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Originally Posted by $yncro
Looking good man! What are the sizes of those wheels? Filled up the wheel wells nicely.
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Thanks! They are Fikse FM10s 8.0x17F and 9.5x17R. Tires are 245F 275R.
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Originally Posted by Jonny042
Steve, your car is looking great! Can't wait to see it all done.
Not all carbon parts are made the same, and just like fiberglass, there's a huge variety of construction methods and stiffness/strengths possible. There's a lot of flimsy garbage out there. Plastic trash bin is a good way to describe it!
I've built a carbon roof for my latest project that I will be able to stand once it's bonded in. The carbon roof structure weighs about 3000g (6.6lbs). I've seen skins advertised as light as 1.2kg. That would be great for a race car. I'm guessing that's the sort of construction that you pressed on at the body shop.
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Nice work! The Dansk steel replacement I had measured 20 lbs, so being that the carbon roof would have to bond with a framed portion of the original steel roof, maybe 3-4 lbs of it, plus bonding adhesive, the savings would be possibly 9 lbs?