Want Your Car Lighter!!!!!!!!!!

[AustinG]

Has anyone seen this yet a Fiberglass Front End, don't just get a hood, get a front end!

http://dgmotorsports.com/asp/processtype.asp?ProductID=1109&ProcessType=1

 

[AustinG]

they have a 100% Carbon Fiber front end too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Kooldino]

Cool!

 

[LinuxRacr]

they have a 100% Carbon Fiber front end too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, here it is:

Carbon Fiber Front End

I am seriously considering it!

 

[BondoBob]

Cool. Imagine doing a one piece hood that tips forward!!

 

[70]

That is cool...Oh the possibilites.

But, I figured that Bob would have made a joke about the car lighter in the dash...And I thought he would have beaten me to it.

But, since he didn't, "Umm, I already have a my car lighter in my car..."

 

[jonlisle20]

What do you think the total weight savings is?

 

[blynzoo]

Well, the carbon fiber front end also excludes headlights (unless you do a cut-out), so minus doghouse, hood, headlights, front bumper........150lbs? No frame changes are done (the heavy part), and the hood/doghouse are not that heavy (compared to, say, a 54 chevy)
Keep in mind that such a one piece body would (apart from nullifying your warranty) probably screw up the safety equipment in the front bumper, like the crumple zones, and SRS impact sensors. If your car crumples any differently than what it was spec'd for, it could advance/retard your airbag inflation in an accident.
This should be for RACE APPLICATION ONLY.

 

[LinuxRacr]

The stock fenders are pretty damn light already. I'd say about 5-10 LBS...ore even less. I would just go for the hood. I was gonna get the front end, but found out how light the fenders were already.

 

[BondoBob]

...figured that Bob would have made a joke about the car lighter in the dash...And I thought he would have beaten me to it.

But, since he didn't, "Umm, I already have a my car lighter in my car..."

Damn, didn't even see that one. Nice, Chris.(bluemp3)

 

[MP3skaterNC]

damn everybody's using my smiles, kickass

 

[70]

Damn, didn't even see that one. Nice, Chris.(bluemp3)

WOOHOO!! Thanks..

 

[MP5s Make Ready]

OK they charge 900 for the whole front end, but if you wanted just a cf hood they charge you 1200??

 

[FuNwaGoN]

If you go back and read the site it does say for race use only. THere si a lot of work that would have to be done on a daily driver to even get this front end to work. It is seriously designed for racers only. Although I dream of a complete carbon fiber body for cars all the time.