"05" Mustang GT Engine Dressup

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#1

Well I finally finished the Engine Dress-up kit for the Mustang GT.
It is clear gelcoat (polyester)
4x4 Twill Carbon
Glass on the back side
Vinylester resin
Vacuum Infused
What do you think?

#2

I’m a full fledged card carrying member of the Bow Tie Club but even that’s sweet! Too bad it’s on a FORD! :wink:

Are you producing them as a kit? I’ll show the pics to my buddy who’s got a '07 GT.

#3

Yes, they can be purchased as a kit or individually.
I like Bow Tie myself but I will make anything I can from carbon given the chance.

#4

That is 4x4 twill? Who’s the cloth manufacturer if you don’t mind me asking? I like the weave pattern - also a very nice job.

#5

I get my 2x2 twill, 4x4 twill and the colored Hybrids from various sources. I usually buy them by the 100 yard roll so pricing is pretty good.
USComposites has some now. They are just down the street from me.
DeComp and JB Martin are 2 more.

#6

Very nicely done!!!

what temps is the vinyl good till?

#7

I used Reichold Hydrex 100HF and it is good to 250F.
The Fuse Box cover and the Radiator Tank cover have been on the car for 4 months and no orange peel or print through.
The bad is that the HF only comes in 55 gallon drums.
Sometimes I find extra from all the boat builders in my area, but it is still very hard to come by in small quantities. It infuses very fast.

Has anyone tried the Hydrex 100(no HF)from Fiberglass Supply?
That stuff can take 220F or something like that.

#8

very nice stuff man, really like the 4x4

also, what is HF? never come across that term

#9

Thanks
The HF stands for High Flow , at least that is what I was told.
Here is one I made last night, and demolded this morning.

#10

The radiator overflow tank cover will complete this set.
As you can see this guy likes lots of color.

#11

What is the radiator overflow cover mold made of? How was it made?

#12

Mold is black tooling gelcoat, 5 layers of glass matt and VER.

  1. I made the mold by spraying tooling gel x2 using an HVLP
    spray gun with a 1.8 tip. I was using the cup gun but it puts
    too much material down and I am a stickler for even
    consistent coverage. Varying thicknesses lead to shrinkage.
  2. Next a 3/4 oz matt with VER, let cure overnight.
  3. 1 layer of 1.5oz matt every 4 hours until I have 5 layers.
    I do this for minimal shrinkage because the part is almost an
    exact fit to the OEM part. It might be slow but it is precise.
  4. Add backup structure (wood 1"x2")

I never make an infusion mold or even a vacuum bag part mold with less than 6" of flange. You can always cut it off if you really don’t need it. I like as much space between the part and the vacuum tape as possible.

#13

Carbon7 this is very good job.

Good stuff.

#14

Thanks, George Grat

More Pictures of new parts soon.

#15

Excellent … thanks for the mold right up.:slight_smile:

#16

Very nice looking work, can you post a pic of the air intake mold? I have something simular to that i need to form.

Mark44

#17

Not ALL carbon, Mr. Carbon7? :wink:
And come ON! I’m sure you are going to get tons of questions of: how the hell did you get the “GT” so neat?!
We want to know!

#18

I love how you did the GT in the rad cover.

#19

The main reason they arent’t all carbon is because I have to compete with everyone elses parts that aren’t all carbon. If I had higher end customers like the Ferrari, Porsche or Lambo guys to order a part it would almost always be all carbon.
It always has to do with the customers $.

#20

I see you didn’t do the GT thing in this one, how did you do that in the last one?