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phwoaaaa carbon fibre

Took the CF to work with me earlier and made use of the Model Shop machinery...

So now it's trimmed to size and had the corners rounded off - hopefully the weather holds out tomorrow to get it fitted!

Sunroof blanking done...

Had Nigel over to give a hand too, plus we had some bits to do on his 306 today.



First off - remove the Electric Sunroof controls;




Secondly - remove the Sunroof Cartridge - we weighed it at 18kg - so a fair lump;




Left with a hole, obviously;




Three - Align the Blanking Plate - and tape in position;




Four - Drill through CF and Roof, then tidy up holes etc;








Five - Allpy sealant and Rivet - we both worked on one side each with the rivet gun;




Six - Apply more sealant inside;




Done.








Need to remove excess sealant from the outside tomorrow once it has fully gone off, then get on with refitting the Cage/Seats etc, and get the tow strap fitted - might darken the rivets yet too, not sure.

Definite weight saving though!

that roof is awesome

Looks tidy mate! removing the sunroof has shreaded a fair bit of wait off!

youve probs got as much weight in all them rivets lol not a fan in all honesty i think you could have done it with a sheet of metal and done it so it looked more original :\ just my opinion tho
really like the rest of the car tho

Got the last bits done before I start refitting everything tonight;


Rivets coloured;




Tow Strap fitted - shown in fully out and tucked away positions;











Tomorrow night, will be time to hoover/brush out all the swarf etc and clear all the rubbish out of it, then refit the Cage & Seats

Then, wash & polish the heap. It's proper minging.

adz01992 wrote:youve probs got as much weight in all them rivets lol not a fan in all honesty i think you could have done it with a sheet of metal and done it so it looked more original :\ just my opinion tho
really like the rest of the car tho

The whole weight of the CF Sheet & Rivets is less than 4Kg - when you take into account the 18kg of the Sunroof Cartridge alone, plus then the Headlining, Pillar Trims, Grabhandles, Bolts & Electric Sunroof Switch/Motor etc then its a massive weight saving. It will lower the Centre of Gravity and thus improve handling

I could have done a steel plate, but then I would have to budget for welding, grinding, filler skimming and repainting - a shed load more cost than a £60 sheet of Carbon and some Rivets.

Plus, it's not a show car, so looks don't really bother me, otherwise I wouldn't have bothered with drilling the holes in the bumper either...

And it'll never be returning to standard, so the holes in the roof don't matter.

Wait til the Plastic windows go in - the rears will be riveted!

haha looks mint i personally think that the carbon roof panel is well ingenious!! i cant think of anything that could have looked any better whats next on the plans then mate, im guessing polly windows all round then is it?

PRICER wrote:haha looks mint i personally think that the carbon roof panel is well ingenious!! i cant think of anything that could have looked any better whats next on the plans then mate, im guessing polly windows all round then is it?

Poly windows are in the plan

Not much more that i can think of - just maintenance and paintwork

yeah i aint dowting the weight saving i was having a laugh

i just think it would have looked nicer done with sheet of metal

but if you aint bothered about looks its brilliant

All rebuilt and scrubbed up ready for Billing.






Well, apart from refitting the front plate in the morning (some paintwork around the holes was drying when I took the pics)

Should be ready for TV Live too now, can't think of anything else that NEEDS doing for that...

what u mean tv u going on tv what channal

corsa-danny wrote:what u mean tv u going on tv what channal

TV Live.

Total Vauxhall Live.

A Show in August.

Not Television

kk got u now i no what u mean lucky u how u manage to get that spot if u dont mind me asking