[DeTomaso] Fiberglass or carbon race Pantera roof ?

[GW]

Patrick, how much did the Elephant ears weigh? I made these from Aluminum:

http://www.rc-tech.net/pantera1/sidevent/sidevent.htm

http://www.rc-tech.net/pantera1/index.htm

Gary






Patrick Hals 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
> 2862 Candy - 9628 ADA - 3679 - 4208 
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