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You did this so friggin fast, can tell you really have mastered tubing work. It will be interesting to see the weight after all this for sure. Your dedication to weight savings is awesome. The custom window net turned out great as well! Did you decide what color you are gonna paint the cage yet?

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Cage looks amazing!

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I cut the roof off! The cage is welded and I'm awaiting certification.

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...205_074215.jpg

I also received my carbon parts!

Roof test fit.

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...202_060535.jpg

2g dash is awesome! Took a lot of cutting to get it fit. The 2g dash is about 6" thicker!


http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...206_064335.jpg

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I can't wait to see this thing in action! looks awesome!

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The roof, the roof, the roof is all fiber

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Holy I don't even know.

This is crazy.

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Any plans on fabbing up a drag wing?

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Thanks guys! I'm liking how this is turning out! I just happy the carbon parts showed up!

No drag wing plans yet.

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How's your project coming along Troy?

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Got my new intake manifold ordered and the fuel pump bracket just showed up today, Need a steering rack and the turbo kit made, then its time for wiring and hopefully start up

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Amazing. Im just down the road in Eagan as well, would love to check this out sometime!

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mmm carbon fiber bits!

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How does the carbon get bonded to the steel on the roof? I have heard mix reviews on carbonetics, how did your experience go with him?

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Keep us updated Troy! I'm cool to see you get this new car down the track. Should be a good year for you.


Thanks for the comments guys. I've got more carbon parts to show off in the next couple of weeks.

As for carbonetics. I ordered all my stuff at the end of July. It showed up late January. Their quality is awesome, their customer service sucks, expect double lead time that they quote you. The stuff was packaged and all boxed very carefully. It's much like dealing with Frontline fabrication. Just know that their focus is on high quality parts.

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Oh yeah, I'm using a 3M panel bonding epoxy to install the roof.

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Awesome work like always.

That 3m bonding epoxy is great stuff.

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Could you post more pictures of how you installed the dash with your down bars.

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I'm using 1/4 turn fastners on each side and on the steering column. Then a small reinforcement on the center counsel interface, where my switch panel is going to go.

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...211_070710.jpg

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...211_080126.jpg

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Getting much further along, the floor is painted, the cage is primed ready for paint. I decided to paint the cage body color and leave the floor black. I'm going to paint the rest of the interior body color. The cage was certified too, legal to 7.5 seconds now!

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...224_111653.jpg

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/p...224_111621.jpg

I guess I never realized that the doors were so heavy. It's crazy, I can't wait to see what the carbon/Kevlar saves me. I'll post it up once I find out an apples to apples comparison.

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Nice work on the certification, and I think carbon doors are gonna cut alot of weight. Are doors carbonetics as well?