Bugatti Head of Design drives a Hot Rod 911

[Jens]

I love that Stevie!

By the way, Damon at Series 900 is your man for lightweight panels.

[Longballa]

And driving it in the rain with open stacks!

High butterfly to boot.

[Mark Morrissey]

Yes GT Racing AND Getty both have carbon fiber and fiberglass panels. The guy in this video said his panels were kevlar ... that's a synthetic isn't it?
I don't know of anyone who has that ... or, if there's any benefit to using it if I did... not that I would.
But I'm crazy enough to be interested.

[RSTarga]

Somewhere (maybe on Pelican?) there is a thread about filling a tub with the black paint and dipping the wheels to a certain level -- I remember reading something like this . . .

I used to have the link to that article out of a british mag. He taped plastic sheeting to the back of the wheels somehow. The original factory process was to dip the wheels into a bucket of paint filled to the proper level.
In the article he used rustoleum pain thinned down a bit. I guess if you are going to do 4 wheels the expense of the paint would be worth it, you'ld just have to top up to the proper level after each wheel. Taping is a PITA.

[RSTarga]

I think Kevlar is just duponts brand name for carbon fibre.

[mikael]

I think Kevlar is just duponts brand name for carbon fibre.

No, Kevlar is Aramid, a synthetic material. Very high tensile strength and very expensive. Used for bullet proof vests and GT3 Cup bumpers!

[Mark Morrissey]

I could be all wrong here, but I think DuPont Kevlar is their own, bullet proof, space age synthetic material that's unbelievably strong. (and most likely equally expensive) I can't imagine it being used for automotive body panels.
But, who knows? I think the guy in the video just said Kevlar but meant Carbon fibre

Anyway, his car is way cool... though he's a bit late don't you think?
We've been doing this stuff for a quite a while now.

[Jens]

I betcha 50 cents that the 1800 pound car doesn't see much rain... and another 50 cents that this man, who designs the fastest cars on the planet, knows his materials.

[t6dpilot]

Conklin..., Conklin...?? See, I told you there was a connection between early 911s and Bugattis.

[Jens]

Nice looking car Bruce. Congrats on a great job.