Carbon Fiber Interior

[Bear Dog]

Does anybody know of anyone making carbon fiber interior parts for the Ty?

 

[SYO237]

Donate a vacuum pump and truck parts to be made into molds (not returnable), and me and ian will make them all day long....

 

[GM TURBO]

So what do you need the vaccuum pump for

 

[SYO237]

laying out the CF into a mold and putting it into a bag with a vacuum on it compresses the fiberglass (or epoxy) into the CF more than you could doing it by hand..

this in turn "wrings" out the excess glass and makes a piece much stronger and lighter.

also, the vacuum distributes the glass evenly across whatever area you are laying... and vacuum bagging allows you to shape the CF onto the mold with intricate curves and shapes without having airbubbles trapped in the cloth or finished product.

 

[Bear Dog]

I know there is somebody out there making kits already. I saw a sight a few weeks ago but didn't mark it. I think the maker was a Ty owner. :-?

 

[spooldup]

just buy the nascar ty if you can. it already has a cf interior.

 

[Bear Dog]

Sounds faster but what would I drive on the street? :roll:

 

[HotRodV6]

If you look in the archives under the how to's, there is a page in ther about a guy making some CF center console pieces.

Mike

 

[ParTyBoy]

If you look in the archives under the how to's, there is a page in ther about a guy making some CF center console pieces.

Mike

Those are cutout flat pieces of carbon.... Adam is speaking of replacement molded pieces designed to swap out with the original plastics..

 

[Bear Dog]

I'm a dork

I'm a dork

Okay, I'm a dork and can't find it. How about a little help?
Thanks,
Eric

 

[GM TURBO]

Hey Adam,

Sounds like fun. If I had a piece or two that I could handle not getting back - I might send 'em too ya. But I like having stock parts.

 

[SYO237]

im the same way dave, im not giving up my stock syty parts...


i would goto the junkyard and pick apart the S10s, though most of them have been there awhile and have torn up interiors, not worth the time and effort.

 

[Bear Dog]

Hey I wasn't smoking crack after all. I found the sight. If anyone has tried these please give me some input. Thanks, (And yes I realize these are just overlays)
Eric http://www.sytyarchives.com/howto/viewarticle.php?article_name=carbon_fiber_trim.php&dir=accessories

 

[SYO237]

they are alright in my opinion...

the finish has alot of pinholes.... the method we use is that the CF is pressed on a piece of glass... the results are a mirror finsh.

 

[Ian Turgeon]

I got one of them off the guy a while ago.. I was happy with it, but that stuff is all flat sheet. Great for a quick dress up, but when you get into curves is when cf starts to shine... that, and the weight advantage of cf isnt doing anything for ya.