Can anyone tell me if they have bought a carbon fibre sheet for their floor tray and where from/how much. I would have thought that it could be purchased in a sheet rather than having it specially made.
The guys at the Uni here recently purchased rolls of Carbon Fibre & a resin system for re-enforcing concrete & timber from BASF,Don't know if that's the kind of stuff you are looking for but here's the link http://www.basf-cc.com.au/en/products/ConcreteRepairProtectionSystems/MBrace/Pages/default.aspx
I would only use 1x 190 or 200gsm 2 x 2 twill or plain weave for the top "Wank Value" layer. No more carbon than that or the handling will change too much. It's too stiff and allows almost no diagonal chassis destortion. The rest can be a mixture of fibreglass chopped strand or plain weave and then skid resistant Kevlar on the bottom. Even use polyester resin as it's softer and doesn’t wet the filaments out as well as epoxy and Vinylester.
Buy or borrow a sheet of aluminium, (i'd borrow it and then return it if Bunnings sold it!!), go in to a composite place and buy 50mls of realease agent and put on 3 coats 15mins apart which will allow as many as 10 layups.
Brush one layer of layup Polyester onto the surface as you would a Gelcoat, allow it to tack off then lay the layer of carbon on, do not stipple the fabric, sweep it gently in one direction with a brush, then lay your fibregalss on and do the same then the kevlar.
So 1 x 190 - 200 gsm carbon 1 x 190 gsm Fibreglass plain weave or 225gsm chopped strand 2 x layers of 190gsm Kevlar
$300 then return the aluminium!
Merry Christmas, you have an under 2kg "wank value" sheet of carbon that will allow the chassis to function normally.
The one I put on there was a real heavey one that I had laying around and it weighs something near 5kgs from what I can remember. I have had a carbon one made before and it was light but it just didnt last long so I was wanting to get some better ideas from other guys. I am reasonable sure I can make a fibreglass one that will weigh around 2kgs rather than spending the extra money on carbon.
[quote author=Bretttz link=topic=1998.msg21404#msg21404 date=1360792131] I am more after the light weight rather than the wank factor as I weighed in at 241kgs on the weekend. [/quote]
Hi Guys
I've got a Carbon floortray that I took off a Maverick I bought (we're not allowed Carbon in F250 Nat). Now I don't know if it was made to anything like Scott's spec, but it is nice and flexible (no Kevlar bottom layer though, for sure).
It weighs exatly the same as a Polyprop floortray (around 3kg), but it does have tremendous "Wank Factor".
Now if someone buys a kart . . . . I could slip it in the box!!
Alternatively . . . . . less food, less beer and more exercise ;)
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Re: Carbon floor tray
is it for your PVP?
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He did a great job and uses fibreglass on the bottom for added strength.
Re: Carbon floor tray
How much $$$
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I'd also try PM Vince up here he has a guy who does alot of carbon work for PVP.
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http://www.basf-cc.com.au/en/products/ConcreteRepairProtectionSystems/MBrace/Pages/default.aspx
Re: Carbon floor tray
Buy or borrow a sheet of aluminium, (i'd borrow it and then return it if Bunnings sold it!!), go in to a composite place and buy 50mls of realease agent and put on 3 coats 15mins apart which will allow as many as 10 layups.
Brush one layer of layup Polyester onto the surface as you would a Gelcoat, allow it to tack off then lay the layer of carbon on, do not stipple the fabric, sweep it gently in one direction with a brush, then lay your fibregalss on and do the same then the kevlar.
So
1 x 190 - 200 gsm carbon
1 x 190 gsm Fibreglass plain weave or 225gsm chopped strand
2 x layers of 190gsm Kevlar
$300 then return the aluminium!
Merry Christmas, you have an under 2kg "wank value" sheet of carbon that will allow the chassis to function normally.
Re: Carbon floor tray
I am more after the light weight rather than the wank factor as I weighed in at 241kgs on the weekend.
Cheers
Brett
Re: Carbon floor tray
I think Anton spent a million dollars to replace every bolt to titanium and most nuts to alloy, saved something like 1kg total.
Now that you got an inline, you need to carry more fuel than what you did with your TZ, lets round that out to 1kg for every extra litre.
Re: Carbon floor tray
The one I put on there was a real heavey one that I had laying around and it weighs something near 5kgs from what I can remember. I have had a carbon one made before and it was light but it just didnt last long so I was wanting to get some better ideas from other guys. I am reasonable sure I can make a fibreglass one that will weigh around 2kgs rather than spending the extra money on carbon.
Cheers,
Brett
Re: Carbon floor tray
I am more after the light weight rather than the wank factor as I weighed in at 241kgs on the weekend.
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Hi Guys
I've got a Carbon floortray that I took off a Maverick I bought (we're not allowed Carbon in F250 Nat). Now I don't know if it was made to anything like Scott's spec, but it is nice and flexible (no Kevlar bottom layer though, for sure).
It weighs exatly the same as a Polyprop floortray (around 3kg), but it does have tremendous "Wank Factor".
Now if someone buys a kart . . . . I could slip it in the box!!
Alternatively . . . . . less food, less beer and more exercise ;)
Best Regards
Ian :)