Also in case anyone's interested while my car has been away I finally got around to installing a winch on my trailer to help me with loading it by myself and when there are problems with the car.I installed a...
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