Small update, I had some spare time yesterday so did some rear bumper side mount brackets. Stainless plate&A4 grade bolts naturally. They are not pretty but should do the job. Rear bumper sits nicely, lower mountings are the OE ones and now I just need to bond these.
Yes, I think people here have convinced me not to try 3M vinyl. Im convinced on trying carbon fiber skinning on the outer body panels. I have already pretty good idea how much sanding work needs to be done but I think the results should be far better as said. Only thing Im propably going to make against the general instructions how to do this is that I will let it cure under vacuum bag. It should reduce the sanding work by pushing the fibers better against the shell. Before Im there I just need to fit all the panels, weld a rollcage, make and fit roof and then strip the body and paint it first. If Im lucky most of this is done somewhere around next christmas..or maybe 2015Originally Posted by ren_5hitbox
if my opinion counts, i do vehicle wrapping for a living. And if you wrap the rest of the car in 3M di-noc it just wont look right because the rest of the car is real C/F. But like you say, can you rely on real carbon over metal work? I have no idea, but this post is really something. I feel massively inadequate right now.
I remember seeing the red r5 with it done was it an old euro parts shell?
Remember seeing the front wheel arches looking like Swiss cheese!
Yes, Swiss cheese on french baquette is how i would define the image in my head
Some small updates, most of my "free"time has gone lately on certain rear arch set but every once in a while I've had time to do some small stuff..
Rear bumper is fixed, I sanded it to 800 coarse, it fits really well to LH arch. I need to mount the tailgate to do final adjustments however. Same goes with the side skirt which now has mountings but requires door to be there to make sure it fits as OEM as possibly.
Im taking weight off where I can which is why I made alloy plates which have stainless nut rivets to replace the thick steel plates I got with the hinges..The plates weighted over 10% of the new door which is why I decided to do this. Door fitting has delayed a bit since I realised I need to make two small moulds to handle all the window rail stuff. Interesting to see how the window will work in the end since alignment of the composite rails will be fairly difficult
will be interesting to see what wheels your planning? Magnesium or something?
they can be made with carbon fiber as well these days.won't be cheap to buy though. I've been trying to find light 14 inch ones but I might just go with the old school ronal turbos which come in 15 inch.
I was afraid of that. Do you have any idea how much exactly?
Sorry i dont... glen hi 5 might.. he had two sets?
Scoff had a list of wheel weights here https://www.rtoc.org/files/Technical%...el_weights.xls
Should imagine with some googley searching you could find some other lists out there.
ahh there on the list.... 18kg
auch, thats double the weight i would like. i need to find something else then.
I think the 17 inch of my wheels are about 9kg... mine are 15inch.... all i know is there the lightest wheel ive ever picked up. unfortunately not the prettiest but ah well (kei racing force 10s)
I like them. I remember that Oz had ultraleggeras which were really light. smallest seems to be 15 inch which weights according to google 5.3kg each. that's hard to beat without magnesium wheels.
sounds perfect to me... i think Lomo has them on his 5 and i do remember them being very light too.
Ultraleggeras also have carbon fibre centre caps but I'm not sure if you're Fan of that material
good to know. However my preferred material is good old rusty steel sheet. Im converting mine to save more rust to all the other R5s out there.
Winston had it but can't find anymore pictures of it at
Whoa, I bet that was a good crack to drive!
looks ace. Valver with throttle bodies is always nice too.
It ended up in petes at backyards hands in the end even the pillars were.drilled
my perfect modified five
It has that VW Mk1 Golf minimalist look about it.
I wonder how the cabin heating/blower is solved? Through the windows?
Rear wheel arch liners would sell well
Liners? If that is the same as extensions then I just posted one set today.
liners protect the inside of the wheel arch from stone chips,abbrasion dampness and eventually rust!!
ah, that makes more sense. I could make them if enough interest either by thermoformed plastic or with laminate. I would prefer thin laminate with flexible pu-coating.
thanks, I just read all 17 pages.
Time to update: Bonded the tailgate panels, should be ready for final fitting tomorrow.
I also made window rail parts out of CF which I will bond next. They are not pretty since I cut too many corners when making the moulds but should do the job. After them I can bond the door panels together finally.
Excellent work Harri. You must of spent so much time and money on this. I work with fiberglass and I'm planning on doing similar work but with fiberglass to keep costs down.
this is getting better and better! if that's even possible?
Is it time for an update of the full list?
yep, there isnt too much to update but decided to do that still. I still hope to start with the roof as soon as the snow has melted completely.
For any newb's looking on, the full list of parts is at the bottom of the very first post of this thread.
Are you making any carbon parts to sell? They look very nice
The answer to that is in the thread. Go on, it's a decent read anyway
I am. Pm me what you want and I'll make you an offer.
True.The answer to that is in the thread. Go on, it's a decent read anyway
Harri your inbox is full
Not anymore, I cleaned that a bit.
Hi Harri, absolutely amazing work you've done, would love to have a large wedge of money to buy all the parts you can make as I don't have your skills, but alas the pot is empty, anyway, with regards to your windows, have you thought about using Lexan instead, a bit like this?
http://www.lexan-windows.com/renault...indow-kit.html
Thanks. Rear side and rear windows are lexan from plastics4performance. I want to keep the original front windows for comfort ant mot.
Shouldn't have doubted you.
Tailgate is now finally done.
Window rails should be ready now. Testing is still needed before I dare to bond the outer skin of the door.
https://www.rtoc.org/boards/attachmen...9&d=1367815273
This picture looks awesome, can see all the carbon parts coming together. Can't wait to see the outer skins on and see a few pics of the whole car with all the carbon parts
Didn't realize that until you said it, there are 4 moulded parts in that picture.. Im going to push her out soon since LH side is ready after the door and I need to fit remaining RH side stuff next. Maybe I could take some pictures then. Front bumper needs brackets and grill still needs adjustments. Lot of small tweaking all around the car needed.
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