Why not a carbon fiber body?

[rlboyles]

G-Pete the carbon fiber body on your car looks sweet. I probably missed it, but looking at your build pages I didn't see where you got your 289 FIA body? Make it yourself, had some dude make it, or bought it from a company?

Seems like the big thing is light weight. As always a lot of different numbers get tossed out. G-Pete did you weigh your 289 FIA body?

As a comparison, I saw an article from what appeared to be the man who runs ERA, and he put up a number of 300# for his body. That would seem a good touchstone for the potential weight savings.

[dallas_]

I think I remember hearing Gary and Pete say their bodies are less than 50 lbs.
If so, that's a significant weight savings.

[Three Peaks]

I have one of Roger Bollick's (Exact Cobras) Carbon fiber bodies and it is a thing of beauty. And the weight is well below 50 lbs. and very stiff.

Bob

[Dominik]

I was told that the weight savings from 'glass to Carbon Fibre is not that drastic in a wet lay-up, unless you use an autoclave - which is impractical for a complete body.

The CSX4000 main piece weighs 30kg in fibreglass. Add boot lid, spare tire insert, doors, hood, main tub (where you sit) with aluminium firewall and tunnel and you are at 70 to 75kg.

The tubular door/boot/hood frames are excluded. Give or take 5kg to be added to the 95kg of the chassis.

Total: 170kg for body and chassis.

[G-Pete]

The body, trunk, doors and hood all together 39 pounds.

The body was made by Brian Bumgarner of Missouri (816-309-1930) - in the picture below you see his car. He will just clear coat the car to show the CF finish. We plan to have the cars done by end of May...