It's coming its coming...

I have been way too busy at work unfortunatly... But the carbon hasn't been forgotten.

I'll post to you all soon.

Well, I know some people are going to think it's cheating, but Hotrodders.com has an excellent thread on carbon fibre, including laying one layer of CF over a panel and clearcoating over the top. It's a trick that looks genuine, but costs very litte. Obviously it's a little dumb, in that the car won't go any faster but if you wanted it to go faster you'd spend the $600 on engine parts, wouldn't you... Check out the gallery links to see how it looks.

A similar thing was featured in Street Machine magazine two months agao...

Id want one for the weight factor...looks is just a bonus

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[Maverick] 1971 Mini K

I can sort of see the logic. One thing (coming from a motorbike background) is how freakin' heavy the trailing arms are. I would have thought there'd be some market for cast aluminium replacements. You'd save considerably more weight that way, plus sprung weight reduction means your car handles better. Wouldn't be too hard to cast and ensure they're strong enough. You could even weld them from aluminium plate. But I think I'll just paint them aluminium colour, and tell people they are

Angus, you can get cast alloy ones (KAD) from Minispares UK.
KC had some on his racer but took them off when people complained, I think.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

yeah, i have carbon fibre boot & bonnet for my black Alloy V8 mini & also have the KAD alloy rear trailing arms on my "New Blew Targa Tassie Rally" mini



sorry, now i`m just bragging right???

Merry Christmas everyone

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Ah Matt, so you made it back to Qld then! Anybody break a leg??

Merry Xmas to all!

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

hee hee,,,hey Kev ,,,Nah, no broken bits this trip,,,pretty dam tired tho, HUGE race meeting with over 340 riders... Wicked!!!

I threw my chain off at the top of the track so just had to roll down like a dork, says lots about the mechanic who built my bike hey?

one of our young fellas (15 years old) James Maltman, absolutely flogged everyone in his class (in under 17s class that is) , 2nd place was 15 secs behind him

he`s a machine & probly going to be the next Aust champ i`d reckon

we`ll be hitting Lithgow for the next National round on the weekend of 8th & 9th of Janruary if you`re keen to come out & watch

cheers mate

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

hey does anyone know what happened to the carbon fibre bonnets???? still am realyy quite interested

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68matic: "i havent seen much head in my life "

PM Baracade (Dean).

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

"Angus, you can get cast alloy ones (KAD) from Minispares UK. "
You can also get the above from Minisport in Adelaide. Tony Cullen.

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mutant mini 1380cc '73 UK imp-Chroma Lusion-leather interior-8 x 300W Diamond Audio Dual Voice Coil 8" subs, Phoenix Gold 4 chnl amp, Pioneer 7550 DVD, 2x Phoenix Gold A1.800d MonoBlock Amp, Focal Utopia splits, 14" chrome rims 195/40/14 tyres

Going back to the Carbonfibre, If you want the look without the cost you create your mold apply your clear gelcoat put 1 layer of carbon fibre cloth and then build up the rest with fibreglass. You can even tint your gelcoat if you want. If you use woven cloth intstead of chop strand mat you can also incorporate a structural rigidity without the weight. I am planning on fabricating my bonnet out of fibreglass but will paint it. I also use epoxy resin and not polyester, it has greater structural properties and is a little safer to use - if you get mekp catalyst in yours eyes you will be blinded. It also doesn't shrink like polyester - but it is more expensive.

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67 Deluxe - Red and white
69 Deluxe - Sugercane Grey

complained about what?

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alloy rear arms weigh sfa compared to cast (or early welded pressed steel ones) they would have just been jealous.

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lookin for another clubby

that's what it sounds like....

KC = Soft..

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