Hi, i have been making a few dash parts and now would like to do the cam gear cover for my engine. i have been preparing the mould but am wondering what is the best resin to use to take the heat but while still beign clear enough. the only resins my supplier has recomended is a VER resin but has a brown tint. I use epoxy for eveything else but i am assuming it will not take the heat.
Any brand/ resin names, details would help me a great deal.
Thanks
Nat
Epoxy resin will be your best choice.
Try contacting BJB Ent. www.bjbenterprises.com or call them at (714) 734-8450 and ask them.
Please, tell them that JM from GGROP refer you…
Thanks ill contact them during the week, there is a few things other thngs i need as well. i use an epoxy now well two actually, R521 think it might come from FGI in Austrlaia and also west system 105, I am right in assuming they will not be able to take the heat.
Thanks for the link took about 3 seconds to find what i need. I’ll definently be in contact with them. Distrubter in AUS, as well, great!!!
Your welcome!
Which resin did you end up choosing?
How did it work out?
Thanks mate
still waiting on respone from australian suppier they have no interest in making sales it appears, i am getting my own suppier to contact BJB this week hopefully to get a few liters to make some parts, will advise when i have some results.
Maybe pass along to BJB Ent. that other company isn’t helping you and them out…?
I personaly wouldnt worry about the tint so much, I work with silver tex alot and dont have too many problems with my infusion tint. I dont like it but I dont have a lot of problems. With the dark color of carbon, you shouldnt really be able to see the tint.
But if you find something crystal clear and strong, let us all know about it!
What kind of temperature resistance do you figure the resin needs to have?
I intend to make something similar, and am intending to use 1/4" or so Tufnol (phenolic) bonded in to the bottom as a flat gasket surface, something tough for bolt holes and as a heat seperator.
Never seen it done but phenolic works well for intake manifold spacers so it cant hurt.
Just out of curiosity, what kind of engine are the covers for?
Im waiting for some water clear resin to turn up from the US (via ebay!) that is supposed to be good for 125-150*C.
I want to make a pair of cam covers for my GT-P (it has a 5.4L 32V DOHC Ford Modular motor). Not up to it yet skill-wise, so I’ll do some smaller bits. CF & Kevlar are too expensive to waste.
Sean Hyland Motorsport in the US have them but I dont want to pay the AU$1800 landed cost! Besides wheres the fun in buying them?
The highest stable resin i can find advertised is to 177 C hopefully this will be enough, not that i have any luck getting this in AUS i have my supplier tracking somthing down i am going to see him tommorrow so hopefully he have some good news. He has called the austrlian distrbuter for bjb hopefully they have decided to help.
Engine cover is for a non-VVTI Supra, however i am also building a carbon plennum cover for a V8 toyota engine which is more important than the supra project at the moment.
Good luck with the resin mate. Are you after a totally clear one or one with a bit off a tint to it?
Let us know how you get on, eh? 177*C sounds like heaps.
Never had a Supra, but had a TT Soarer (JZZ30). Man those Toyota JZ-series engines are fantastic. Built like a race motor. 
Cant wait to see your parts.
Finally was able to make the order after a month of trying continually to contact BJB’s Aussie distributer, 5 week wait for the resin to arrive, hopefully it will be worth it.
I was talking to BJB Ent. owner and he was going to look into it and told me that anyone world wide can order direct from them too…
Thanks mate, the buisness i get the rest of my stuff though finally got through to the right personat their distributer, i had no luck myself. I prefer to order though business so they can deal with customs for at least the first order.