bits in carbon fibre
bits in carbon fibre
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joospeed

Original Poster:

4,473 posts

301 months

Tuesday 6th July 2004
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There's a new firm set up on the industrial estate where my workshop is who make stuff in carbon fibre .. they're pretty good .. make stuff for harley davidson and bmw amongst others.

What I'd like to know is if there's things the cerbera owners would buy if they were in carbon?

Come up with some ideas that
1) will sell in big enough numbers to make it viable
2) be relatively easy to fit (no point having cheap parts that cost 500 pounds in labour to fit)
3) will look good and show carbon off to best effect

put your thinking caps on lads and see if there's some common themes that can be worked on .. style / performace / strength .. whatever you require please let me know

Joo

Alistair H.

1,173 posts

294 months

Tuesday 6th July 2004
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hi joo,

carbon dash perhaps, carbon speaker mount in the helmet space, stuck for any other ideas????

how about something carbony on the exhaust tuscan stylee?

>> Edited by Alistair H. on Tuesday 6th July 18:40

trooper1212

9,457 posts

275 months

Tuesday 6th July 2004
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Carbon air boxes to surround the cone air intakes.

HeyAndy

423 posts

272 months

Tuesday 6th July 2004
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How about carbon cod pieces....

carbon al

87 posts

263 months

Tuesday 6th July 2004
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Already got lots of bits underway for a cerbie should be some photos very soon
front airbox ,manifold airboxes , engine tray already got moulds for, making at the moment back parcel shelf, cover that goes across the wiper motor and covers the battery, instrument pod ,some covers for the green cone filters and a trim piece around the helmet holder, will be starting some door cards as well,
Jools has aready got a front air box as a sample

Allan

joospeed

Original Poster:

4,473 posts

301 months

Tuesday 6th July 2004
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yup yup .. lotsa pics please allan when they're done

carbon al

87 posts

263 months

Tuesday 6th July 2004
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Got some pics now problem is getting onto the forum not sure how to, believe i need a web site

Allan

markh

2,781 posts

298 months

Tuesday 6th July 2004
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what about a sexy front/rear splitter like the one that Christof had on his Cerbera.

joospeed

Original Poster:

4,473 posts

301 months

Tuesday 6th July 2004
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markh said:
what about a sexy front/rear splitter like the one that Christof had on his Cerbera.


yeah very keen to get one of those mocked up .. rear splitter especially .. yummy

GCerbera

5,161 posts

274 months

Tuesday 6th July 2004
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My apologies to Allan.

I have a feature to run at The Cerbera Register complete with photos of his work.

I've been a bit snowed under by my music work of late, but am updating the site as we speak.

I hope to run several new features in the next days or so and will be adding a lot of
new members to the register.

Thanks for your patience folks.

markh

2,781 posts

298 months

Tuesday 6th July 2004
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Jooz as long as I can get slight alterations for my chimaera

joospeed said:

markh said:
what about a sexy front/rear splitter like the one that Christof had on his Cerbera.



yeah very keen to get one of those mocked up .. rear splitter especially .. yummy

TimW

3,848 posts

270 months

Tuesday 6th July 2004
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no autoCAD design or nothing. just a early stage of a photoshop rear/front splitter IMO fronts boring






TimW


Sorry for whoes cerbera now looks crap

TimW

3,848 posts

270 months

Tuesday 6th July 2004
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Or this?



waiting for abuse now

Neilus

907 posts

305 months

Wednesday 7th July 2004
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trooper1212 said:
Carbon air boxes to surround the cone air intakes.



That was going to be my first suggestion.

Neil.

jeremyc

27,111 posts

307 months

Wednesday 7th July 2004
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Stuff like Craig has got: air boxes and cone filter housings.

philadcock

107 posts

284 months

Wednesday 7th July 2004
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Would you be able to manufacture the part of the std cerb airboxes which connects to the trumpet pipes more cost effectively than the TVR stock part? Mine deformed under a combination of heat and pressure from the clips on the pipe. Ideally, a part which would fit the original airboxes with some sort of steel sleeve to strengthen the tube where the pipes attach.

Tried to source this from TVR (without the strengthening) and found that (a) they make it to order unpainted and (b) it costs a fortune.

FourWheelDrift

91,825 posts

307 months

Wednesday 7th July 2004
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Anyone mentioned bonnet, boot lid and doors?

Big things I know, unlikely to lighten the car too much.......but

>> Edited by FourWheelDrift on Wednesday 7th July 10:28

shadowninja

79,317 posts

305 months

Wednesday 7th July 2004
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Don't be so coy, you lot. This is what you really want, admit it! www.essexracing.com/product_info.php?products_id=267

markh

2,781 posts

298 months

Wednesday 7th July 2004
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mmmmmmmmmmmm neon nice

Julian64

14,325 posts

277 months

Wednesday 7th July 2004
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shadowninja said:
Don't be so coy, you lot. This is what you really want, admit it! www.essexracing.com/product_info.php?products_id=267

interesting that on the advert, people who bought this often bought the M3 lookalike mirrors to go with it.