DIY Clio 172 / 182 Carbon Fibre Roof | Making the roof and fitting | Building the fastest Ep. 37

So the carbon roof came at 2.79kg. Not bad considering the original roof is near 10kg. If you want a carbon roof for your Clio. get in touch. here is how I made a mould • DIY Clio Carbon Fiber ...
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[@DustyShedGarage]

2.8 kg down from 9.8? bang on 7kg lost right from the top of the car! centre of gravity will really thank you for this one! - it also looks really nice too, thats a good one!

[@RuskiWeldFab]

yes! 7kg from up top is a great saving!

[@dalechenoweth915]

I love it. I wish I had the commitment to do things like this to my street car. I guessed 8 Kg, almost 10 was a bit surprising, especially considering how flimsy the steel roof looked. Thanks for taking the time to weigh it.

[@d1specdrifter]

Cant wait to do an all carbon kevlar car.

[@SuperForestfighter]

Nice work, came out great!!

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Cheers! I am very happy how it turned out

[@stefanschulte1]

Great work, great video and good weight saving. Love it.

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Thank you!

[@samarnold6199]

Love this Clio build, Amazing work dude !!

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Thanks a ton!

[@Adeyspec]

epic work, well done. Love following these vids for the hands on do it yourself mentality, keep it up

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Thank you!

[@jemmett50]

Stunning work... Well done 👍👍👌👌

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Thank you!

[@gusplymale1797]

The roof looks killer! Great job man! Keep up the good work.

[@RuskiWeldFab]

thank you!

[@d1specdrifter]

I love all this carbon work. And its DIY. Looks great.

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@brennonlebeouf7569]

know im late to the party but that is defiantly a epic roof thanx for showing and encouraging me to do mine

[@A-DUBCLUB]

ruski. love what your doing! i would be so scared to attempt anything like this!

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Nah it’s not scary. Just need to have “fuck it how hard can it be” attitude. Nothing is hard! Just time consuming

[@woznaldo]

I think you’ve had a great result! Looks good and a healthy weight saving too!

[@RuskiWeldFab]

looks perfect for a race car!

[@pabloolivaalonso4406]

Man, that's sick! What a shame I´m studying in another country for the year and I don't have my Clio to do this on it...

[@BEYTEK]

Awsome job mt brother

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Thank you so much 😀

[@wiradharma7030]

Nice work, i gonna make one with forged carbon. I'll use steel framed box i made for my hoody, after vacuuming i use compressed air instead of using two way mold bolted. Bam, cheap forged carbon lmao....

[@RuskiWeldFab]

love it!

[@Nashy027]

Well done, look forward to seeing how much the whole car now weighs.

[@rivenmotors7981]

BEFORE: 13 kilos you mad max! AFTER: I was going to guess 10 kilos but your expression when you removed it pushed my guess higher! Roof looks terrific, I didn't think that the reinforcement and your logo would "print" through to the exterior surface. Neat effect. Really enjoy your videos as you seem to be having a lot of fun.

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Ha I know right it felt much heavier than it actually was.

[@mar.s822]

Awesome Work! 👍🙋🏻🇩🇪

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Thank you! 👍

[@canned__meat]

It looks awesome!!! Makes me want to do the bonnet and bootlid on my E21

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Just do it!

[@canned__meat]

@@RuskiWeldFab -- If i decide to go through with it, I will be doing it the same method as you - manually laying out the fibers and creating the molds from fiberglass also. Most others I see, are using the vacuum bag thing... I dont have acess to it. Any advice for me?

[@helicopter269]

Very nice well done

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Cheers!

[@johnendlich6744]

Yes the roof looks good!

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Thanks

[@HoulysGamingAdventur]

HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT! By faaaaaaaaaar the best clio build in the universe! God i wish i had the skill to do everything you do :D Keep it up! Can't wait to see what it does on track!

[@RuskiWeldFab]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU hahha you too kind mate! i have hardly any skills haha just the balls to attempt the jobs. usualy works out lol

[@fordyootbling2189]

Very good, well done, nice job with minimum fuss.

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@robsmithracing]

I’m not doing this weight saving but I am deleting the sunroof for track use so this video was interesting to me.

[@RuskiWeldFab]

glad you found it interesting

[@fariznazreen9138]

Hai im from malaysia. Love to see all your content & progression from started and till now 2021 ❤❤❤🇲🇾

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@LXGspec]

Awesome, I'm gonna have to do the same thing to the R34! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@RuskiWeldFab]

You are welcome and thanks! get your supplies from Easy!

[@LXGspec]

@@RuskiWeldFab I have been buying from Easy Composites for years but my last order I switched due to Brexit dude. Everything from composite supplies to car parts I've ordered this year from the UK took an average 5 weeks to get to me in Germany. Sadly I can't wait for everything that long :/ Either way, this is great and I'm gonna start forging plans! Thank you!

[@RuskiWeldFab]

yeah 5 weeks wait is no good! Brixit did screw us over didnt it!

