Seat cowl - Page 4

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ORIGINAL: sodamninsane

1st day... 2 hours of bondo... tomorrow is sanding...

looks like you used a cow patty to shape your cowl!! lmao! what kind of filler is that??? I have never seen anythinglike that

it's the fiberglass filler... I've never tried it before but I had heard it stuck better to plastic than the regular... it's green and then when mixed with the red filler it looks like a giant turd!!! but anyway, I found it was easier to work with because of the long strands of fiberglass in it... it didn't tend to run or sag like regular bondo so I built up the massive layer pretty fast... as opposed to having to wait for a lower layer to harden with regular bondo.

looks good . i did the same thing to make my own undertail last season , turned out real nice

lol u got the basic idea it will come out good just gonna take extra time , i made a undertail for my bike last year basically the same way , looks like you used long strand fiberglass filler it is a pain in the ass , also u will prolly notice when u sand it u will have big pot holes , next time or even after u sand that down try short stand or fiberglass filler it is just like bondo all the fiber glass is ground up , still very strong and alot easier to work with

actually here's the pics from when i sanded it on sunday... I used regular bondo as a filler for any holes...

ya that looked pretty bad at first, now it looks like its coming together nicely tho, keep us posted.

Ok guys... primered, waxed and laid up today... tomorrow is popping and a final coat of resin to adhere it to the plastic mold... and maybe some sanding too... bondo resin that i used hardened a lot faster than I expected, and left a lot of runs on the surface (no vacuuming bagging, I don't have the gear) so tomorrow I'll probably hit the resin pools with some 120 grit and clearcoat over the whole thing to give it a nice finish... here are some pics...

ok guys, she's all done... the c/f itself weighs all of about 2 or 3 ounces... I popped it off the bondo mold and re resined it to the plastic seat from the passenger seat that I bought... the whole thing probably weights all of 1/2 to 3/4 of a pound... here are some pics of the finished product...

post sanding, pre clear coat

after 4 coats of clearcoat

wow, that looks bad ass. NICE JOB

thanks man... I'm pretty please with it.

Very nice, it looks great!

how do u do real cf wrapping and where do u get cf in that form

by the way that looks great

Old: you can buy c/f sheet in rolls (bulk) or I think you can just get some smaller sheets on ebay... sites like www.fiberglast.com or mcmastercarr.com will sell it to you but c/f ain't cheap right now... everyone knows there is a world wide industry shortage of the stuff... But anyway, after that you just need a mold, and some polyvinyl resin (also available at fiberglast.com) to harden up the sheets... the cowl is 3 layers of 3k twill carbon... it's a pretty thin sheet that has a special weave that goes around corners really well, it also doesn't soak up a ton of resin so it's pretty light... I just popped it off the mold and then resin'd it to the plastic shell from a spare passenger seat that I bought.

Here are some new pictures of my 954 with the seat cowl that I hand made.



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well I decided I am going to be trying my hands at this. I will have an undertail that will need painting, so why not work on a cowl? I am making a permanent holder in my console for my video ipods. So I am just buying extra material for this project!. I used to work at an audio shop for a few years and we did custom fab all the time, so hopefully it comes out nicely.

-peace Ky

I think you guys have inspired me to attempt this on my F4.  Has anyone ever tried to make a cowl for the banana seat of an F4???

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ORIGINAL: cwmc29

I think you guys have inspired me to attempt this on my F4.  Has anyone ever tried to make a cowl for the banana seat of an F4???

 
 
i will be pondering this idea over the weekend.

Funny you should mention that in regards to the F4...cause I was thinking the same thing.  Stairstepped seats with two distinct seats are one thing...but im not sure how one would fab a cover for a single piece seat.  The big question i guess would be.....how on earth to attach it, the fiberglassing itself shouldnt be all that difficult.

My best guess to attach the cover would be to screw it into the under side of the seat.  I have to get a used seat before I try anything.  When I do I'll post the progress.

CWMC....I dont know if it will fit or not but I have an original seat for my F2, that was painted white by the previous owner. I replaced it with a Corbin and dont need it.

hurayta, I sent u a PM.

Where would you pick up fiberglass sheets???

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ORIGINAL: cwmc29

Where would you pick up fiberglass sheets???

almost anywhere.  auto stores, home depot, lowes.