D Jones Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Has anyone purchased flat carbon sheet and replaced the internal panels on an SV 2004 vintage. If so what thickness and where did they purchase them from (they do not exist on the caterham website) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonL Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Daniel French did, and wrote about it. I haven't seen him post on here for a while, but I guess you can contact him through his bloghttp://www.caterhamr500.co.uk/2016/01/carbon-interior-install-day-one-prep.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_w Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 easy composites do sheets of various sizes if your thinking of cutting your own panels 1mm should be thick enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy7 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Sorry to jump in the thread a bit but any advice on working with carbon sheets? I.e. Best way to cut, shape and drill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangely Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Mossy7, I found this to be very helpful, and I echo their recommendation of Perma-Grit tools, they made my job much easier.Cutting Carbon Fibre Sheet, Tube and Parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy7 Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Strangely, that's brilliant, thank you!Back to the un high-jacked OP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNC Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 On the negative ! You will have loads of ends of pop rivets rattling around in the box section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Slotter Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I can vouch for easycomposites, we use them a lot a work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Inject a lot of Waxoyl into rivet holes in the chassis .... this will catch any rivet heads and stop the rattling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNC Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I thought about Waxoyl but that will melt in the summer and leak all over the place ! Is there some sort of glue available that could be used ? Perhaps silicon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted April 25, 2018 Leadership Team Share Posted April 25, 2018 Re the waxoyl thing .... I replaced my interior panels around 10 years ago and injected lots of Waxoyl into the chassis tubes, around 4L of the stuff. In hot weather it does leak out, amazingly through the rivets themselves, and if I was doing the job again I'd use closed end rivets to reduce the leaking although as yet I've not found any closed end rivets available in black. No rattling from the old rivets though.But .... if the Waxoyl can get out, water can get in. At least with plenty of Waxoyl in the chassis tubes there's more corrosion protection than without.Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNC Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 How much does 4Ltrs of Waxoyl weigh ? doesn't it defeat the point ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted April 25, 2018 Leadership Team Share Posted April 25, 2018 Erm, there's probably only 3 litres left .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Nick Chan Posted April 25, 2018 Area Representative Share Posted April 25, 2018 Is the rattling of drilled out rivets a factual or anecdotal point? I'd be surprised if you could hear anything against the din of the car!I have drilled them out when changing sill protectors from SS to carbon and not noticed any additional noise. I expect they have all dropped inside the tubes and wedged themselves together. Now their added weight, that's another matter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative bluenose Posted April 25, 2018 Area Representative Share Posted April 25, 2018 Well I replaced my Blackbird floors with lowered ones and never heard the rivets, don't know why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Jones Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 Thanks to all who commented, much appreciated. I've taken my car off its winter axle stands (thinking the summer had arrived and I might miss out on some blatting) having got through several upgrades, but not all and the interior cosmetic panels are not a priority. I shall purchase some 6mm carbon and when the winter comes round again pull the car apart and continue with the upgrades I purchase during the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 6mm Carbon sounds really thick for an interior panel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted April 25, 2018 Leadership Team Share Posted April 25, 2018 6mm CF will weigh more than the original ally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 And stick out - youll have a CF lip. The Ali is only 1-2mm thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted April 25, 2018 Leadership Team Share Posted April 25, 2018 I think the ally interior side panels are 1mm. I measured the standard floors and they're 1.5mm, lowered floors are 3mm and much more substantial. I suspect 2mm CF would do the job fine for the interior side panels/tunnel.Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted April 26, 2018 Member Share Posted April 26, 2018 Photos and eventual £ spent/kg saved, please.ThanksJonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Jones Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 Gentlemen, my apologies that should have read 1mm, my existing Ali panels look like they have been chewed by a dog along the top edge, so God only knows what has happened to them before me!Jonathan, I will follow up with photos, But could be some time....... Thread resurrection due in the winter 2018/19Now, how about some driving....sunshine and Marlow, Henley, Nettlebed, Wallingford.each day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Jones Posted April 26, 2018 Author Share Posted April 26, 2018 Gentlemen, my apologies that should have read 1mm, my existing Ali panels look like they have been chewed by a dog along the top edge, so God only knows what has happened to them before me!Jonathan, I will follow up with photos, But could be some time....... Thread resurrection due in the winter 2018/19Now, how about some driving....sunshine and Marlow, Henley, Nettlebed, Wallingford.each day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Bizzielizzie13 Posted April 26, 2018 Area Representative Share Posted April 26, 2018 I would echo comment about Perma-Grit Tools, very good indeed for working Carbon & as supplied to F1 teams! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccconn Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Given the 620r has carbon interior panels you could ask CC and wait for the inflated price!. At least they would be cut to size though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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