[@TUERLATERRE]

Good job!

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@adamosman4185]

Waaw it's so amazing

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Yeah man it’s great!

[@andylaunchbury8539]

Looking forward to this one 👌🏻

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Hope you like it!

[@andylaunchbury8539]

@@RuskiWeldFab well that was awesome! Came out amazing and blimey that’s a fair bit of weight lost. Particularly like the logo inset on the panel 👌🏻 great work as always. T-8 until we see what’s what after all the changes 🤞🏻

[@tr3204]

Great project :)

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@css172]

Looks spot on, amazing work sir! what's next on the list?

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Thank you! You gonna have to wait and see 😉

[@barrysheldrick2704]

7.5kg. More than I thought! Great job mate

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Cheers!

[@rodolfinho87]

Excelents videos and fabrication. Keep it do it like that. This channel need more recognition! Theme song ?

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Thank you! Best way to help me get more recognition is to share the shit out of it 😜🤣

[@KevinxDoll]

Thats so badass

[@RuskiWeldFab]

thank you!

[@ROBSWINDOWS]

I need one of these 100%👌👌👌

[@RuskiWeldFab]

if you really need one, contact me through instagram.

[@jamiegerman8021]

Love watching your videos dude! Stumbled across your channel as I've trying to watch as many videos as I can on building composite parts for my MR2 which I'd like to compete in time attack/hill climb events. Keep up the good work dude.

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Thank you! And you make sure to keep coming back for more content 😂. And share with friends 😜

[@aerosolly]

Impressive work! What weight fabrics did you use?

[@RuskiWeldFab]

honestly i dont remeber now. i want to say 200g for kevlar and 400g for carbon

[@Manic-172]

I have to learn how to make the moulds to make the carbon panels

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Most of the time you don’t even need the moulds 😉

[@balantakosbouk]

Oooh maaan... Amazing job. Nice looking roof. But why are the nerves visible? Did the vacuum suck the kevlar up? Would they disappear if you put more sheets of carbon between the cores?

[@RuskiWeldFab]

yeah more layers will make it disappear. but thats extra weight. for the roofs that i make for customers i actually sand down the edges of foam to make it much less visible.

[@DrDennieJay]

Damn, i wish i could see Novi in person....... buy some stuff of you for my clio, to finish my vision!

[@RuskiWeldFab]

One day you will! What are you after?

[@DrDennieJay]

@@RuskiWeldFab some sideblinker caps, 172 front bumper, or maby just sport grill!, i would kill for sideskirts but i would then need front bumper walls aswell....

[@KrzysiekADV]

9kg? Amazing good job!

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Thanks

[@alextoader2880]

Hi, old vid but I noticed also at the other roof you did. Why do you add that core material? That has no structural function, does it? All it does in my understanding, is not let the layers adhere to each other - which is bad in my pov... But maybe I am missing smth so why do you do this?

[@diamondperformancefab5931]

It looks F*CKING AWESOME. Please leave the kevlar weave exposed and don't paint it. Load it up with clear coat, block it flat, cut and polish.

[@RuskiWeldFab]

thank you! yeah it will never be painted!

[@Tarex_]

You can always sand it and matt polish it later, it does look a bit shiny, but absolutely fu€kin amazing work

[@RuskiWeldFab]

I made a huge booboo with regards to clear coat 🤦🏻. Was meant to be Matt. But turned out to be satin. I like it tho! No sanding required

[@Tarex_]

@@RuskiWeldFab If you get to race often enough, it will be matt soon enough, then it's battle hardened

[@R4cup]

Epic mate & no idont have a carbonn roof on my car :-( lol

[@RuskiWeldFab]

well let me know when you are ready to order ;-)

[@R4cup]

@@RuskiWeldFab Inbox me prices please

[@Algezas1977]

Блин, прикольно! Слушай, так крышу можно для каждого автомобиля делать? Я о том, что крыша это всегда отдельная деталь и её можна снять? Я щя хочу начять с skateboards, longboards используя вакуумную технологию. потому что у меня осталось 400 - 500 квадратов цветного carbon - Kevlar ткани ир её как то надо определить. А ты в какой стране прожеваешь?

[@RuskiWeldFab]

практически да на любую можно. живу в Великобритании

[@uberglurben]

Is your layup 650gsm total? Or is 200 kevlar, reinforcement, 650gsm carbon?

[@RuskiWeldFab]

honestly i dont rember now. do i not say it in the video?

[@ptr1019]

My guess was 11kg. That's a great weight saving, and from high up on the car. Will have a decent effect on lowering the centre of gravity!

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Hope so!

[@NeonAvantium]

what kind of roof is over you deck? id love to build something behind my house over a patio.

[@RuskiWeldFab]

just a diy metal frame i welded with insulated plastic roof panels on top.

[@NeonAvantium]

@@RuskiWeldFab thanks for the response. Can you specify what kind of plastic panels? And do you know if they are available in the USA? I'm not familiar with something strong enough to span the distances you have between supports.

