Composite doors

[ZOLTAN]

Ok, I've been looking for lightwieght composite doors for my s13 for a while now and haven't found much. The only ones i've found are the frp ones from TBO. Supposedly ososlow on FA can get some carbon ones, but I haven't contacted him yet. I have pretty much hit a wall in terms of information at this point.
If anyone has any leads it would be greatly apprciated.
I don't care if they are fiberglass or carbon since they would be painted anyways.

I remember there being a web site for a s14 that was powered by a supra engine, if I'm not mistaken, and they sold carbon doors; but, I can no longer find it.

Thanks
Eddie

Yes, these would be for a track car so don't give me crap that I'll be t-boned and die.

[Dousan_PG]

i honestly have not seen any CF door for s13

only seen s15 as far as s chassis go
and that's in all my drift tengoku, option and young versoin and battle mag..and im a subscriber for over 1 year.

:(
but they do make fiberglass rear hatch...even though that doesn t help your q


good luck!

[ZOLTAN]

I'm really suprised that there aren't a bunch available.
I figured that there would be lots of kids in japan building light track cars that would want them.

Damn I love icecream.
Sorry, I have a big tasty bowl of it in front of me and I couldn't help myself.

Eddie

[Dousan_PG]

ill look again tonight..verify that


what kind of ice cream u have there?

[ZOLTAN]

Just vanilla. I had strawberry too, but I ran out.:(

[SilviaDriver]

c'mon now guys..we are all adults here. we all know cookie dough and snicker ownz them all

the truth is releaved

[boro240]

my Silvia/180 Hyper REV (Vol.68, no.4) has STILL WAY FRP doors in the back for S13 chasis. they run a good 168000yen. its not carbon fibre, but ive never seen them.

[SaintlyCharBoy]

Originally posted by SilviaDriver
c'mon now guys..we are all adults here. we all know cookie dough and snicker ownz them all

the truth is releaved

D00D Ben & Jerry's Phish Food is defiinitely the way to go - so what if every timeyou eat a pint you gain 5 lbs :doh:

oh yeah, a company called HPI has a site that makes composite S15 stuff, including doors, and lots of other sheeite

[sykikchimp]

Doesn't Importfan.com create some custom CF parts? or they have a vendor that can, or something?

[TBreu007]

I have about 30'x40" of carbon fiber and the epoxy to go with it. I have lots of CF experience, but have never made doors for the S14, so I don't have the mold made up yet.

How much were you looking to spend, and who else would be interested in this?

[ZOLTAN]

WOOT WOOT. It seems that HPI makes carbon doors for the ps13 now.
But, they're not listed on their site. Oh well, email time.

"How much were you looking to spend"
I don't really have a price in mind, I'm just doing research and weighing my options. Again, like I said it doesn't have to be carbon, just light.

I'll look into the STILL WAY FRP doors also.
This rules.

I was kind of under the impression that Importfan's stuff wasn't the greatest. Now this is just what I've heard, because of that I was kind of avoiding them. I don't want to deal with fitment issues.



Dessert owns all................thanks everyone.:wiggle:

[boro240]

Originally posted by ZOLTAN
I'll look into the STILL WAY FRP doors also.
This rules.
their website is www.stillway.com

they dont seem to have line an online catalog or anything, but they give email, phone number, and location.

edit: it didnt list the site in the book, but i searched and found it.

[ZOLTAN]

Yeah, I found STILL WAY's site and was pretty bummed that nothing is listed. I'll shoot them an email and see what happens.
I already got a response from HPI, and they do have carbon doors.
I'm still waiting for a price though.

When I get all my info together I'll add it all to this thread.
Hopefully some of it might be useful to someone else in the future.

Thanks,
Eddie

[sykikchimp]

your probably right about importfan. It doesn't look like the highest quality stuff around. no idea though, cause i've never dealt with it personally. just a suggestion. :P

[glc]

Originally posted by ZOLTAN
Damn I love icecream.
Sorry, I have a big tasty bowl of it in front of me and I couldn't help myself.

The irony is this thread is supposed to be about making a car lighter, maybe if the driver didn't sit in front of the computer eating a 'big tasty bowl' of icecream he wouldn't need composite doors.

[Dousan_PG]

Originally posted by glc
The irony is this thread is supposed to be about making a car lighter, maybe if the driver didn't sit in front of the computer eating a 'big tasty bowl' of icecream he wouldn't need composite doors.

damn yo. i eat ice cream all the time and weight 150lbs and 5'10! that's pretty damn skinny!!
:)
mint chip for me though...mmm mint chocolate chip...aaaaaaaah

[ZOLTAN]

HAHAHAHA.
I only weigh 140lbs and am 5'9", so I really don't think I need to lose weight. But thanks for the suggestion.:p
I happen to have a job where I burn off the calories pretty quick.
Construction rules.

Don't be jealous just cause you don't have my manly phasic.;)

[ZOLTAN]

I'm going to go eat some more ice-cream now just to spite you.

[krazy_racer]

yeah construction owns!!!

i went down from 180 to 170 in about 3 weeks of working there... (at 5'7 i need all i can lose)

who needs the gym when you have to pick up boxes of tile and 3in pipes all day

[DamnedButDetermined]

Originally posted by krazy_racer
yeah construction owns!!!

i went down from 180 to 170 in about 3 weeks of working there... (at 5'7 i need all i can lose)

who needs the gym when you have to pick up boxes of tile and 3in pipes all day


I started out as a laborer at 5'8" 150lbs and 6% body fat (they measured it in my strength training class) I have worked there three months and now weight 163 with 5% body fat.

Constructions is one of the best jobs to have when you are young and heal fast. Oh yeah Your wife will appreciate it also when you need to fix your beat-up house!:boink:

[RPS13]

Here you go: http://www.hpi.co.jp/eng-newparts.html

Scroll down to the bottom of the page...
Pics are for S15 Silvia. I've felt these things on their car and they are FEATHER LIGHT compared to stock!!! I'm sure the S13 ones are the same...

http://www.hpi.co.jp/data/picscarbdoorft.jpg
http://www.hpi.co.jp/data/picscarbdoorbk.jpg

[ruf]

Originally posted by ZOLTAN
I remember there being a web site for a s14 that was powered by a supra engine, if I'm not mistaken, and they sold carbon doors; but, I can no longer find it.
ososlow = osofast = this guy

Anyways, If you're building a track car, more power to you. Just keep in mind that your rollcage HAS to have side intrusion bars. If you're planning on running these doors without a full (and I mean FULL) cage, then you have a death wish. Especially on the street.

[ZOLTAN]

This car will end up being a track whore and will see very little, if no, time on the street. Right now I'm in the process of looking for a suitable hauler to pull a trailer. That way I won't have any problems getting this thing around once I start really tearing into it.
With that being said, I fully comprehend the necessity of a very robust cage. I have no desire to kill myself; safety will be paramount.

RPS13:
Thanks for the link.
I just checked their site recently and the english section wasn't up yet. I have already contacted HPI and recieved the information I needed. Now I'm just waiting for my catalog.:)

[goodjuan]

115,000.00 JPY = 977.505 USD

YIKES!:eek:

[VersionS13]

How about a group deal? :rolleyes:

[YoungRookie]

Originally posted by dousan36
mint chip for me though...mmm mint chocolate chip...aaaaaaaah
I loooove mint chocalate chip...mmm yummm...
<-----Whipes drool off chin