# DIY: Carbon Fiber panel construction (turbo mustang)
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-carbon-fiber-panel-construction-turbo-mustang/2640
**Category:** Builds
**Created:** [September 23, 2005, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-carbon-fiber-panel-construction-turbo-mustang/2640 "2005-09-23T10:23:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2005, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-carbon-fiber-panel-construction-turbo-mustang/2640/1 "2005-09-23T10:23:05Z")
_click here for the writeup @ turbo mustang (by paul bird)_
[http://www.turbomustangs.com/techarticles/PBcarbonfiber.php](http://www.turbomustangs.com/techarticles/PBcarbonfiber.php)
stumbled across it and figured it could help some folks out 🙂
-steve
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### Author:  [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2005, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-carbon-fiber-panel-construction-turbo-mustang/2640/2 "2005-09-24T18:21:49Z")
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.racingcomposites.net/unm)
[http://www.compositeforum.werksberg.com/](http://www.compositeforum.werksberg.com/)
and this book
Competition Car Composites: A Practical Guide
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>
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### Author:  [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)
#### Post date: [September 25, 2005, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-carbon-fiber-panel-construction-turbo-mustang/2640/3 "2005-09-25T08:56:59Z")
:tup: real diy self guy wow…i wish the Z was all carbon fiber
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### Author:  [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)
#### Post date: [September 29, 2005, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-carbon-fiber-panel-construction-turbo-mustang/2640/4 "2005-09-29T15:05:57Z")
> 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:
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### Author:  [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)
#### Post date: [October 1, 2005, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-carbon-fiber-panel-construction-turbo-mustang/2640/5 "2005-10-01T15:15:10Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2005, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-carbon-fiber-panel-construction-turbo-mustang/2640/6 "2005-10-03T10:37:10Z")
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.