[DeTomaso] Fiberglass or carbon race Pantera roof ?

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

Can we assume that the car will be fully tubular and that roof strength is
not a concern for body flex, etc.

Michael Shortt

On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 8:44 AM, Patrick Hals <patrickhals at skynet.be> wrote:

> In constant search of saving weight, I am investigating the possibility of
> having a carbon roof on my future GR4 replica. The rest of the lightweight
> spares ( front GR4 spoiler with ducts, front hood with vents, rear sugar
> scoop, 2 doors, rear decklid, GR4 flares and " elephant ears" engine air
> intakes  ) should not exceed 10 kilos in total... That's what I call weight
> saving !
> As a matter of fact, and quite unexpectedly, I have recently acquired with
> a
> friend of mine, a minority shareholding in a small fiberglass and carbon
> manufacturing company in Alsace-France ( 20 years of experience) and this
> will finally allow me to have access to top quality lightweight spares at
> unbeatable prices, and have other P friends in Europe benefit from it.
> Does anyone have any experience with that lightweight roof system, like on
> factory BMW GT4 or Ferrari 430 Challenge that are presently racing in
> Europe
> ? How to proceed ? How much weight is eliminated ? What about rigidity ?
> Many thanks
> Patrick
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