Carbon Fiber 512TR Body ??

... hello all, i'm considering the manufacture of high quality carbon fiber body panels and fiberglass reproduction panels for the 512TR model, i am wondering if any or all of you could give me your opinion ?? good or bad, please feel free regardless of the area of opinion, price, quality, popularity, application, pros/cons etc ...

... no better source than the very people that own these cars ... also, i'm a newb here on the forum obviously, so hello everyone, this is an impressive place, tons of members ...

 

... good point, that's certainly a concern, my gut is telling me the reproduction fiberglass panels would be a better approach ...

 

Other than Exotic Auto Recycling (FerrParts) where are the best places to find body parts for the Testarossa, 512TR, and 512M ??

... My thoughts were really just as an alternative possibly, due to just how difficult it is to aquire these parts, it's basically an organ donor program lol, so obviously i could bring these components to market at a price far less than used body panels for these cars sell for, it is a tough decision ... at least there would be an option to go to vs hoping and praying for an original part to surface ??
... But my thoughts were CF was a more suitable replacement considering the rareness of aluminum panels and would be an upgrade, lighter also, especially if original panels can't be located ...

... But I am very interested in what you guys think, so please keep going with the feedback ...

... I would also be in the need for panels to make molds from, so if anyone would be willing to allow this, I may be able to provide a CF version of which ever panel I mold from in exchange for the assistance, maybe anyone getting one of these cars painted anytime soon or know of a restoration going on with one ?? ... obviously documentation would be required ...

 

... A component made from standard carbon fiber of the same thickness as an aluminium one will offer 31% more rigidity than the aluminium one and at the same time the weight will be 50% less and also have 60% more strength ... If CF thickness is reduced slightly the weight reduction goes beyond 50% ...
... Which brings up some important questions for me, just how thick are the aluminum panels on a Testarossa (TR,M) ??? ... And what does just the body weigh ??

... and I am working on building a Testarossa for road course racing, with aluminum suspension, Baer brakes, chromoly tube chassis with a Carbon-fiber body that clones the 512TR model ...

 

... This project is based on a factory built Testarossa, panel fitment must retain OEM quality, no Fiero or MR2 rebody stuff, this thing will literally look just like a 512TR, only in high grade carbon-fiber ...

 

... Wow, excellent information guys, looks like very good resources for sure !! ... the car pictured above is that a real Testarossa yes ? I didn't see anything on the new TR on their website ? Did William H. ever make any threads on the forum with his car ?? Would love to see that ...

 

... any panels regardless of what they're made of require extensive blocking work using multiple guide coats etc to provide a dead flat mirror finish and Carbon-Fiber is no different, it's really a matter of the level of flatness of the panel that the molds are pulled from, the better the panel, the better the part, this just takes time, i've seen full Carbon-Fiber cars require very little work to be painted, but it's not easy to make CF of that quality either ...

... then again, it's not easy to make any panel of that quality ...

 

... where are those pics on the website ?? ... i couldn't find them ...