click here for the writeup @ turbo mustang (by paul bird)
http://www.turbomustangs.com/techarticles/PBcarbonfiber.php
stumbled across it and figured it could help some folks out 
-steve
this guy has done just about every panel on the car, including the roof in cf.
a bit advanced for a beginner. might i suggest these sites.
http://www.racingcomposites.net/unm
http://www.compositeforum.werksberg.com/
and this book
Competition Car Composites: A Practical Guide
:tup: real diy self guy wow…i wish the Z was all carbon fiber
The stock gutted door skin (no glass, no mirror, no interior panel, no lock, no handle, no speaker, no switches, no side impact door beam, no interior skin, etc.) weighed 30.5 lbs. The stock door with all of the stock stuff in them probably weighed 100 lbs. each. This carbon, honeycomb, carbon reproduction is 3 lbs. 5.6 oz. Not bad as it should be right at 3.0 lbs. when trimmed.
:jawdrop:
Well, after reading that, I know I will never be attempting any fibreglass or CF work. There’s no way I have the patience to do it.
glass mat, I’ve found, is a little easier to work with than glass weave or CF weave, depending on what the project is. of course, you prime and paint on mat (and typically glass weave too, although I’ve seen nice unpainted weave with tinted resins before too).
got to hand it to that guy though, that’s some tricky shit and the skill is only acheived by fucking a lot of shit square up. but nice hand-laid CF weave is always a treat to look at, so long as it’s not a wing or fenders or something that needs paint.