You definitely did NOT waste your time, it looks absolutely superb! The video was also well done, nicely edited, informative and entertaining, all round bloody well done mate! :-)

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

I’m stoked you like it dude! Got to admit I nearly gave up filming at one point 😂

Looks amazing man, i can’t wait to see the next pieces.

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you dude. The next big piece will be the front bumper. I’ll definitely have to make a mold for that one!

Brilliant work! Very informative, innovative, and inspiring!

That looks fantastic! Really enjoy your progress and work. Also glad you are still able to post up and seem to be doing well. Hoping the job is working out also. Well done! Looking forward to the next part.

Great work, looks amazing! Really enjoyed seeing how to do the carbon fiber.

You are a genius with this and fibreglass, Chris. Love watching you work your magic on all the various body parts. Really quite tempted to try this! Thanks again for taking the time to film, edit and upload your creations.👊

Enjoyable, watching your candidness, enthusiasm and dedication. Well Done.👍🏽👏🏽🤗🇿🇦❤️

Bro, your work is AMAZING! Looks sick!

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that dude.

Man, what a labor of love. It's a great looking part and the joy on your face when you were done is down right infectious. You can't help but smile seeing that. I agree with the other poster, you should incorporate the endcaps for the bumper when you do it. Going to be a challenging mold but it will look really slick.

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

There was a lot of swearing with joy that I cut out 😂. Got to admit I was very pleased with myself.

Love how you're making your own parts. epic

Don't beat yourself up so hard m8! You've done an amazing job with both the panel AND the video!! Happily subscribed and looking forward to your next project!

this is rad. thanks for showing the process

@BuildCreate

3 ай бұрын

Appreciate you checking out the video dude!

So cool! Makes me wish I still had my last one of those!

I have to modify that panel on mine and was thinking about just filling most of the holes but that looks pretty good with the insert in it

That looks amazing!

these longer videos is fun to watch! this brat is looking amazing! keep up the good work man!!

Very nice work! Love it.

This mans work is impeccable . Keep up the great work

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate the kind words dude!

That looks amazing. Youve inspired me to do mine

That turned out absolutely sick! Mad props to you👌🏻

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you dude!

You made this look really easy. Half tempted to make a carbon front splitter using this method. Great job and attention to detail!

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

I wish it was easy 😂. Definitely give it a go dude, it’s the best way to learn.

This is a perfect easy thing to make for a first project, no needing to make a fibreglass mold and using gel coats, just ally tape, epoxy, plastic board, wax, a vacuum storage and carbon fibre sheets

Awesome job! Congrats!

@BuildCreate

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that dude!

Looks great 👍

Very nice,Chris! Quality!

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

Awesome Job 👍👍🤙

Absolutely stunning work as always.

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you dude!

Excellent job !

Good work! ✌️👍💪

Excellent work again 👏👏👏

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers dude. Took some doing, but worked out thankfully.

Excellent work! Really high end finish. 😎👍

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers dude! That proxl is amazing stuff!

You are inspiring me to try this

Looks awesome! I can only imagine how much time that took. And the fact you did the carbon work twice. Excited to see the next stage!

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

It took a long time that’s for sure 😂, but definitely worth the struggle!

Time to go full street bandito and do every panel in carbon

Nice work mate!

Absolutely love your videos!! I'm trying to make a carbon fibre front end for me car and these videos help me a lot :')

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear dude. Good luck and get involved!

Outstanding work pal

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated dude!

Nice long episode! Lot's of progress, I love it!

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Good work!

@BuildCreate

Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude!

Such a great job man! Working on an air box for my eg right now, the box form is done, and I'll be working on the carbon part this next week. I wanted to do the vacuum bag process for it, but I've only seen it done when people use the shiny side. This confirms that the way I wanted to do it, would work. Great job and thanks for the detailed vid.

@BuildCreate

9 ай бұрын

No problem dude! glad the video helped out!

Great job

Holy Sh*t that look amazing!!

Mate that was worth the time watching. I bet finishing that was so satisfying. Great job and keep up the content.

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! It really was, it definitely tested me in a lot of ways and I came close to snapping that fucker in half a few times. Thanks for checking it out!

@dra93n

2 жыл бұрын

@@BuildCreate dude, I dig your build and hang for the next episode.

Great work man.

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you dude.

Incredible work brother!

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much dude!

stunning work! 😎

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir! Definitely took some time.

