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FieroGTRwideboby
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JUN 15, 07:56 PM
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Fie Ro, I am doing a 3800 SC, how much would you want to make me a set of those? I am interested, let me know if you have time and want to. I know shipping will be terrible, but I love the CF valve cover caps. Alex ------------------
There's two types of cars in the world, Fieros and everything else.
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Ambush
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JUN 15, 09:55 PM
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WOW!!! How come I never saw this before.......It's the work that makes it so nice.
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Fie Ro
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JUN 16, 04:33 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Yellow87FieroGT:
Do you need to apply a release agent before laying up the carbon fiber on/in the mold? Just wondering becuase when they make carbon fiber parts at work if they don't use a release agent they can't get the part off the mold. If you found a way to make parts with out release agent I'm curious to know how.
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A good waxed and polished mold should do well...though I am experimenting with some stuff called "B-film" too.....like the name says it acts like a thin film layer which helps seperating the part from the mold. You can brush or spray it on and wash it off with warm water afterwards.
| quote | Originally posted by FieroGTRwideboby:
Fie Ro, I am doing a 3800 SC, how much would you want to make me a set of those? I am interested, let me know if you have time and want to. I know shipping will be terrible, but I love the CF valve cover caps.
Alex
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Thanks for the interest but I decided not to make/sell parts before I have finished everything I got myself into...  Theres already 3 years of work in progress and I need to finish that first...hope you understand.
Maybe you can make them yourself...heres how I started:
a piece of MDF cut to size and smoothed a little at the edges
primer, wetsanding and waxing to get it smooth for taking a simple mold
You could even do some embossed logo thingie....
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AusFiero
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JUN 16, 06:40 AM
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Very nice work so far. Looking great
On the b film release agent it sounds like it is just a fancy name for PVA. Or Poly Vinyl Acetate. It also just gets wiped on or sprayed on and washes off with warm water. It is commonly used on new moulds for the first run after waxing the mould several times. ------------------
 
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Yellow87FieroGT
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JUN 16, 05:18 PM
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Fie Ro & AusFiero - Thanks for the release agent information - it will come in handy. 
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Loki
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JUL 02, 04:52 AM
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Fie Ro
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JUL 02, 03:21 PM
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Finally got my TT vents and they look great! It took about 6 months to really get a set....sooo many searches, emails, ebay bidding etc etc. Now I got them and went to the parts store to find some matching tubing for the housing. First piece was bingo when testfitting a 90mm elbow piece. The vent just snaps in place! I think I just use them for the final assembly, after removing some ridges and excess material...here's the collage:
And a little mockup of its final position.
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madcurl
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JUL 02, 03:25 PM
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Nice. Why did it take so long for the Audi vent to arrive?
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Fie Ro
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JUL 02, 07:03 PM
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| quote | | Originally posted by madcurl: Nice. Why did it take so long for the Audi vent to arrive? |
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Actually this set took only a few days to get ...but its hard to snatch them because TT interior swaps are very popular for the VW tuners now. So it took a lot of time, new at the dealer they cost close to $100 a piece, go figure.
In the meantime I stripped my 'old' sub box and removed it for the last time to make a new template..
I have quite long arms so the aim is a good setup without too much obstruction...form follows function right?!..moving the speaker upwards already helps a lot...I ended up building a flimsy construction and some of the famous 2part urethane foam stuff for the mockup...it starts ugly but with some bondo and elbow grease it will get better
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madcurl
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JUL 02, 07:57 PM
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WOW...$100 a piece! What a rip-off. I know I bought (4) new ones for maybe $200?
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