Andrei, I know exactly what you mean about having a few too many projects going on. I haven't made fiberglass molds in a long time and I currently do not have the facilities to do this but hopefully will in the near future. The fiberglass resin vapors are very strong and you need good ventilation when doing this and a respirator is highly recommended. I also no longer have access to any CADD resources, but then again I have always built the pieces by hand from scratch and made the drawings later. My engineering instructors never appreciated that very much. The whole process is not very difficult really, but I would suggest starting with something smaller to get the feel of it. You can buy the fiberglass cloth, resin, catalyst and various shaped rollers at any automotive paint supply location. From what I have used in the past, the higher quality products seem to be much easier to work with. I could be wrong, but based on the design of the latches for the doors I would think the side impact forces would be transmitted through the striker pins. You could build a tubular inner structure for the carbon fiber door that, when closed, connects to the original latch pins. I have no idea how the structural forces actually transfer through the body, only that I have seen a few pictures of the DMC-12 crash tests and the passenger compartment didn't seem be to be left intact much at all. Greg -----Original Message----- From: Andrei Cular [mailto:acular@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 4:23 PM To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [DMCForum] vacuum for making D parts - was - Moderators Well Greg since you came up with the idea how about u get something started.... I like the idea and D skinned with clearcoated carbon panels could look good if done correctly, but I have a few too many projects going on right now. If you have the resources to do some 3D CAD drawings I could take them and do some analysis and see if it would work. The biggest problem I see is the safety during a side impact, but that can be worked out. Andrei To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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