Dude, that is a awesome piece. It is beautiful. I wish I had you for a neighbor....👍🏾👊🏾

@BuildCreate

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Dude!

Looks awesome, you've gotta carbon the side mirrors too!

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe dude. Digging the contrast at the moment….but who knows what will happen 🤷🏻‍♂️

Awesome Dude 👌 - Subscribed 👍

That rug really tied the room together, did it not? Looks amazing. That Brat will be the GOAT when complete!

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate that dude!

just found the channel love the videos man keep it up

that looks great man!

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude!

Superb .

Sick bro! Rad vid as always!

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you dude. Thanks for checking it out.

Love ur work!

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers dude!

Not sure if you came up with a solution for the gap to the fenders, but you could always add a little strip of rubber gasket to fill the space

The cut out's would look awesome if you made some aluminum grill frames that could attach in place of the plastic mesh bit's and fill the open space in with the kind of fancy looking fine mesh stainless steel material you see used in places like velocity stack covers and so on. Incredible the way you complete tasks to finish product. Mad respect, love your content merry Christmas!

@therallyguy1

2 жыл бұрын

Nevermind. I finished the video to the end, looks awesome turned out amazing!

Impressive 👏👏

if you mist spray alcohol over the epoxy it will get rid of air bubbles and help flatten it out. or you can heat gun.

Love your Brat! You must know the ex owner of TJs Garage Brat? Use to be at Castle Combe a lot. The chap sold it and no idea where it is now..

Ty so helpful

Amazing Job ! 😍

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thank dude!

@gregcox33

2 жыл бұрын

@@BuildCreate what is the next pièce off the Magic carbon puzzle ? 😁

Awesome job man, it looks fantastic, well done. Ive often wondered if you can you storage bags as vacuum bags and now I know 👍

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude! Yeah they work great! Just be sure to check on it to make sure it’s maintains the vacuum because some bags can fail.

@krishudgens9913

2 жыл бұрын

What brand vacuum bag did you use?

That is amazing.. that is all!!!!!

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

That color of the paint really modernized the appearance of that Brat! Is that an actual factory color for a specific vehicle?

Brilliant work. What is the car? ❤Ah. I grew up around the subaru brat. Awesome!

Impressive!

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir.

when you do the bumper you should incorporate the end caps in the mod and make it all one carbon piece - with some sort of a brushed aluminum insert in the middle

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely food for thought dude!

Keep up the good work i❤️ your vids

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude

Thanks , your video me up to not having to use a mold. After you covered the original part with aluminum tape did you put wax ,mold release or PVA?

Great vids

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you dude!

@justar6865

2 жыл бұрын

@@BuildCreate of course

You could buy some small scuttle-to-wing rubbers! They are called gaiters I think, that will fill the gap that you have!

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Knee deep in google image searches trying to find the right shape 😂

Great work, have you ever tried to do a hood/ bonnet? Thinking about doing one for my volvo as I can't find the style hood I want. Obviously going to need a much larger vacuum bag, and probably do a front and back and glue them together?

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

For sure! I want to try and find a parts car with some decent panels and use those to make molds from. Bonnet, wings, tailgate etc

A little bit of black rubber or weatherstrip under that panel gap might clean it up. Looks great!!

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

For sure dude. Just trying to find the right type without it looking cheap you know?

@JeremyTavener

2 жыл бұрын

@@BuildCreate Yup! Even some black paint underneath it will probably do. Could always chuck some electrical tape on it to see how it looks. Just FYI - I was trying to find your store again but your Instagram link on YT no longer works :)

Amazing work bro. Just wondering why you needed so many coats of resin on top? Did you get air bubble?

@BuildCreate

Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude! Just to make sure I could get a flat enough surface and not have the weave push though. Zero air bubbles with the xcr resin. You can wave a heat gun over it just incase though.

amazing

@BuildCreate

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Looks great, and it's really helpful to see your thought process. Is the bagging process intended to both form the piece and remove the bubbles from the epoxy?

@lsedanolg

Жыл бұрын

Yep

Has anything happened with the Brat since? How has the new job worked out and has it gave you more time for projects?

Where did you get your flange?

Holy shit that looks good👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

What kind of tape are you using?

that looks absolutely insane! 😍

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude! I’m over the moon with it.

@o_kamil

2 жыл бұрын

@@BuildCreate that budget vacuum idea is a game changer for me. I’m still saving to get my first carbon fiber set but now I see that it is really possible. Thanks 🙏🏼

Looks awesome! What about a rubber seal to fill that gap?

