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Competition Car Composites: A Practical Handbook (Revised 2nd Edition)
Simon Mcbeath
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Description for Competition Car Composites: A Practical Handbook (Revised 2nd Edition)
Hardcover. From basic methods to advanced techniques: with chapters covering materials, patterns, moulds, components and technology upgrades applicable to the home workshop, this book will help any reader - whether building, repairing, or developing competition cars or components - to exploit composites technology to gain performance advantages. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 244 x 21. Weight in Grams: 824.
Composites have been around since ancient civilisations began making bricks from clay and straw. Glass fibre, carbon fibre and aramid fibres - to name but three - are recent innovations, yet today there are few competition cars that don't have at least some components made out of one or more of these materials. However, while it is well known that glass fibre technology can be used in the home workshop, what may not be so widely realised is that more advanced fibres also lend themselves to DIY methods.This revised edition of Competition Car Composites starts by examining the materials and ... Read more
Composites have been around since ancient civilisations began making bricks from clay and straw. Glass fibre, carbon fibre and aramid fibres - to name but three - are recent innovations, yet today there are few competition cars that don't have at least some components made out of one or more of these materials. However, while it is well known that glass fibre technology can be used in the home workshop, what may not be so widely realised is that more advanced fibres also lend themselves to DIY methods.This revised edition of Competition Car Composites starts by examining the materials and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Veloce Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Dorset, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845849054
SKU
V9781845849054
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Simon Mcbeath
Simon McBeath is a life-long motorsport enthusiast, a competitor for over 30 years, Press Officer for Gurston Down Speed hillclimb, where he is also a hillclimb school instructor, and a freelance writer who contributes regularly to Racecar Engineering and other magazines.During more than three decades of involvement in UK hillclimbs and sprints, he has prepared, raced, and made composite components ... Read more
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