DIY Carbon Fiber Trunk: Part 3. Putting it all together.

[@Bytrl]

I thought I could afford to start working with composites until I saw your clamp collection.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

You always need another clamp.

[@DomX2008]

@15:45 Clamp Mania! :-D Prime example of when you can never have too many tools!

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Absolutely!

[@Z3pticon]

I think i have seen most of the episodes and enjoyed the most the one where you show the mold mistake fixing. Its a real genuine look at what i can expect to face for my first attempt at this, and not (as you said) the perfect molds and pulls from proffesionals. I would love an episode showing what you would consider a minimum setup to make this for a DIY guy, and also an aprox. of material costs for carbon, but maybe more importantly what does a mold cost (time + mats).

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks. I'll do my best to fill in your request in a later episode.

[@Looptydude]

Coming along nicely. Really showcasing how a regular guy in his garage can get fancy carbon buts done right. Looking forward to the next episodes.

[@olmok]

So satisfying when the big part popped out of the mold! Really enjoying your content, and your positive energy! It's like watching the Bob Ross of car stuff!

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks Olle!

[@paullatour7012]

The little head bobble at 12:12, priceless! Awesome job as always.

[@stephenwhite6319]

Awesome work. Very inspirational for us average men in our small garages. You've given me lots of ideas for a resto project in the new year for a car that has no panels avalible. Kudos 👍

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks Stephen.

[@kristoffer-robinlotze7273]

So satisfying to see the frame pop out of the mold and even more satisfying to see it all fit together. Can only imagine how good it must feel for you! 😀😀

[@ronplucksstrings7112]

...a pleasure to watch!..entertaining and edumacational...you are getting better at this all the time...in the end, when the car is back together, I expect the weight savings will have the same effect as having 30 more HP! Cheers!

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks Ron.

[@efrainberrios8494]

You is a real artist in your work! Awesome build!

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks.

[@donovangregg5]

Well done! Great to see all that hardwork of moldmaking pays off!!! Nicely done!

[@9A0C9]

I can't wait to see the finished product. Excellent work!

[@jonsquatch]

Very nice work, and a pleasure to watch as per usual.

[@djremotion2]

"You just want to gently squeeze it. You don't want to klamp the daylight out of it." At the same time while adding 58th clamp that barely fits as the piece is already littered with clamps. Okay homie. This was good uplifting video, great to see a man happy after successful effort.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Referring to pressure not quantity LOL...you always need more clamps!

[@mattmoilanen3813]

Oh just what I needed to brighten up another dismal day in Minnesota. It's been colder than a witches *it around here and the snow is ass deep on a nine foot Indian. No haters please I'm part Ojibwe myself. Anyway nice to see that someone has enough heat in the garage to do something I can watch!

[@hedleypepper1838]

Absolutely loving these videos, very informative and practical approach its demystifying the whole process, thank you

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Glad you like the videos and that they're helpful!

[@johngregory4801]

Excellent work! ESPECIALLY telling me what to look out for in potential mistakes so my flanges are wide and my mold release remains unpolished... And the fit. I'd been wondering about shrinkage making fitting it problematic, but it looks to be within the margins Marquis has stock. I can work with that! And 11# lighter. Nice!

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Glad it was helpful! Shrinkage isn't much of a problem with CF parts. Wide flanges are the ticket - somewhere to work. Keep them as flat as you can and no wrinkles or areas that will be hard to seal. Every time I look at this part I'm astonished I got it out of the mold!

[@R0yL33]

Could you have done the deck lid & bracing in 1 piece? Omit the flange from the bracing mold so it could "float" on top of the sandwich to accommodate for thickness. Would still need to reference it to the main piece somehow & come up with a way to locate the fasteners.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Sure - depends on what you want. I wanted to reuse the existing hardware for hinges/spring and the trunk latch as well as the trim panel. That meant casting the complete front and back side of the panel.

[@xx1590]

Beautiful work.

