scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 14/9/04 at 06:50 PM |
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Fibreglass dash - how easy?
I want to make myself a nice sculpted dashboard after I pass SVA and I think fibreglass would probably be the best material for this.
However, i've never used fibreglass before so I was just wondering how easy it is to use? Is a dashboard a reasonable thing to expect to be able
to make after a little practice?
Cheers
Pete
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care...
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 14/9/04 at 09:04 PM |
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read the bit on fibreglass on my site
atb
steve
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Hugh Paterson
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| posted on 15/9/04 at 08:13 AM |
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Pete, its a doddle, if you want somthing specific to your car and get stuck gimme a shout. Easiest way is to manufacture the plug in good old MDF,
spray with Hi build wet n dry down to a good surface with 1500 then topcoat with the gloss. The down side is the hi build aint cheap for a small job,
but two pack paint is just as good. All the works in the quality of finish on the plug.
Shug.
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chrisf
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| posted on 16/9/04 at 01:23 PM |
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Good stuff, Steve. I'm considering doing some Kevlar seats and learned quite a bit from your writings.
--Thanks, Chris
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 16/9/04 at 02:28 PM |
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Just got around to properly reading through your site Steve, very useful info, not doubt I will be referring to it a lot in future as I'm
planning on designing and building a car from scratch at some point.
Cheers
Pete
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timf
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| posted on 16/9/04 at 03:15 PM |
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http://www.fibreglast.com/
has very informative info and a forum for all things composite
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 16/9/04 at 03:17 PM |
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Ah, looks useful, I'll check it out..
Pete
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DarrenW
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| posted on 17/9/04 at 01:36 PM |
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An alternative to Fibreglass is vac formed ABS.
More common than you think. All automotive components supplied to OEM's are in returnable plastic boxes with plastic inserts. These are made
from basic moulds where a sheet of ABS is placed over the top in a vac forming machine, heated and sucked down. The work is in the mould but this can
be made at home. Restriction is size of machine - may need dash to be made in two sections. My father did this to get a glovebox aperture made for his
locost dash. Yes its smaller by far but shows an opportunity. There are more people around to do this than you might think. 2 in my area - Brownridge
Plastics and PDM North East (Mike Bourner who runs PDM has been successful at Rally cross with 911 Porsche where he has made several carbon and kevlar
composite body panels. Top bloke and willing to try anything (almost))
Hope this helps,
Darren.
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