[pb4ugo]

Originally Posted by brushlessboy16

Looks a whole lot easier with the aluminum front end... makes me want to have a go.


is there any other way to bond the aluminum to the carbon fiber

See this:

Originally Posted by pb4ugo

There are two relatively easy ways to get kick up on a CF chassis.

The first is to join flat CF to the stock Alum. nose at the steering posts. Mill each to half thickness (assuming they're the same thickness) and overlap right at the steering posts. The screws holding the steering posts in place will also clamp the chassis halves together. If you really want some extra reassurance, some Scotch Weld 2216 epoxy can be used on the joint.

The second is to mold it in yourself. Make a wood form with the required 7deg kick up. Finish with some poly. Lots of mold release wax. Lay up the CF in a traditional wet layup (tutorials all over the internet), some cotton batting around the edges, and stick the whole thing in a double sealed FoodSaver bag, draw the vacuum, and double seal the other end. Make the part oversized so you can cut off the rough edges. If you really want to be trick (and expensive), there is some pretty low temp pre-preg (180 deg cure) available. The foodsaver bag has a max temp of about 200 deg. Make the form out of Alum, polish well, and repeat the above except laying with the pre-preg cloth and setting in a 180 deg oven for 4 hours. Almost as good as commercially auto-claved CF, but with the kick. Only problem is the pre-preg needs to be ordered in larger quantities and can't last long enough to do onesies twosies.