pretty good attn to detail:
http://pub114.ezboard.com/fyamahar6messagenetfrm12.showMessage?topicID=11269.topic
http://pub114.ezboard.com/fyamahar6messagenetfrm12.showMessage?topicID=11269.topic
Carbon Fiber NSX (not Chris')
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So Awesome!
I would have painted all the red stuff black though
Aaron
I would have painted all the red stuff black though
Aaron
More pictures and info: http://www.uchida-k.co.jp/u_nsx.html
Wow.. that is extreme. I think Seths car would like great with those doors!
I really wonder how light the car is now. The doors alone must be a fairly signigicant weight reduction. The fit and finish looks real good too.
Very nice, was wondering if he has a broken headlight motor? I dont think I've seen it retracted 
With all that CF you would think he would of done the gas door also.
That interior door panel is amazing. And of course he would not want to paint it; think of all the weight that would add.
NSX 3.0 said:
LOL!! I was thinking EXACTLY the same thing!! I had people looking at the pictures and I said, 'You know...after all that money, why are the gas door and headlight covers still plastic,' and now I know someone else thought that too.
Meeyatch1 said:LOL!! I was thinking EXACTLY the same thing!! I had people looking at the pictures and I said, 'You know...after all that money, why are the gas door and headlight covers still plastic,' and now I know someone else thought that too.
Maybe he's just waiting for his wallet to recover before he jump on the smaller parts...
Very Unsafe
Carbon doors provide ZERO protection in a crash. Racing cars that have carbon doors also have a full roll cage.
Carbon doors provide ZERO protection in a crash. Racing cars that have carbon doors also have a full roll cage.
nice car but i hate those wheels
Actually, I was just scrolling down to the bottom to respond that I think the gold wheels, which would otherwise turn me off, look absolutely sweet with the golden-brown tint of the CF.satan_srv said:
Carbon Fiber body
I don't know that much about carbon fiber, but is this for real? Do these carbon fiber body panels really exist? I am skeptical, because I see that the side intake vent is carbon fiber and matches the fit characteristics of the OEM perfectly. Could this be some sort of carbon fiber overlay, sticker - look alike? I'm asking because I didn't know OEM design carbon fiber body panels for the NSX existed. Just wondering.
I don't know that much about carbon fiber, but is this for real? Do these carbon fiber body panels really exist? I am skeptical, because I see that the side intake vent is carbon fiber and matches the fit characteristics of the OEM perfectly. Could this be some sort of carbon fiber overlay, sticker - look alike? I'm asking because I didn't know OEM design carbon fiber body panels for the NSX existed. Just wondering.
What's also wierd about the doors is...
Carbon doors are useful in race vehicles, as they save weight, but...
Usually (for Porsche/Ferrari), carbon doors have lexan windows and no provision for window motors/door pulls/etc...
This person really went out of their way to make a very dangerous door for the road.
Carbon doors are useful in race vehicles, as they save weight, but...
Usually (for Porsche/Ferrari), carbon doors have lexan windows and no provision for window motors/door pulls/etc...
This person really went out of their way to make a very dangerous door for the road.
Even then, carbon splintering in a crash is something I don't even want to think about.
I'm sorry, maybe it's just my poor vocaburary skill, what do you mean by "carbon splintering"??
I have CF hood on my other car, and people always wondering what'll happen if I got a head on accident... My sister's Professor in her Engineering class saying that instead of it crumbled up like a stock hood, the carbon could just rebound and shoot it straight to my head... I usually just shoke my shoulders and tell 'em, "It won't happen to me" but, what a scary thought....
I'm sorry, maybe it's just my poor vocaburary skill, what do you mean by "carbon splintering"??
I have CF hood on my other car, and people always wondering what'll happen if I got a head on accident... My sister's Professor in her Engineering class saying that instead of it crumbled up like a stock hood, the carbon could just rebound and shoot it straight to my head... I usually just shoke my shoulders and tell 'em, "It won't happen to me" but, what a scary thought....
I'm sure the OE manufacturers have the carbon fiber issues worked out to be safe. Otherwise how does cars like the Ferrari Enzo and McLaren pass any us safety codes? The problem is the aftermarket has such a wide range of contruction and quality that with those items you never know what will happen.
well, Chris, even I don't know how will the cheaper, normal wet carbon stuff damaged in an accident...
I knew that the dry carbon is the one they used on quality show/track car, like the HKS EVO and the IS200... and on the race cars like JGTC, Lemans...to name a few. By watching the race they seems like just crack like those good old fiber glass body panels... Like ponyboy said, these are designed with a roll cage...
To your question about the Enzo and the McLaren F1 used carbon fiber for safety Honeycomb construtions... they probably have something done to the doors and foot rest area... this is the same technology straight from F1. you know like the same feature that Schmacher smacked straight to the wall over 100 mph but only suffer couple months...
Now not to mention how much would an Enzo's door cost? I bet it will cost more than an arm and leg...
I knew that the dry carbon is the one they used on quality show/track car, like the HKS EVO and the IS200... and on the race cars like JGTC, Lemans...to name a few. By watching the race they seems like just crack like those good old fiber glass body panels... Like ponyboy said, these are designed with a roll cage...
To your question about the Enzo and the McLaren F1 used carbon fiber for safety Honeycomb construtions... they probably have something done to the doors and foot rest area... this is the same technology straight from F1. you know like the same feature that Schmacher smacked straight to the wall over 100 mph but only suffer couple months...
Now not to mention how much would an Enzo's door cost? I bet it will cost more than an arm and leg...
can you say $$$$$
very nice
very nice
satan_srv said:
I agree! The CF looks great, but the wheels kill it
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