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Aribox Lid

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LOL ok ok.. perfect naked carbon with no air bubbles is proving to be the hard part :)
I'll keep workin on it.. I might have time to do another Sunday night..
 
Third try and it's almost prefect.. As good as I'll get with it..
Un-trimmed out of the mold..

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How much will you be asking for them?
They should fit into the smallest Express Mail Prepaid boxes from the PO. ;)

Daniel
 
7981GS said:
How much will you be asking for them?
They should fit into the smallest Express Mail Prepaid boxes from the PO. ;)

Daniel
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Good question.. How do you guys feel about $20 shipped?

I'll open a thread in the parts forum when I have a few ready to sell.
 
As they are currently unobtainium and several on this forum love 100% stock airboxes to go with their 100% stock bikes.
(Or just can't tune their carbs without everything sealed as stock)
$20.00 shipped sounds like a steal! ;)

Daniel
 
Serious overkill, yet subtle. I love it.

You should be able to sell several easily.
 
Thanks guys. It's a fun little project.. Glad ya like it..

I went back to the 19oz 12k twill again.. I like the look more and I have lots more of it..

This layup is 2 layers 3/4 oz glass.. 1 layer 19oz twill, spread 12k carbon tow in the tabs and 1 layer of 2oz glass..

I got around the problem of it lifting in the corners by filling in with 12k tow before putting the twill down so it didn't have to bend into those tight spots..


I've been thinking about the next project.. What about GS1000 side covers?
The molds would be much bigger plus I'd need a left, right and a separate tab mold..
More of an investment but I think they would look really cool.

I thought about the engine side cover logos because they are small and simple but I wonder if they could take the heat without having to by a high temp resin.
 
Still working on this little project..
I made a few alterations to the mold to add strength to the tabs..
I shaved off the hard corners where the tabs meet the body of the lid to make a stronger rounded corner..

Cold weather is slowing things down.. I haven't come to a happy arrangement with my wife on an indoor location to run a vacuum pump for 8-9 hours so I may have to make a warming box out in the shed..

The revised mold ready for another layup.. 6 coats of wax and 2 coats PVA.
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Man the stuff some people can do. Great work. I'll keep tabs on this thread for when you're ready to sell some.
 
May just retract my comment in post 2.These are that seriously cool.
 
Super cool project here! Great job!

Is the tongue reinforced?
 
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