Man you've got this down. Really appreciate you showing us all the trials along the way. Well done!

I watched all of the composite videos years ago , but forgot you demonstrated the foam core support process. This video is absolutely key what I have planned for creating the fenders that I need to replace. Thanks again for the videos !!

Awesome work Craig, I am always amazed at you skill, patience and commitment for perfection

Thanks for showing this! I learned a few things that will help me out on my project.

you are a work monster and i look forward seeing you getting the old amazon on the road

Thank you for the video series, well done for a one man show. For your core strength material the same company does what is called Divini-Cell. Which is cubed out in 1" squares already with a mesh backing. Saving a bit of time creating your own.

Great work! This put a smile on my face!

really interesting stuff and really good presentation. i watched the opening video and you said who would be interested in Volvos. sadly i am and many other maligned cars. keep it up . thanks.

You're making me believe I should buy some materials this year and give it a go on something. Fantastic work.

Hokey smokes there bud. The amount of information and demonstration you showed in this video is fantastic and greatly appreciated. I've done a couple of test pieces and a lot of what's in your video will help with when I start to make my molds and parts. Thanks a bunch.

I was always curious how something like this works. I have a reasonable amount of epoxy/fiberglass non-mold work. Great narration on what you are doing as well. Thanks for taking the time to make videos on your processes.

Well done. That's gotta be a good feeling when you pop it out and see that all your effort worked out.

great outcome! Would like to learn more about these materials. That infusion process was really cool.

I feel so validated right now. I also use bamboo for my stir sticks. Ive got a bunch of really long strips that I’ve had sitting around for 20 years. A couple years ago I started cutting the strips up to use for stir sticks and never looked back.

Wow, great work sir.

Well done !

What a job, man! More excitement than a football game when you separated the part from the mould! But the end product came out nicely!

I love this work

That was wonderful video. Thank you for making it.

Good English, good music, great workmanship!

That’s brilliant, great work. New to your channel but watched a few videos now and it’s great 👍🏼 making me want to have a crack at making some panels for my car, made a few small components via wet lay-up

EPIC!!!!! I cant stop watching, great job!

Bloody brilliant!

Joel is a good dude! He makes some killer parts. For having a small flange you did good on this part.

So thorough!!! Love your stuff!!!

Great job!

Finally! I've been waiting for you 😃

Awesome job...

I'm new to your channel and have really loved your process. Sometimes I watch videos where they've edited out the learning (mistakes) and I feel like they've lied a little. Like, I know it didn't go that easy. It NEVER goes that easy. I cannot wait to see how your project comes together.

This is all really great info! Thanks for making your videos!

Thanks for this videos.

awesome, thanks for the motivation

very good work ! very good work !

Gotta say: nice work!

BEAUTIFUL, GOOD JOB ; AMAZING !!! .

Love the expression every time something pops outta the molds!! The '2 bucket' method I picked up was not simply with premeasuring, but using 2 mixing buckets to ensure both parts are well mixed. Imagine if you miss a bit of part A in the bottom of the big tub, you have a potential for a bit of unhardened (able) material in the part. Now with a second mixing bucket, after mixing A&B you pour that into the center of another bucket, then thoroughly scrape the first and pour into the center of the 2nd bucket and mix it in. What was at the bottom and sizes is now at the top and what has been mixed along the bottom and walls.

Awesome work! Really interested in how you build the frame for the hood!

Wonderful!

You deserve many more subs - great content.

I used to put tire valve in middle of the mold to pop up parts. Taped it over before laying gelcoat. Worked well enough, and left such a minor mark to surface that was minute to puff out from gelcoat.

Eye candy for a volvo lover!!

Great info

Love it!! Thank you

easy composites have many great videos about this and other stuff that might help you. Great video btw

Good video! As an advice I would advice you to let your part more than 24h in the mould and postcure your part to avoid having the risk of your part warping or having a bad finish over time, specially for car parts that can be exposed to direct sunlight. I can tell that your resin was still a bit fresh when you removed the peelply and infusion mesh 🙂

Love seeing/hearing the metric system being used. Hate having to always stop a video to check a conversion app to get an idea of a weight or size

Oh that's awesome my friend! Watched till the end POP for sure!! cause I already ordered all my stuff and ready to make some part in OCTOBER 2021!! Should either be a complete disaster or some cool parts.. I'm ready!! DMAX motion sim ch

I like good job 🇲🇾 i learning more.

I'd love you to make my thunderbird a nice hood like that.

GORSH that's beautiful! Makes me very jealous. Both my 122 hoods are nowhere near that good looking hahaha. Keep up the amazing work!

Well Done ! You've got to feel good about that accomplishment :-)

just found your channel today and already a new video. My lucky day! Any reason to use the foam core (that takes lots of work it seems) over a honeycomb core?

Smashing....love your enthusiasm. What did it weight in the end. Also what has been the costs in materials.

Awesome detailed video! We're thinking about building some custom carbon panels for our race truck

Wow this is amazing work. I am so glad I just found your channel. Sub'd.

Is it possible to share in someone's excitement (like when that hood separated from the mold)...I just answered that question to myself: Yes it is! I'm thinking that the dual wall/with core material construction can only help with engine sound dampening. I'm enjoying coming on this journey with you... Cheers from Connecticut!

Great series, I'm really enjoying it. Quick question. Why doesn't the foam core people sell it pre punched so you don't have to drill it?

Awesome work! Very informative. Is drilling the foam core required? I’m assuming that’s just to increase the strength and allow the resin to flow through the core panel? I am attempting to build a carbon hardtop for my Miata.

