The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
7/1: Members: Log In to See Fewer Ads! |
5/28: SAAB Evolutions/TSN T-Shirts $14
[General |
Members |
C900 |
9000 |
NG900 & OG93 |
93 |
95 |
NG95 |
99 |
Sonett |
Vintage Models |
Clubs |
Other Cars |
FAQs |
Gifts |
Member Photo Galleries |
Member Directory |
Classifieds |
Manuals |
*Buddy Registry |
*Mileage Registry |
Polls |
What's New |
Raffle |
Photo of the Month |
Sponsors]
[Main Performance Bulletin Board | BBFAQ |
Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ]
Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
i would use the fiberglass
Posted by mudpuppy (more from mudpuppy) on Mon, 1 Mar 2004 10:08:10
In Reply to: Weight Reduction in c900 SPG -- materials question, Taylor, Sun, 29 Feb 2004 19:42:17
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
stiffen up the panels with aluminium channel pop riveted where needed.you can use some aircraft type quick release hardware to hold it in place."dzus" fasteners or the ones saab uses,there almost the same.you can also sandwich foam between the fiber glass to make it thicker and or stiffer.i laminated my rear panel with carbon fiber,you could do that with the fiberglass.but the other posters are right,just the epoxy resin you need ,a gallon at least,will cost about 50.00.a 6'x3'piece of carbon fiber cost me about 80.00.but i,m hooked on the carbon now,i invested in a vacuum pump and am also going to make some tubing using wax molds that melt at low temps.you laminate the wax form,let dry then boil it.try some aircraft supply stores or boat supply if you do go carbon,much cheaper them mcmaster for that type of stuff.oh,and if you really want to get rid of weight pull the entire a/c system.
posted by 172.160.16...
Posts in this Thread:
- Weight Reduction in c900 SPG -- materials question, Taylor, Sun, 29 Feb 2004 19:42:17
- Re: Weight Reduction in c900 SPG -- materials question, lms, Tue, 2 Mar 2004 09:39:28
- Get a 99..., soulman9, Mon, 1 Mar 2004 11:29:51
- Have you considered speaker reducers..., Fish, Mon, 1 Mar 2004 11:02:23
- i would use the fiberglass, mudpuppy, Mon, 1 Mar 2004 10:08:10 <-- Viewing This Message
- Check into the 96 850 Monte Carlo, '65-6 Saab >>>, BobD, Mon, 1 Mar 2004 09:39:32
- Chad and Mike ( :, Taylor, Mon, 1 Mar 2004 08:55:34
- Re: Weight Reduction in c900 SPG -- materials question, Dean, Mon, 1 Mar 2004 07:15:55
- How much weight are we talking here?, Chad B, Mon, 1 Mar 2004 07:12:56
- This sounds like a cool project...., mike saun, Mon, 1 Mar 2004 05:49:48
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
StateOfNine.com
 |
SaabClub.com
 |
Jak Stoll Performance
 |
M Car Covers
 |
Ad Available
 |
Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right.
Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY.
Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages.
This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see
problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes
type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the
Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are
not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP -
Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot
Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all
the Site Membership Benefits!