CARBONFIBER HATCH, FOR THE 6th gen CELICA Options

[DustyBurns30]

[Delta_Phoenix]

Count me in. I'll postpone Project "Pimp The Celica" until this goes through or falls through.

[playr158]

this will go through i'm goin to make sure of that and i think it will look great on a black car mine is black and i wanna get it not sure if i'll have the money but i'll try and get it so we have what 3 people righ tnow?

[celicaracer18]

hey i will prolly be in, money isn't the issue, i have the money for it, i can post pone a payment on my car (family loans are awsome).
however this depends on a few things:
1. will it rattle, (i won't have any subs for a while, but def. will in the
future and when i do get some i will be getting alot, however they will
prolly only get cranked up at shows when the hatch is open)
2. will it be able to support an aftermarket spoiler (one that has two
mounts closer tothe center, not on the outside, the spoiler i'm getting
will be cf, but i want to know if it can hold up an aluminum spoiler)
3. what about the glass, i want to get lexan if i get this but where can i
get it, and how would tint go on, approx how much would it cost for a
lexan back glass and the small ones on the side

i'm not worried about the wiper or defroster, i would rather not have those anyways
and one more thing how hard would it be to get screens molded to it (at the bottom of the hatch) or at least places for screens to go in the future

[playr158]

1) it shouldn't rattle at least not more than stock...same mounting points as stock just as tight(but in anycase you should use dynomat for competition amount of bass)

2) yes it will support an aftermarket spoiler, it will be reinforced all across because it will be able to be drilled for a stock/aftermarket spoiler

shouldn't be too hard to mold in tv screens just as hard as a stock hatch

plus a custom rear hatch at a show will gain HUGE bonus points with a judge

[celicaracer18]

thts what i was thinking, but it will be a while before i get the subs or tvs, and when i do, its not like i'll be competing in audio competitions, mainly just for show so it shouldn't ever get too loud,

ok so what about the glass, which is actually the most important.

[playr158]

what about the glass??? just take out the stock glass and put it in the new hatch....or you can do lexan which i know nothing about and your on your own but you'd have to get a shop to do it for you

[shadycrew31]

im down i think i need to save cash how much wil it
weigh


This post has been edited by shadycrew31: Sep 29, 2004 - 9:00 PM

[snadman]

count me as a maybe

[playr158]

they will be 12-14 lbs since they will not be infused....not infusing is take the price down for us otherwise we would pay 880$ almost but it will still be very well done it just takes a lil more resin
1) initialdrift
2)defgeph
3)dustyburns
4)delta pheonix
5)snadman
6) shadycrew

This post has been edited by playr158: Sep 29, 2004 - 10:09 PM

[playr158]

this is a discussion i had tonight with him:

CIANCI Ryan: your guys hatch would weigh around 12-14lbs
CIANCI Ryan: im not going to infuse them
CIANCI Ryan: otherwise they would be 880.00 parts
SrPlaYR158: what is infusing ?
CIANCI Ryan: you inject resin into the mold
CIANCI Ryan: in a controlled enclosed system
SrPlaYR158: mmk, what does that do the hood exactly?
SrPlaYR158: *hatch
CIANCI Ryan: it makes it very light
CIANCI Ryan: like the Supra hatch
CIANCI Ryan: uses less resin
SrPlaYR158: ah i see
CIANCI Ryan: yeah
SrPlaYR158: thats kwl
CIANCI Ryan: Yeah
CIANCI Ryan: and on the weave
CIANCI Ryan: yes, there will be some distortions
CIANCI Ryan: I use real CF, not plastic sheets with CF imprints, and fiberglass backed
CIANCI Ryan: there will always be some flaws
SrPlaYR158: mmk
SrPlaYR158: and what kinda distortions can i expect
CIANCI Ryan: the weave being a little zig zag
CIANCI Ryan: we try to keep it as straight as possible
CIANCI Ryan: but sometimes there are little snags
SrPlaYR158: yea, will it be very noticable?
CIANCI Ryan: you will see it
SrPlaYR158: do they happen in like less than an inch increments or larger liek 4 or 5"?
CIANCI Ryan: Just depsnds
CIANCI Ryan: depends
SrPlaYR158: ok
CIANCI Ryan: Im just being upfront with ya
CIANCI Ryan: Dont want to mislead you
SrPlaYR158: yea thats good
SrPlaYR158: i appreciate that
CIANCI Ryan: anyone who says they can make it 100% perfect is lying

[Defgeph]

I think you need to work on that price a little.

[MomoGST]

id buy id.. count me in..

[playr158]

1) initialdrift
2)defgeph
3)dustyburns
4)delta pheonix
5)snadman
6) shadycrew
7)momogst

[celicaracer18]

you can pretty much count me in, the only thing i am worried about is how much lexan cost, but if its real expensive, i'll just use the stock glass

anybody know approx how much lexan would cost, iv'e been researching it and can't find out how much,
i did see a site that was saying lexan may not bee good because it doesn't shatter like glass which makes it very unsafe for a windshield, but since this is for the back it won't matter, they also said it may rattle, and could turn a yellowish color from the sun, i don't like that so the favtory glass is looking better and better

[RedSunCelica]

please add me to the list and PM me when a price and location to send money is wanted.


can you guys imagine this a light weight celica no interior except for passenger and driver seat with carbon fiber hatch and add a carbon fiber hood this will be a fun light car

[playr158]

1) initialdrift
2)defgeph
3)dustyburns
4)delta pheonix
5)snadman
6) shadycrew
7)momogst
8)redsuncelica
9)celicaracer18

[shadycrew31]

umm about the lexan go to home depot and buy a big sheet and just mold it to the glass shell that you want. you will need to heat the lexan and bend it. also i need to save cash. i got boat load of bills so you might need to take me out for this one, sorry guys. unless we can work the price down, or wait about 2 months. i really want it but i mean my other bills come first.

[SilverCell94]

you forgot to put me on the list,

what about my earlier question about returns or exchanges due to major defects.

[Einhander]

I've thought about this, and it'll be a nice christmas present to Myself.

1) initialdrift
2)defgeph
3)dustyburns
4)delta pheonix
5)snadman
6) shadycrew
7)momogst
8)redsuncelica
9)celicaracer18
10) einhander