Project Carbon Fiber - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

Jam · 06-20-2009, 10:39 PM

so this is my first time working w/ carbon fiber and I plan on wrapping various interior pieces w/ a 2x2 twill of it. I will be doing the shifter plate, the door handle bezels, the radio bezel, the gauge cluster and possibly some other parts. I first started off with the shifter plate...... I hate the fact that GM placed a cup holder right where your arm rests for the shifter so I did a cup holder delete (we have 3 other cupholders anyways lol). I shall be CFing the shifter plate tomorrow. I will be sure to post pictures as this project progresses

- JAM

Jam · 06-20-2009, 11:16 PM

here are some pics of the cupholder delete.

the materials needed were:
- various grits from 60-180
- orbital w/ sanding attachments
- Expanding Foam
- Bondo Body Filler / hardener / squeegee
- Drill gun
- patience of course

Drilling these holes at the bottom of the cupholder provides extra strength for the expanding foam to hug onto.

sandable primer

Carbon Fibering tomorrow. =]

btownws6 · 06-20-2009, 11:17 PM

wow never thought of filling that it looks good

Jam · 06-20-2009, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by btownws6

wow never thought of filling that it looks good

thanks for the kind words. I just hated having a cupholder there. plus it gives a more aggressive interior look. aesthetically pleasing > ergonomics.

BigAls87Z28 · 06-20-2009, 11:32 PM

Could have just picked up a third gen center console...
At least it moves the window switches to a nicer place.

Jam · 06-20-2009, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28

Could have just picked up a third gen center console...
At least it moves the window switches to a nicer place.

i'm not a fan of the third gen center console or anything affiliated with third gen interiors.

btownws6 · 06-21-2009, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Jam

i'm not a fan of the third gen center console or anything affiliated with third gen interiors.

yea i hear ya they are a little strange

maroman88 · 06-21-2009, 01:28 AM

wen i finally got a 4th gen... i was more then excited to have ONE cupholder... never did i think someone would get rid of it... just weird, i use it allllll the time

Mike · 06-21-2009, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by maroman88

wen i finally got a 4th gen... i was more then excited to have ONE cupholder... never did i think someone would get rid of it... just weird, i use it allllll the time

next time you have a cup in it, imagine your car is a six speed..........that cup holder is USELESS in manual cars. the only one worth keeping is the one that folds out

Czop418 · 06-21-2009, 02:08 AM

yea in m6 cars the cupholders are pointless for holding drinks. The only thing i ever seen in them is the occasional pack of smokes or a lighter lol.

Jam · 06-21-2009, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by cbrrmike

next time you have a cup in it, imagine your car is a six speed..........that cup holder is USELESS in manual cars. the only one worth keeping is the one that folds out

exactly!!! for cars equipped w/ manual transmissions that cupholder is mainly used for spare change...it's just pointless.

btownws6 · 06-21-2009, 02:18 AM

yea my cup holder has my change in it lol its always in the way of the shifter fail GM, and the flip out one sucks for anything bigger then a snapple

V · 06-21-2009, 06:23 AM

i used my cupholder to hold my radio remote or cellphone

sweetbmxrider · 06-21-2009, 11:10 AM

looks pretty good. i dono how this carbon fiber is gunna look though.

i have the ipod cupholder, holder. its a good spot for it.

LTb1ow · 06-21-2009, 11:13 AM

Not bad.

I would be worried it will crack, but does look nice.

V · 06-21-2009, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Shownomercy

I would be worried it will crack, but does look nice.

once wrapped with CF, it wouldnt be noticeable really if at all

Jam · 06-21-2009, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider

looks pretty good. i dono how this carbon fiber is gunna look though.

it may not be for everyone, but I think it would look badass. it's all part of my plan on revamping the interior. fourth gen interiors are really compatible platforms for customizing.

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Originally Posted by Shownomercy

Not bad.

I would be worried it will crack, but does look nice.

thanks, but the pictures you see are before I went over everything with another layer of bondo. the bondo adheres to the expander foam quite well and I've dropped the shifter plate on the floor a couple of times during the process and the vibrations didn't seem to create any cracks in the bondo; if it was just plastic + bondo, then ya I would see where you're going w/ that, but there are three materials to adhere to. plus, after a few layers of carbon fiber it will reinforce the material.

Jam · 06-21-2009, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by SmokingSS

once wrapped with CF, it wouldnt be noticeable really if at all

ya what he said. I just hope that I don't get any air bubbles when doing the part where the TCS switch and the cig lighter are located, luckily a friend who has done this before is going to guide me.

madness410 · 06-21-2009, 11:54 AM

are you getting the sheets of sticky stuff from autozone or whatever? i saw this thread on a honda forum, its more less for cosmetics but its actual carbon fiber..

http://www.b20vtec.com/forums/exclus...bon-fiber.html

Jam · 06-21-2009, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by madness410

are you getting the sheets of sticky stuff from autozone or whatever? i saw this thread on a honda forum, its more less for cosmetics but its actual carbon fiber..

http://www.b20vtec.com/forums/exclus...bon-fiber.html

I'm buying the 2x2 twill off my friend, and the releasing wax, epoxy/hardener, etc I bought myself. cool link you posted

EDIT: didn't read your post fully through. haha no I'm not making a thread about me putting on carbon fiber vinyl cutouts on my interior lolol. I'm actually wrapping it in it.

madness410 · 06-21-2009, 12:27 PM

arrite cool sounds good..good luck with the project keep us posted.

as for that link..yeah its cool, it gives the carbon fiber link but for most of the ricers on that site thats all they need..if anything it HURTS their car by adding more weight. but if you are just going for the look on your center console id say that would be good for it, but those honda boys...are something else..

Jam · 06-21-2009, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by madness410

arrite cool sounds good..good luck with the project keep us posted.

as for that link..yeah its cool, it gives the carbon fiber link but for most of the ricers on that site thats all they need..if anything it HURTS their car by adding more weight. but if you are just going for the look on your center console id say that would be good for it, but those honda boys...are something else..

yeah it's senseless to wrap/skin carbon fiber onto body parts....just do a damn mold lazy asses. it's almost as ridiculous as those people who spraypaint their cars to look like carbon fiber by mixing different base coats (silver, dark silver, silver metallic, dark grey metallic) ....its retarded.

1986IROCZ28 · 06-21-2009, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Czop418

yea in m6 cars the cupholders are pointless for holding drinks. The only thing i ever seen in them is the occasional pack of smokes or a lighter lol.

true story lol

Jam · 06-21-2009, 02:03 PM

well the guy that's supposed to give me the carbon fiber today backed out and told me to pick it up in midweek. ARG!! to be continued..

procamaroz28 · 06-21-2009, 06:02 PM

nice!! thats a big diff. from what u showed me in the morning...