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Biatch,

There's a place in the same complex as UAS that does custom carbon fibre work... They were working on this 100% carbon fibre body race car the last time I dropped by.

The guy is very eccentric, but he does amazing work. He made custom sized sheets for this exact application for me a few years ago... Very cheap too. From memory I got him to do 3 layers of carbon (ended up being about 3mm thick and BLOODY STRONG), and a gloss top coat in double-din size, and it cost me about $30-40.

Can't remember the shop number, but I think the guy's name was Alan. John will remember the guy if you ask him.

Carbon Artistry

U20/ 2a Victoria Ave Castle Hill 2154 (02) 9894 8337

Thats where im getting my stuff done from Richard.......and as Andrew says he is a litle eccentric but his work is very good !!

Hi Aaron, if BB doesn't need it, I will take it. I need to replace a gauge panel and a POD heat shield cover so 1mm would be perfect. What are the dimensions?

:rofl: cheers ;)

np...ive got just i think enuff to fit din size across and have another piece thats bit bigger...also have the carbon fibre weave..if u or BB knows how to resin it up into sheets i can cut sum up for u 2 and you guys can go from there. aaron

thanks guys. SK can have the weave as i got a small piece from John acutally. But i may ring carbon artistry too and see if i can get some more. thanks andrew and thomas :)

Carbon Artistry

U20/ 2a Victoria Ave Castle Hill 2154 (02) 9894 8337

Thats where im getting my stuff done from Richard.......and as Andrew says he is a little eccentric but his work is very good !!

.....just a tad!

Hes a really nice guy, but yes, quirky to say the least

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thanks for the tip on carbon artistry guys, but thomas if you are 'getting stuff done' there i hope it's already been finished as they closed up shop for good today. he packed up the shop and is moving on to something not related to fibre work. :D

http://www.hpi.co.jp/nlineupflatpanels.html

Dry Carbon starts 6th row down the left.

Read: Dry Carbon -> Size -> Thickness -> Price -> Price including Japanese Sales Tax -> Notes

We are also now authorised distributors for HPI products in Australia

Does anyone know where to get this stuff aswel out of interest? (locally)

Ive been told plumbing stores, and tried 2 today without luck

Ducting

That looks like the stuff someone would use as an air conditioning duct or a skylight duct. Small tho. I got something that looks similar to that and made an air duct/passage from the front of my Celica to the air box.

Got it from Bunnings in the plumbing section i think it was.

That looks like the stuff someone would use as an air conditioning duct or a skylight duct. Small tho. I got something that looks similar to that and made an air duct/passage from the front of my Celica to the air box.

Got it from Bunnings in the plumbing section i think it was.

Thanks, but thats one of the places i went to - they didnt know anything about it :D

Ill keep on looking around

Cheers

http://www.hpi.co.jp/nlineupflatpanels.html

Dry Carbon starts 6th row down the left.

Read: Dry Carbon -> Size -> Thickness -> Price -> Price including Japanese Sales Tax -> Notes

We are also now authorised distributors for HPI products in Australia

holy smokes batman! that is some serious yen.

adrian the stuff on the forum is pre-preg sheet. the stuff tosh is showing/selling is pre fabricated carbon sheets. the differnce is pre-preg is just the raw carbon/fibre weave and needs shaping and then a resin applied. the sheets from HPI are formed dry carbon pieces made by a different methond to 'wet laying' of pre-preg.

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