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Title: Best material for under engine fabrication?
Post by: jnufcuk on 29 September 2011, 18:38

Hi i recently got a set of s3 battery and water bottle covers however i have now decided i want to fabricate my own. The question is which material is best for wieght, thickness and looks?

Thanks :smiley:

Title: Re: Best material for under engine fabrication?
Post by: karl1987 on 29 September 2011, 19:03

If you can affor it carbon fibre if not I would probably use something like a common plastic for example similar to that used in coke bottles

Title: Re: Best material for under engine fabrication?
Post by: SoundillusioN on 29 September 2011, 19:35

Quote from: jnufcuk on 29 September 2011, 18:38

Hi i recently got a set of s3 battery and water bottle covers however i have now decided i want to fabricate my own. The question is which material is best for wieght, thickness and looks?

Thanks :smiley:

I'd say if you want to fabricate stuff like that and be able to easily make any shapes and curves you want without special gear, it has to be fibreglass.

Title: Re: Best material for under engine fabrication?
Post by: jnufcuk on 29 September 2011, 20:21

fibreglass sounds reasonable  :smiley:

Title: Re: Best material for under engine fabrication?
Post by: SoundillusioN on 29 September 2011, 20:35

You can get a very good finish if painted with a decent fill coat.

(http://www.ricola.co.uk/images/gtr_images/xenon_14.JPG)

or you could just make sure finished items are smooth enough to be wrapped.

Glass can sometimes be a bit of a pain to work with at times though.

Title: Re: Best material for under engine fabrication?
Post by: karl1987 on 29 September 2011, 21:03

+1 a mate of mine managed to combine his fingers even though wearing gloves ......

Title: Re: Best material for under engine fabrication?
Post by: Wayne on 29 September 2011, 21:27

Fibreglass gets my vote.

Title: Re: Best material for under engine fabrication?
Post by: Diamond Hell on 29 September 2011, 21:28

Someone needs to wheel Len into this thread.  :grin: