Carbon Fiber Technology

Carrera GT: Phoenix Rising 

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We were contacted by Rothsport Racing in Tualitan  , Oregon regarding the possibility of resurrecting this wreck ...the damage was in fact rather severe.

The collision involved striking the telephone pole squarely in the middle of the drive's side door. Needless to say the door and inner door panel were trashed but the real damage was to the box section of the tub which shattered resulting in a broken rocker panel and under body trays.

We deliberated for all of about twenty minutes before reaching the conclusion that this was a challenge right up our alley. Entering into a contractual arrangement with the very talented group at Rothsport we agreed to perform the composite repairs.

All the necessary disassembly to  allow us access to complete the repairs was done in Oregon and the car then shipped up to us here in Seattle.   We rebuilt the damaged tub replacing the honeycomb core and laminating new carbon fiber using "Proset Systems" resin.

Innovation and learning to think outside the box in adapting to unique situations is an important part of this business. We ended up building a custom curing oven around the tub in order to facilitate post curing of our repairs. Repairing the remaining parts was perhaps less challenging but no less time consuming and required  mapping the good side of the car then mirroring those dimensions onto the damaged side of the car in order to maintain proper proportions.

 As a final "upgrade" you might say we clear-coated the visible carbon fiber portions of the body work with PPG "Concept" high gloss. This will go a long way in providing UV protection to the laminating resin which has become a real issue with these cars.

 

 

 

 

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