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pb4ugo
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12.29.2008, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Spencer! View Post
im not sure if anyone has mentioned this before about the kickup on the front section of the chassis but carbonfiber can be heated and bent the trick is rapidly cooling it off to maintain strength and shape. Just remember to much heat can hurt you where as not enough heat will not ruin anything.

I also made a carbon fiber chassis (4mm) except mine was for my 8ight buggy...
here is a picture from way back when it was still in building/planning stages and investment in a neu motor
The epoxies used in CF are not thermoformable. The only way to have a structurally sound bend in it is to mold it there.
   
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