TurboBanshee420 Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 i was wondering.... I've seen some sets of carbon fiber fenders on egay recently. Would this interest anyone? I think they look slick. My brother has been making engine covers out of some awesome colored carbon. i bet i could make a set for cheap. It's not easy though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacko2000 Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 My buddies, girlfriend just put them on her z400 and they looks pretty good.. Black rear and carbon fiber front....She put on a nasty graphic kit, but before she did that, they looked nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboBanshee420 Posted January 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 (edited) here is some of the dope ass colored carbon he's been using. You should see it and feel it in person. it is COOL!! I can get kevlar too.... I bet that would be some shit eh? Edited January 13, 2008 by TurboBanshee420 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillls Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 dam turbobanshee420 are those boobs real :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillls Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 :biggrin: really nice :woot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthemail Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 :biggrin: really nice :woot: the boobs? hell i thought the red shit looked good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 i was wondering.... I've seen some sets of carbon fiber fenders on egay recently. Would this interest anyone? I think they look slick. My brother has been making engine covers out of some awesome colored carbon. i bet i could make a set for cheap. It's not easy though I have made a coiuple sets...............it's a waste of material in cost vs. benefit department. You are better off with a fiber class with a screen printed cotton graphic layer on top......................Pretty much the only reason anyone would do carbon fenders is for looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboBanshee420 Posted January 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 I'd have to disagree bro.... This stuff is really strange. If I can do it right with the absorbant I could get away with a flexable (to a piont... but not unlike plastic break piont) set of really cool looking fenders. Besides what are fenders for besides looks? My bro made a cross ovr tube for a ls1 vette and the first layer felt as light as a balloon and flexable like a rubbermaid can. hard to explain. kind of like contruction paper feeling yet bounced right back to shape.... strange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHead Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 I'd have to disagree bro.... This stuff is really strange. If I can do it right with the absorbant I could get away with a flexable (to a piont... but not unlike plastic break piont) set of really cool looking fenders. Besides what are fenders for besides looks? My bro made a cross ovr tube for a ls1 vette and the first layer felt as light as a balloon and flexable like a rubbermaid can. hard to explain. kind of like contruction paper feeling yet bounced right back to shape.... strange Does absorbant = breather cloth? The elacticity of any composite is a property of the matrix and not the fiber. If you want to be light and flexible a fine layer of 'glass with a vinylester resin, and a top sheet graphic is probably the best way to go. As always the VARTM process is probably the best process to use, but a simple vacuum bag setup will probably do the trick too if you are on a budget. :geek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboBanshee420 Posted January 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Does absorbant = breather cloth? maybe...?...? The stuff I mean is only there to take out the extra epoxy, so there is the perfect amount of resin:carbon ratio. This makes it strong and light. But also allows it to be a bit flexable.... well depending on how many layers of carbon. Think of a piece of glass.... think glass will flex easier than layers of think glass. I was thinking 3 layers would be perfect for a set of fairings. I don't know. I'd say it's worth a try. I'm always down for fun shit to do. Just lacking the time until these contractors are outta my work area. (contruction at work = 7 day work weeks to cover them incase something happens). BTW the pic above of the cross-over tube is the blue stuff... can't tell until the sun hits it. Cool huh!?! I think so. :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestar Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Do a search I posted back in 06 on carbon fiber fenders. Go to www.tricklicks.com exspensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboBanshee420 Posted January 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 I found a relatively good article.... http://www.oppracing.com/opp_pages.php?page=carbon_fiber_101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumby6t9 Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Nice article... I was wanting to make some small carbon fiber parts and this gave me the info I need to order some materials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarineNYC Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Not to get off the subject but where the hell did you get that avatar from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboBanshee420 Posted January 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! youtube... :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: It's my favortie 3 minute flick... I can post the whole thing if you like. I found some carbon/colored kevlar material for 34.95 per yard (50" wide though) which makes it the perfect size for the rears. Might need a bit more for the fronts. i wanna make a full front though not just a race face. I need fenders on my trails. I've been really going through this and what I'll need to do it right. I've learned quite a bit watching my bro do 3-d shit. It's extremely hard to do without a "real" mold. Which would be made from aluminum, and an autoclave (vacuum oven) do make them super tough. From what I've been reading epoxy resin is super flexable. So this could work out pretty good. It was covered in the article of course. we have huge airbags at work we use to keep the pallets of sauce from dumping over. These work AWESOME as a vacuum bag because they are thick vynil. even a small pump does a good job. A 200w heat lamp and a carbon mold to pull from....bada-bing. All for about $250 in materials and crap. I can't wait to give it the green light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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