MrH's BRZ Thread

[MX793]

But the tire itself will be lighter than a 17" tire.

BOOM ROASTED!

Probably not by much.  Most of the weight of a tire is in the tread, not the sidewalls.  Lower profile tires also tend to have slightly thicker sidewalls.

[Raza]

[MrH]

Liar!

Alright, how about 17x7 black Superleggeras?

[280Z Turbo]

Probably not by much.  Most of the weight of a tire is in the tread, not the sidewalls.  Lower profile tires also tend to have slightly thicker sidewalls.

+1

If you look at tirerack's specs, only a small amount of weight is reduced in the tire.

[hotrodalex]

Liar!

Alright, how about 17x7 black Superleggeras?

Make 'em gold and they'd be sweet.

[AutobahnSHO]

I saw some guy living in Germany that took the front bumper cover off his newer Celica and repainted it at LEAST once a month.

[Soup DeVille]

But the tire itself will be lighter than a 17" tire.

BOOM ROASTED!

There's a lot more "moment of inertia" in the rim of a wheel than there is in the bead of the tire.


Anyways, a lot of that is a moot point. Get the wheels you like.

[SVT666]

You won't notice one iota of "moment of inertia" difference between the wheels sizes..especially if the larger wheel weighs less.

[Raza]

Dub deuces or you're gay. 

[Soup DeVille]

You won't notice one iota of "moment of inertia" difference between the wheels sizes..especially if the larger wheel weighs less.

You might imagine you do.

[MrH]

Met with a supplier on Friday.  There's a skin material out now that's has a very, very convincing carbon fiber look to it. Has actual depth to it.

Debating whether to wrap the big silver piece in the middle with it.  I could buy a roll of it pretty cheaply, and could probably charge $80-$100/piece to wrap them online.  Seems like easy money.

[Secret Chimp]

Fake carbon fiber of any kind is tacky, don't do it.

[MrH]

Fake carbon fiber of any kind is tacky, don't do it.

Mercedes does it   Look at the new A-class.

[68_427]

http://www.ozracing.com/car_wheels_var/OZ%20Racing/25183/RACING/LEGGENDA/41587.aspx

RALLY WHEELS

[68_427]

I still think Emotion CR Ultimate is the way to go.

 

Gold ones would look fantastic on your car.

[Eye of the Tiger]

That's not fair because giant brakes

[Raza]

Mercedes does it   Look at the new A-class.

Still tacky.

[Raza]

Blue Subaru with gold wheels is so played out.

[Colonel Cadillac]

This car is the best.  Ordered a homelink mirror today.  Debating whether I want to hardwire a Valentine 1 radar detector next to it.  I've seen people do really slick concealed displays within the mirror too.

I need to get started on some of these things.  Going to try and order vinyl sheets to wrap the taillights tonight.  Tint got delayed all the way until next week now.

Escort Passport 9500. The V1 is old news.

[68_427]

http://www.youtube.com/v/KWb6Ff5HzDs&feature=player_embedded

[AutobahnSHO]

http://www.youtube.com/v/KWb6Ff5HzDs&feature=player_embedded

ha I think that thing was flexing when he was revving. That's so tight- I hope the hood looks decent. (You'd HAVE to add some...)

[r0tor]

Sounds like a hoover

[J86]

Why not just do real carbon? 

[Eye of the Tiger]

Carbon nanotubes?

[MrH]

Why not just do real carbon? 

For the interior?  $$$

The real carbon fiber trim piece someone is making on the forum right now is going to be hundreds of dollars.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Carbon fiber trim should be covered with faux brushed aluminum paint.

[J86]

For the interior?  $$$

The real carbon fiber trim piece someone is making on the forum right now is going to be hundreds of dollars.

You can't find scraps anywhere?  Go find a yacht yard- any race boat will have some carbon cloth lying around to steal!

[MrH]

You can't find scraps anywhere?  Go find a yacht yard- any race boat will have some carbon cloth lying around to steal!

Scrap carbon fiber?  You need to form it into shape and put layers of resin on it.

What kind of carbon cloth is just laying around?  I highly doubt I'd be able to make a decent part out of it.  Otherwise, every OEM would be gobblin it up

[J86]

Scrap carbon fiber?  You need to form it into shape and put layers of resin on it.

What kind of carbon cloth is just laying around?  I highly doubt I'd be able to make a decent part out of it.  Otherwise, every OEM would be gobblin it up

Unidirectional cloth.  It gets used to make various parts, such as backing plates, on the sailboats.  Every race boat (the big ones) generally has its own trailer with all the toys needed...  These guys spend so much money that the scraps that get cut just sit in a drawer till one of the guys wants to make something amusing (like trim pieces for his car).  You can buy the stuff you need yourself here:

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=2477

[MrH]

There's zero stretch to that material, and it's anisotropic.  That'd be impossible to wrap without wrinkles.