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gbrettin · 12-19-2019, 10:50 AM

Ok, so long time no post. My buddy's shop has been extremely and that means business is good. That also means my car takes a back seat because they don't accept belly lint for payment. In between that time of inactivity I have been getting additional carbon fiber supplies and building my garage out so that I can do a few projects here or at the shop.

The plan is to convert the Stillen brake coolers over to Carbon Kevlar and expand the inlet size. I suspect I will make a limited run to sell to a few people so that I can get some use out of the mould. After that, I'm going to mould my OEM hood and mould Fly 1's replicate mould of Varis's vents (mould inception). The reason why I'm doing the hood is because the entire bottom side is fiber glass and I can see day light through the vented area. Apparently Fly 1 uses ONE sheet of carbon fiber and reinforces with fiber glass. That's what 1,600 dollars gets you, faux CF looks. OE fenders and Finite Element fender vents are going to be combined into one mould and changed slightly. Personally, I'm not a fan on how they look like an after thought so I'm going to work with materials such as modeling clay to sculpt out a look closer to Porsche GT3 vents. No shortage of work/ideas here.

Lastly, I picked up a couple more items. Motion Raceworks Steam Vent kit and Holley twin throttle cable kit.

Enjoy!

12-19-2019, 10:50 AM	#161 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,287 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589151	Ok, so long time no post. My buddy's shop has been extremely and that means business is good. That also means my car takes a back seat because they don't accept belly lint for payment. In between that time of inactivity I have been getting additional carbon fiber supplies and building my garage out so that I can do a few projects here or at the shop. The plan is to convert the Stillen brake coolers over to Carbon Kevlar and expand the inlet size. I suspect I will make a limited run to sell to a few people so that I can get some use out of the mould. After that, I'm going to mould my OEM hood and mould Fly 1's replicate mould of Varis's vents (mould inception). The reason why I'm doing the hood is because the entire bottom side is fiber glass and I can see day light through the vented area. Apparently Fly 1 uses ONE sheet of carbon fiber and reinforces with fiber glass. That's what 1,600 dollars gets you, faux CF looks. OE fenders and Finite Element fender vents are going to be combined into one mould and changed slightly. Personally, I'm not a fan on how they look like an after thought so I'm going to work with materials such as modeling clay to sculpt out a look closer to Porsche GT3 vents. No shortage of work/ideas here. Lastly, I picked up a couple more items. Motion Raceworks Steam Vent kit and Holley twin throttle cable kit. Enjoy!