[@dave_strada]

Dope work Sr.! Thanks a lot for share your great job. 😎 greetings from Honduras 🇭🇳.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks for watching Rene!

[@TheDudeAbides1776]

"You don't want to clamp the daylights out of it" [puts 45 clamps on it] Hahaha Loving this series btw. You've inspired me to make my own CF parts

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Great - lots of clamps...but light pressure.

[@fordyootbling2189]

Love your work, Sir. Such a happy man enjoying his work. Cf is great to work with but can be fiddly. Might I suggest you reinforce your molds by glassing timber supports to whist making them and thereby you can create a stable platform with the timber reinforcement. Easier to work with. Thanks for the vids and your efforts.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

I use wood in the molds to make them more sturdy...on this one I had the metal cross brace and with a little short strand body filler it's fine.

[@TheShaddix]

Great work as usual. The reason your epoxy is so brittle is because it cured at low temperature. I used to use that same epoxy before and it's a mess to work with. The trick is to heat it up before demolding.

[@Kowalski401]

Turned out wonderful!

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

I'm very happy with the trunk.

[@iambeeman1]

Making mold is awesome! Don't listen to anyone who says otherwise.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

It's hard work. Rewarding, but people underestimate the importance of and difficulty in making the mold.

[@iambeeman1]

For your adhesive you want a beaded adhesive. What they do is put micro beads of plastic in it to prevent complete squeeze out.

[@CristianGonzalez-qs3cq]

Mr! Great work as always, I would like to be able to reach out to you and advise you in a few things that could make things easier , let me know how I can do so.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Look up Throttle Stop Garage on Facebook.

[@TheMannyAdvan]

Try using Prepreg carbon fiber when you make your oven.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

I've thought about it...maybe on a future project.

[@michaelevans7013]

What’s next on the list big time consuming items off the list. Well done for the efforts in the build and editing

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

There's a hood in the works.

[@Specky12]

Beautiful job. I think all Amazon boot lids are tight on the right hand side by the rear light where you first pointed. From what I can tell, there is a discrepancy between the left and right of the car at this point.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Really? I'll have a closer look when I get to fitting the panel.

[@patriciaminks4301]

When you see those parts next time smile real big and remember you made them yourself.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Always!

[@Praganzi]

Hi. I know nothing about this (learning from your videos; thanks), but could you use some bagging to vacuum clamp the parts together instead of clamping clamps?

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Sure - but just clamping around the edge was easier and worked.

[@RodrigoNascimentoMattos]

what a clean demolding? use perfurated film between the peelply and the infusion mesh!!

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

I really have to try this!

[@TheDracfink]

great work and great videos as well. how much would you say you spent in materials for the molds and carbon fiber cloths and such in total?

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

I haven't totalled it just yet. A rough guess is about $1000 for this part just for materials.

[@TheDracfink]

@@ThrottleStopGarage ok thanks for the response

[@christoffer1973]

Lovely! Great build and videos. Did you consider spray gel coat on the mold? I think you can use also moldwax then you can see the carbon. Sorry for my bad English. I'm Norwegian so my English is not so good

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

I always intended to paint the parts, so didn't consider a clear gel coat.

[@xnadave]

Awesome work.

[@SS454LS6]

I just went on a binge of watching your Carbon Fiber builds. I really want to eventually do fenders and other carbon parts for my Chevelle, so your videos are very helpful. I don't know where you are in Canada, but I am from Alberta, would you say Composite Envisions is the ideal place to get composite materials most cost effectively? I do US/Canada border pick ups on big shipments, but it's in BC.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

You bet. I'm in Alberta and have them ship to the border. No issues with customs so far and I'm super happy with what I've bought. Just FYI - polyester resin locally (either through Princess Auto, Canadian Tire, Local body shop or fiberglass shop is on average $65/4L. And you'll use a lot of it - from Composite Envisions it's $24 USD. So even with shipping they're a lot less expensive for the same stuff. They also have a much wider range of products than I can find.

