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OldTimer
23-09-2007, 03:16 PM
Something i am always looking at is new materials to use with the atomic-carbon stable of cars ;)

Below is a kevlar / carbon fibre tub chassis for the S4 which Mat Dodd is testing, the chassis has a outer layer of kevlar and the normal inner layers of carbon fibre, the kevlar should help reduce any wear to a minimum on the chassis, and also doubles up as a small bullet proof vest in emergences lol. The only draw back is with kevlar is that when you do wear down to the kevlar it can get hairy.

Depending on how testing goes it might be introduced on the S2 / S4.


http://www.gforceimages.net/4wd/kevlar1.JPG


http://www.gforceimages.net/4wd/kevlar2.JPG
super__dan
23-09-2007, 03:21 PM
That looks ace!!!
ashleyb4
23-09-2007, 04:03 PM
That is ace haha love it.

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David Church
23-09-2007, 04:20 PM
Wow, that does look the business!!!!! :D
Dan Cockill
23-09-2007, 04:50 PM
More importantly "how much?"
franki
23-09-2007, 04:58 PM
Nice work as always looks fantastic !!!
matdodd
23-09-2007, 06:29 PM
Well I gave the car its first run today at southport & the Kevlar chassis took the punishment of the cobles there well, so its looking good so far :D
jimmy
23-09-2007, 07:04 PM
Very nice indeed!
TryHard
23-09-2007, 07:28 PM
Hate to be a pain.. but the statement about the outer ply being kevlar isn't quite true...
It would appear to be a woven Carbon/Kevlar fabric (or RAC in Gurit terms ;) ), rather than pure kevlar (kevlar is the yellow bit, carbon is black). Like I said, hate to be a pain.....

Still looks funky though, one-day I'll use some of that in some Home-jobs... never gets used at work :p
OldTimer
23-09-2007, 08:56 PM
I stand corrected ;) "a outer layer of kevlar/carbon fibre".
Thomas P
24-09-2007, 04:06 AM
cant w8 to get my hands on the S2 :D..Real nice job there!!
lazerboy
24-09-2007, 08:18 AM
has that sweet "bumble bee" look to it. now, for the kevlar version of the car you need the aluminum anodized yellow, THAT would be sweet!
GRIFF55
24-09-2007, 10:02 AM
or orange!! OOOHH YES
Chrislong
24-09-2007, 04:30 PM
Looks funky! I like it. When will you do other products in that material? ;)
k£v!n
24-09-2007, 04:40 PM
I love it, very cool!