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<blockquote data-quote="defiance" data-source="post: 7308328" data-attributes="member: 549442"><p>Carbon fiber huh? Never worked with it, I'll look into it... I worry about cost, especially since every time I start a fiberglass project I usually have 2-3 false starts... Couple that with having never worked with CF, and at $35+ per yard (best cost I could find on a quick search), that would get expensive *FAST* //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif Still, you're right, the weight savings would be worth it if I could get it right the first time....</p><p></p><p>Maybe I could make the shell out of fiberglass, then make a mold and carbon fiber to the mold? That way I could do it outside the car and avoid verticals and other things I always have trouble with.</p><p></p><p>Something to think about anyway.</p><p></p><p>I'm not overly familiar with CF - how much is minimum for good box integrity (I know it would vary, but given that I'm limited to</p><p></p><p>For the subs, I'm trying to be sure i build to competition rules compliance too, so I can at least make appearances at local competitions. So I'm not willing do dump all the power into subs, but I would like to optimize output from what I do have, so long as it doesn't sacrifice sq when I've got them turned down, and I think 3 12's does that. Plus, it's part of proving the point that I can still get nice sub output without killing the power system.</p><p></p><p>Pics will come as there's something to take a picture of. It's currently in the theoretical stage; as soon as I've locked down exact layout I'll start on equipment acquisition - but it's still going to be another month, possibly more, before the car gets here due to the way Nissan's Leaf ordering system works. But since the hope is to begin work as soon as it's here, I plan to finalize the components list (except for subs since I want to measure that hatch myself) and get parts on their way soon.</p><p></p><p>Since people have shown interest, maybe I'll make this a dual build thread and do some work on the charger in the meantime... Yeah, OK, that's not a bad idea. I'll gather up what pics I have and post them up, edit the subject line, and post details here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="defiance, post: 7308328, member: 549442"] Carbon fiber huh? Never worked with it, I'll look into it... I worry about cost, especially since every time I start a fiberglass project I usually have 2-3 false starts... Couple that with having never worked with CF, and at $35+ per yard (best cost I could find on a quick search), that would get expensive *FAST* [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] Still, you're right, the weight savings would be worth it if I could get it right the first time.... Maybe I could make the shell out of fiberglass, then make a mold and carbon fiber to the mold? That way I could do it outside the car and avoid verticals and other things I always have trouble with. Something to think about anyway. I'm not overly familiar with CF - how much is minimum for good box integrity (I know it would vary, but given that I'm limited to For the subs, I'm trying to be sure i build to competition rules compliance too, so I can at least make appearances at local competitions. So I'm not willing do dump all the power into subs, but I would like to optimize output from what I do have, so long as it doesn't sacrifice sq when I've got them turned down, and I think 3 12's does that. Plus, it's part of proving the point that I can still get nice sub output without killing the power system. Pics will come as there's something to take a picture of. It's currently in the theoretical stage; as soon as I've locked down exact layout I'll start on equipment acquisition - but it's still going to be another month, possibly more, before the car gets here due to the way Nissan's Leaf ordering system works. But since the hope is to begin work as soon as it's here, I plan to finalize the components list (except for subs since I want to measure that hatch myself) and get parts on their way soon. Since people have shown interest, maybe I'll make this a dual build thread and do some work on the charger in the meantime... Yeah, OK, that's not a bad idea. I'll gather up what pics I have and post them up, edit the subject line, and post details here. [/QUOTE]
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