Nyper build thread

[zx4ever]

Both my turbos use a stock apex fuel regulator with a return to tank fuel rail fitting. Works well and it is a 1 to 1 regulator

 

[kinger]

Use carbon sheet, snow wont stick to it light and stiff. I think they will even water jet it out to shape now if you send them a file.

 

[Nikolai]

The snow getting thrown out is going to be somewhere between annoying and unmanageable. I would be more concerned about the top being open than the bottom. All of the snow being thrown from the track is going to be along the top of the tunnel. The sides not nearly as much. At minimum, I would enclose the top of the tunnel entirely and if you want that open framework look, then leave the bottom open to see how that works.... [edit] looking closer, I see that the top of the track is still where the lower opening is. I still vote for closing it in entirely.

I’ll do flat carbon fiber then and make them full height. I can get both sides out of a single yard.

 

[Nikolai]

I have some leftover CF cloth. I don’t remember what weight it is, it doesn’t feel too flimsy so I’m guessing maybe the 210g, it’s 1x1 twill. Since all the tunnel pieces are flat I’m just going to stick with doing a wet layup for now, especially since I don’t have bag setup. Epoxy resin for test piece is Epoxamite 100. I had some pieces of melamine board laying around so I used Partall paste #2 on the melamine board. I went thick on the resin as I am going to try sandwiching the cloth while it cures to see of produces a suitable finished piece. My thought is it should squish the excess resin out.

Going to let it cure for 12 hours (medium hardener) and see what’s it like. Need to see what the surface finish is like, how easy it releases, how flimsy 1 layer is and what the weight is compared to the equivalent size of .040 aluminum.

Aside from some fiberglass projects I have very little experience with this so it’s YouTube videos and learn as I go.