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carbon fiber body parts from glasstek? #1584257
02/25/14 05:01 PM
02/25/14 05:01 PM
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is anybody using any carbon fiber parts from glasstek? I have all their parts in glass im thinking of doing everything in carbon fiber how is the quality?or the weight savings thanks

Re: carbon fiber body parts from glasstek? [Re: 7sec.cuda] #1584258
02/25/14 05:37 PM
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is anybody using any carbon fiber parts from glasstek? I have all their parts in glass im thinking of doing everything in carbon fiber how is the quality?or the weight savings thanks




my outlaw 10.5 Camaro has their doors, front end and hood.

all and all pretty decent,drivers door needed a little more than normal work though.

doors 11lbs
front end with tree is 23lbs
hood is 6


BB, TT5,Procharged 3300lb Street Car 4.79/154
Re: carbon fiber body parts from glasstek? [Re: bigtimeauto] #1584259
02/25/14 10:03 PM
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Hood is carbon fiber. About 1/2 the weight. The thing I found on carbon fiber is that after its painted its seems like the paint shrinks up worse than on fiber glass after sitting in the sun at the track. We had to wet sand and buff a second time.







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