[@RuskiWeldFab]

its just an insulated 10mm panel

[@ALG1K]

Yes I do have carbon fibre roof on my car 😎😎

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Lucky son of a gun 😂

[@mikelatter100]

what is your reasoning for using Kevlar and carbon rather then 2 layers of Carbon ? im starting to do my roof too and just came across your method.

[@RuskiWeldFab]

well mainly for the looks. tired of carbon. everyone has it. so tried kevlar. they both have very similar properties.

[@mikelatter100]

@@RuskiWeldFab it dose so much better then just carbon. good work so far!

[@RuskiWeldFab]

cheers!

[@VIP854]

About how much did this cost you in materials? Seriously looking into this.

[@RuskiWeldFab]

hard to put exact price but around 300-350£ (excluding the mould). what car you want to do this for?

[@VIP854]

@@RuskiWeldFab I see and a 99 civic coupe

[@A-DUBCLUB]

hi i know alot of guys that watch this channel are car guys! is anyoine familiar with audi. i was replacing the fuel filter today and some brown gunk poured out from the lines! once i saw the oil mixed with fuel coming out from the fuel line.. i let it pour out for another 10 seconds and it was all clear fuel. why would there be oil in the lines? high pressure fuel pump faulty? the car runs absolutely fine. i did issues prior to this. pcv valve damaged and some fuel sensors with code p310b

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Yes most likely cam follower worn through. This can push oil in to fuel pump

[@JesusRodriguez-tm8go]

Hello. What do you use as a mold?

[@RuskiWeldFab]

I made a roof mould

[@JesusRodriguez-tm8go]

@@RuskiWeldFab out of glass fiber?

[@RuskiWeldFab]

@@JesusRodriguez-tm8go correct! I made a video about that. Have a look

[@JesusRodriguez-tm8go]

@@RuskiWeldFab I'll do. Thanks!!!

[@raw-amg4396]

it’s so important to lose weight higher up less roll

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Yeah that was the biggest deciding factor

[@spazda_mx5]

14kg. EDIT: Bah, I over estimated. Love the content!

[@RuskiWeldFab]

It’s probably 14 including Center support. But that was removed before I fitted a cage

[@muzixman2011]

after losing 7kg on the roof what is the difference in handling?

[@RuskiWeldFab]

It’s impossible to measure as I never just do 1 thing and test. But you know it’s beneficial as any weight lost from the top is a good thing

[@muzixman2011]

@@RuskiWeldFab not a measurement, only the difference when you turn a corner, is the body roll decrease after this modification?

[@cloane85]

I don't know kilo's but I will guess in Kilo's anyways :D I'd say 8.7 Kilo's as my guess! (paused at 6:21) Lets see!

[@RuskiWeldFab]

quite close!

[@cloane85]

@@RuskiWeldFab I was even trying to guess way lower because I know carbon is light but man that's a crazy difference! Love your videos!

[@RuskiWeldFab]

thank you! appreciate it

[@Michaej6]

Ich habe ein Carbon Dach für meinen Honda Civic EG6 gebaut ;)

[@curlyporter6027]

Take my money 💸💰💸 !!!!!

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Drop me a message on Instagram. Link in description 👍

[@fjavaid1982]

“Let me take the door off” Wait. What!?

[@RuskiWeldFab]

haha. quick release doors man!

[@matk22]

fuck...... nearly 10kg, i was well off at 6kg.... amazing to take 7kg off the roof!!!! thatll being the centre of gravity down somewhat.

[@RuskiWeldFab]

yeah best place to take weight off isnt it!

[@matk22]

@@RuskiWeldFab yea.. I still can't believe the 7kg saving

[@ak77ru18]

Кевлар зачем, уголь же прочнее?

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Это гибрид. Прочности за глаза. Хотелось вид кевлара

[@user-md4es4yk6f]

May I order one roof please?

[@RuskiWeldFab]

Yes you may!

[@user-md4es4yk6f]

@@RuskiWeldFab I have a Niva 4*4, will it fit??

[@RuskiWeldFab]

if you have big enough hammer yes! anything can fit

[@user-md4es4yk6f]

Can you make a bolt on bolt off version as granny only lets me drive it on weekends ?

[@user-md4es4yk6f]

@@RuskiWeldFab by the way I love your hat

[@BEYTEK]

9kg

[@BEYTEK]

Ahhhh close haha

[@RuskiWeldFab]

hah very close bud

[@Stephenc4877]

Race car man, function over ascetics.

[@RuskiWeldFab]

still looks mighty good!

[@Stephenc4877]

@@RuskiWeldFab yes it does have a few carbon bits on my pulsar might I list your help making a roof tho 🤷‍♂️

[@RuskiWeldFab]

anything is possible.

[@Stephenc4877]

What’s next your quickly running out of parts to make in carbon.

[@RuskiWeldFab]

haha. next is drive the beast! see what it does! but defo needs flat floor remaking from carbon.