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude. Yeah I’ll definitely add something to it, I won’t close it completely…but reduce it for sure.

use some plastic edging trim looks a maz and love the shop vac and vac bag

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll definitely get something to finish it off 😊. The shop vac and vacuum bags worked so well and saved me a bunch of money!

Hey missing your content! Hope your doing well and you can get some more out soon

При такой технологии изделие будет немного отличаться по размерам от модели, надеюсь что это будет не критично и встанет на место как надо. Но всё же идеально будет если сначала сделать форму, а уже потом в ней заформовать копию.

👏 👏 👏 so good. Where do you get your supplies from?

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude! I get everything from easy composites 😊

@88Frank

2 жыл бұрын

@@BuildCreate thanks. You made it look very doable. Going to have a go at something on my mx5

Not doing CF hood?

Is it okay if u can list out the process in words and the things to get.. , would like to take this as my 1st project.

Yo this reminds me of the stuff I'm doing with my truck as I'm literally doing the same shit. I reckon you should totally should have made a mould of that cowl and made the part from carbon rather than skinning and sanding it multiple times. Only because it looked in good enough condition to make an awesome finished article but you still got an awesome result.

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Oh cool! Yeah it crossed my mind but I knew I could get away with it being slightly oversized. Plus it’s a pretty complex part to make for a first time mold 😂.

@AdamNZ

2 жыл бұрын

@@BuildCreate I believe you could have done it easy, you went as far as vac bag anyways. I’m no composites genius it’s just the surface prep that takes the longest amount of time. All the material costs can be expensive but at least you can make more with a mould plug.

Another great piece mate talented. I think you want to be doing about 20min videos it does good for the KZread algorithm. Keep it up though great content to watch

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s hard hitting the sweet spot on KZread, especially for people with lower sub counts who don’t upload on the regular 😂

Sir I got a question can tell me pls which coil-overs did u use in the front?? I got brat 1981 and I would like to lower it!! But it to difficult to fined something to lower it!!

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Hey man. They are 92-00 civic coilovers. You’ll need a 2mm shim for the bottom of the shock to fit into the knuckle and make an adapter plate (6mm aluminium) for the top.

Hi brother . I have a question, what are the two white cloth called that you put on top of the carbon fiber ?

@BuildCreate

Жыл бұрын

Hey man. The first is a release cloth and the second is a bleed cloth 🤙🏻

Been waiting for my XCR for 2 solid months now, due to Brexit the delivery is taking so long now it's pure misery. But fantastic work on your project!

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Man that sucks! Can’t believe it’s taking that long dude.

@298FAB

2 жыл бұрын

The price went up a fair wack too ✌️😬 purchased from them over 5 years was shocked

What carbon sheets were you using as i would like to do the same to my lexus LS

@BuildCreate

Жыл бұрын

220gsm weight 3x3 twill

Looks like a $500 part from a major carbon fiber company. You were smiling like you were holding your new baby at the end lol. I don't blame you though, I'd be super proud of that too!

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

😂. Appreciate the kind words dude!

I really wonder what the weight is now, with the holes in it, because you told us that it was 400gr, but that was before you trimmed and cut it. Must be lighter now, right? Looks freaking awesome btw😍

@BuildCreate

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure to be honest dude! I’ll definitely weigh it again at some point. It’s feather weight that’s for sure.

Whats your wet sanding process like post 2k clear? Ive always done 1k, 1k wet, 2k wet, 3k wet, buff, polish.

@BuildCreate

2 ай бұрын

Usually it’s 1500 wet, 2000 wet, 3000 (trizact) wet, rotary heavy cut, DA heavy cut and then polish with the DA again.

Doesn't it defeat the purpose of vacuum bagging if you put more layer of resin after. Clear coat only also will yield good result.

Nice job with the vacuum bag can you remember what size the bag was by any chance?

@BuildCreate

3 ай бұрын

Thanks dude. Can’t remember the exact size, it was the biggest size they had.

@psycho3344

3 ай бұрын

@@BuildCreate I'm doing the same process as you right now only I have forgot to use the breather material inside the bag so hopefully I haven't fused the peel ply to the epoxy on my panel!! 😂

@BuildCreate

3 ай бұрын

@@psycho3344 the peel ply will come off. The breather/bleeder is used to absorb excess resin 🤙🏻