Hardtop?
Originally Posted by VietStylezz,Nov 2 2009, 01:19 PM
Well my friend would be getting all the parts whole sale and making my own would be much cheaper than spending a few grand for an authentic mugen cf hardtop. I wouldn't be doing it until my friend gets some experience with making cf for his si
i bet this comes out like absolute shit
^^ not trying to hate, but I'm gonna have to agree. An autoclave large enough to bake a hardtop is going to cost something $eriou$ ...like, more than your tax refund, player. That leads me to believe you guys would be laying up parts using some type of low-temp vacuum process. Parts that have simple geometry might turn out okay, but I can almost guarantee you'll wish you just bought a Mugen HT instead once you actually try to make one yourself.
Besides, OEM >>>> Mugen anyway.
Besides, OEM >>>> Mugen anyway.
im sure he's gonna have one. he's trying to set up a shop when he gets it. he gets deployed as a civilian over to kuwait a lot and his tax returns i believe is gonna be 18k
he's really into the DIY thing so he talked me into it. haha
he's really into the DIY thing so he talked me into it. haha
Just sayin- check out this place that *rents* their relatively small autoclave (not big enough for a hardtop to fit in) http://www.carbonsmith.com/autoclaveservice.php They can charge $1k a day to use that. And if you're curious, get a quote from these guys- http://www.aschome.com/Composite-Autoclaves.htm and tell us how much they want for an autoclave big enough for a hardtop.


