appatula

As promised I finished up the preliminary laminating job on the engine wiring harness cover. It's far from perfect but it was a nice project to get me warmed up for some things to come . It looks pretty badass in person....once you pop the hood its the very first thing that catches your eye in the sun, very very striking. Now that it's in the bay I want to see how well it stands up to the heat and whatnot. Also realized how much more carbon fiber I need in there! Going to see if I can do something with the plastic coilpack cover that my custom aluminum AMG emblem is sitting on (which btw is holding up REALLY well). The large plastic cover that protects the ECU in the corner of the passenger side looks like another great place to get some CF. Anyhow let me know what you guys think!

appatula

PaulRicciardi

Ben,
Looks awesome man!
Haven't been on the forums much lately, been busy as **** with work, school, etc.

I would totally be interested in this, plus any other CF covers you come up with, and of course our little project we were discussing

I'm gonna be out of the country with work starting the 10th and won't be back til the end of August. No internet or phone where I'm going, so feel free to PM me details about CF goodies etc while I'm gone and I'll get back to you asap.

Keep up the good work brother, always nice to see you pushing the community further
-Paul

appatula

Thanks Paul, good to know there is some interest in this. You'll definitely get one, will be claying up the rest of the flanging today in order to make a mold so I can knock out CF overlays with the vacuum bagging setup. Have a safe trip bro!

More to come......

jstrat85

came out great!

jumph4x

Makes me wish mine wasn't cracked in places and broken off on the corners, heh.

Looking good.

appatula

Finished flanging, three coats of gelcoat, and one coat of fiberglass mat so far....

jumph4x

I want. Sign me up.

jayrasheed

boy do i want one
amazing work Ben, cant wait to see how the side panel covers will come out once u get to it

MarcusF

If you can wrap the 3.6 air intake crossover tube, you'll sell a zillion of them. With a spare one, you can get a core charge, so the buying public won't be down while their original is being done.

dynomite05

Keep up the good work. I was looking to start doing this in my bay also..

appatula

Thanks a lot guys! Keep cheering me on, it keeps me going! Been busy but here are a few shots of the mold de-plugged! Super cool, needs very little touch up and I'll have some CF in it in a few days! I'm super excited if you can't tell....

Jasssc

Hey Ben
this is great!
i will buy anything you wrap in carbon fiber haha
im done for this as well as the flat panel covering the ecu

dynomite05

Awesome work man. i am trying to find the time to do this myself. Are you getting your supplies from carbonmods?

appatula

Thanks man, I get my stuff from various suppliers online and locally. Just got some killer peelply and bag film along with 4 yrds of 3k 5.7oz 2x2 twill cloth. Fun starts as soon as I get back from Cali. I'll keep this updated, no worrys bro.

anotherAMG

you are a god. my engine bay is the only lacking part of my car. Since i have a '95 I don't even have the 3.6 air tube. But Ill buy a CF tube and cam cover from you for the right price....
And a carbon 36 tranny knob.