[@SS454LS6]

@@ThrottleStopGarage That's a great tip. I hope you don't mind if I pick your brain once I take the plunge in building some CF stuff. I'd say your products are better than some of the stuff the Pro shops sell. That's coming from the quality of a piece sitting in my basement right now.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

@@SS454LS6 Thanks - catch me on Facebook or Instagram. I'm happy to help if I can.

[@TheSwalk2]

Damn good man..Thanks!

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks

[@xnadave]

What are those nut / plate things called? Also, could you have vacuum bagged it when joining the two parts rather than using traditional clamps? (But, as every woodworker knows, you can never have too many clamps!)

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

www.mcmaster.com/weld-nuts "steel adhesive nuts" . In this case, clamping it was just easier.

[@mr.the-edmeister2750]

@@ThrottleStopGarage Can't beat McMaster-Carr for sourcing odd-ball fabrication supplies and hardware like that; been a customer of theirs for going on 20 years now. I happen to live within 20 miles of their northern IL warehouse, next day by 10 am delivery when I order by 7 pm

[@vaioskaliakoudas6388]

Where's episode 56??? Why isn't it in your playlist???

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

It's there now. Oops.

[@vanchaa1]

I'm hearing Valkyrenritt I press like :D Can you tell me the brand of the air wedge?

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Thanks! The wedge is found here: compositeenvisions.com/air-injected-wedge-7-wedge-assembly-with-air-gun-2026.html

[@perfectworldpat7053]

Vacuum to clamp?

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

I suppose I could have done that...this was easier.

[@lakewoodz]

I know I had one of the guys here at Composite Envisions ask you but where did you get such a big Composite Envisions sign from?

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

They sent me a sticker and I attached it to some foam board.

[@hakkankoc6905]

Adamım gerçekten ıyi işçilik

[@markaguy1626]

Hello new ro this could you tell me what glue you use to join the parts before clamping

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

ProSet ADV 175 is the adhesive. All materials are listed in the description.

[@madduck692002]

GOD is good, all the time 😋

[@dallashooligan4404]

How can I get in contact with you about getting a hood for my car done in forged carbon fiber I was thinking of doing it DIY but I just don’t have the time and resources

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Unfortunately I don't build parts for people. I'm just a guy working in my garage not a business.

[@dallashooligan4404]

@@ThrottleStopGarage welp looks like I’ll be trying to do my own parts lol

[@Bdpjev]

Why do you keep removing the primer coat on to your carbon fiber part? Is that suppose to happen? That kind of defeats the purpose of retaining the look of the carbon fiber. What can be done to avoid this? Adding wax?

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

This car will be painted. That's the point. This isn't about the "look" of carbon fiber - this IS carbon fiber.

[@Bdpjev]

@@ThrottleStopGarage if you were trying to keep the Carbon Fiber look, what could you do? Add wax to the mold?

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

@@Bdpjev just don't use the primer.

[@Bdpjev]

@@ThrottleStopGarage thanks for the tip. So you were trying to apply the primer to the part at the same time?

[@sinnombre5466]

Rightous 🤙🏼

[@jbird6048]

What kind of car is this for?

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Volvo 122/Amazon/Canadian

[@jbird6048]

With that much effort it should be something Italian like an Alfa tz2!

[@x100369]

Nice 👍🏾

[@raaah]

Why can't you own a Camaro or a mustang fastback? It was carbon fiber parts would look great on those cars. Keep up the good work

[@garyvanremortel5218]

Boat builders make clamps out of large dia PVC pipe slices.

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

I've seen that...that's a great tip.

[@SavedbyHim]

Next video: How to make a Volvo carbon Fibre body :O

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

It got a little out of control!

[@angelfigueroa310]

All this effort for an old Volvo ?

[@ThrottleStopGarage]

Yes. So what's your point?

[@RWSBrowning]

Molds... there has to be a easier and faster way.

[@江尻政史]

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