Really enjoying this series of videos, thanks a lot for explaining the processes. I still get a little confused over the set up of the vacuum bag and what are the principles or theory behind their set up, is there an animation or diagram of how they should be set up? Also how do you go about incorporating fixtures such as hinge mounts or latches? Anyway look forward to watching the rest of your content 👍 To pour your resin quicker maybe stick a pipe/straw up the nozzle of the bucket, should flow quicker? Maybe not but don’t want it exploding with the air line and covering you with resin! 😂👍

I think you "need" a CNC router for cutting & drilling the core material. :) Also, any mention of a "blast shield" should be accompanied by a little flying spherical drone shooting blue lasers at Luke Skywalker. Great video, as always. Thanks for the clear, considered explanation and presentation.

Thta is doing it right Deadication 😊

Amazing work, I would like to ask about the spray (Fibertack MT-1 Spray Tack Adhesive) if you would use it without gelcoat directly into the form of the surface. because whenever I use it it ruins the surface and it stays sticky even after being pulled out of the mold and the resin does not get there. Have you tried it without gelcoat?

really need automotive tire nozzels..... the bolt up kind that you super attach to the bottom of the mold & then use an air nozzle from the compressor and WAMM-O ........the part POPS !

I'm always looking forward to the next episode. Great work, and a great vicarious learning experience for the rest of us. I have a thought on your core materials though. That seemed WAY too labor intensive to drill all those holes. Check out the CEW.Manufacturing youtube channel for the CF BMW hood he made. He dealt with perforating the core materials by making a nail-board with a push-release mechanism so he could do large sections at a time. (He also has a video specifically on building the tool.) Personally I'd think of making a rolling / roller perforator if I had to do that a lot. Maybe something for next time....

If you decide to build something like a space frame race car in the future, you can actually purchase various sizes and constructions of carbon fiber tubing. While it is difficult to actually assemble the frame entirely from this kind of tubing, you can use a high quality steel pipe of an appropriate inner diameter, something like chromoly steel, and weld up some joining fixtures for the carbon fiber to get panel-bonded into. The end result should be a space frame that is just as stiff as a completely steel frame, but with a third less mass. Make the tub and shell out of carbon fiber and you can make a ludicrously fast car with a lot less power, thus providing you with improved reliability. You would want to use some skeletonized foam panels inserted between the layers of the tub and the shell to ensure that both are as rigid as possible. Just think of the triangulation methods used when designing the space frame to figure out where to place the foam reinforcement.

If you change your mind on the carbon look, is it still possible to sand the primer and clearcoat the panels? Have you considered a two-tone (carbon & paint) finish?

Good day I like your work great video please me what kind of epoxy resin you use the thank you

Did you ever post the "FINAL" of the car totally put together ?? Why did you go with the Volvo 850 engine ?

Great video! I'm try to get a sense of judgement on how much carbon fiber is needed for a strong panel. I think I counted the following layers: 6k satin unidirectional east-west 12k 45 degree biaxial 6k satin unidirectional north-south 1/8" foam core 6k satin unidirectional east-west 12k 45 degree biaxial 6k satin unidirectional north-south Did I get that right?

LOVE your work and videos!....is it possible to sand down a carbon fiber hood down to the mat then apply resin to build it back up?

Once you see it....You cant stop looking at it. Giant cobb webs covering the bucket on the hydraulic press.

Can’t give but a singular thumbs up.. coming a long great.. when’s the next video

Which video (yours) shows how to make the molds in depth?

Dont do that part with the compressed air. Most kompressors will acutally get a little bit oli in the lines tho you basically risk to lose the bond between the resin.

What resin do you use I’ve been looking forward to making my own hood on a 199 GMC Sierra

Since the original steel hood didn’t have any structure I am very curious what the difference in weight was since you used foam core to stiffen the carbon hood.

So when you used the "loaner" part to make a mold (rear deck lid I think?).. does it damage the part at all? I just finished a car and I have perfect panels for molds, if I use those panels am I going to damage them at all in the mold making process? or is it maybe/maybe not?

And of course you made new carbon fan blades.

Word of warning, when fixing a mold with dissimilar gel coats, they may sand differently and be difficult to achieve a perfectly smooth finish.

Is it more cost effective to make you own carbon fiber hood (including materials and tools) vs buying an aftermarket carbon fiber hood?

What layers of carbon fiber were put on after the core material, and in what direction?

what are the disadvantages of carbon fiber body comparing aluminum body?

Is there a video in which you sum up the process a bit? (Answering questions like why you need the infusion to be so slow, how much does the primer help in the demolding, are there different types of mesh and how to choose the right one, how different would prepreg be, ...)

I see you use air ,any chance you could put an air fitting in the back side of the mold?

Why do you not use an envelope bag nylon film? It sure is a lot easier then having the skill and experience to putting in all of those pleats. Yes, they make envelope bagging tube in that large of diameter.

Would you be interested in creating a carbon fiber hood for my GMC YUKON?

could you just weigh the entire hood using the previous weight as a tare to subtract and get the weight of the new material?

Very nice!!!!! What’s the cost in materials for a hood like this?

If you just lay carbon and don’t press it into corners and reliefs you will get air pin holes

Can you make a few of all these part? I will buy them all

What’s the cost that goes in to producing a part

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how do you make the mold!?

Is that the mighty car mods chopped symbol in the background ??

since the part is not pretty & it is primed, this part should also be small pieces hand laminated in..... lay down some hand cut plain strips if you like where the small pieces will overlap......just the first layer..............

How much do you charge to make a carbon fiber hood?

Hi. Wonder how much is one of this jobs

Your "problem" now is that you have such a strong part and strong mold that that part wants to stay where you made it. Ah to have such problems huh!

well, that wasn't too bad.

Heavy!! For racecars I see and use single layer panels. This is a good strong panel but probably heavier than a modern steel bonnet