Wangtastic
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- Jason
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- Calgary, Alberta
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- 98 Evo V, 73 Mach 1, 97 GTI VR6, 78 Cobra II
Hello Mimosa, thank you for considering our kit, and compiling such a comprehensive and informative list for the A90 community! Ive been lurking on the forums for a while now, and figured I would chime in about the Infamous Aero widebody kit and share a few more pictures/ information about the product.
Our body kit was developed with our in house 3D scanner, and 3D printer. We scanned the entire body of the Mk5, and designed the wide body kit in CAD to ensure it fits perfectly. The prototype plugs were 3D printed, test fitted, bodyworked and then a mold was made from those to produce the final product.
The red car is Unit 00 - The Prototype vehicle
In this phase, Unit 00 was very much a prototype vehicle. Most of the kit at this point was made of GFRP (fibreglass) from rudimentary molds, however the front fenders were a modge-podge mix of GFRP, bonded to the factory aluminum fenders, with a crap load of bondo haha. The "fender blade" as we call it, was purely 3D printed PLA, with more bondo, all wrapped up in pretty red vinyl. If anybody has first hand experience with 3D printed PLA, they know how... not... ideal the material is in real world application, honestly, I am very surprised they lasted all summer, especially with how the owner uses this car haha. These parts were a proof in concept for us as a company, making sure it was physically possible for us to manufacture and install a widebody kit properly. I do have a fair amount of composites experience from my time on my local univeristy Formula SAE team during my engineering undergrad, but besides that this was completely new to our company, and everyone in it.
This car made its debut with our Infamous Aero indestructible front splitter, and later in the season we also developed our "Ghost Tail" rear spoiler. Again, in these pictures the prototype part was made from 3D printed PLA, Bondo, and hopes and dreams. We are actually just finalizing the tooling to make the production versions now.
The black car is Unit 01 - The First Production Type Vehicle
Over the winter, we did some final bodywork to Unit 00's widebody kit, and remade all of the tooling (molds) from it to create the production version of the kit. I painted and installed Unit 01's kit in house so don't judge the paint job too bad, I am not a painter, and have have no professional bodywork experience/training haha. In the production version of the kit the entire front fender is GFRP, reinforced with carbon to ensure longevity due to the extra loads experience/caused by the fender blade. The fender blade itself is also made from carbon reinforced GFRP.
In order to cater to the tastes of different owners, we always intended to have the option of cutting the rear reliefs of our quarter panels for a more aggressive style. We did so with Unit 01. Unit 01 made its debut with a Street Hunter wing, our Infamous Aero rear diffuser, and a custom mini livery, i believe these two cars really showcase how our kits can be personalized to be either "clean" or aggressive depending on the supporting mods. Also shown in the pictures are our INFMS display license plates. These come with every kit and are made from pure carbon fiber, embossed with reflective lettering and are serialized with the production unit and date of the wide body kit. We figured we'd go the extra mile with our "Certificate of Authenticity"
I will be making another post addressing some comments/concerns I've seen in this thread, but please feel free to comment/ DM me for any other questions. I would love to help in any way I can!
Our body kit was developed with our in house 3D scanner, and 3D printer. We scanned the entire body of the Mk5, and designed the wide body kit in CAD to ensure it fits perfectly. The prototype plugs were 3D printed, test fitted, bodyworked and then a mold was made from those to produce the final product.
The red car is Unit 00 - The Prototype vehicle
In this phase, Unit 00 was very much a prototype vehicle. Most of the kit at this point was made of GFRP (fibreglass) from rudimentary molds, however the front fenders were a modge-podge mix of GFRP, bonded to the factory aluminum fenders, with a crap load of bondo haha. The "fender blade" as we call it, was purely 3D printed PLA, with more bondo, all wrapped up in pretty red vinyl. If anybody has first hand experience with 3D printed PLA, they know how... not... ideal the material is in real world application, honestly, I am very surprised they lasted all summer, especially with how the owner uses this car haha. These parts were a proof in concept for us as a company, making sure it was physically possible for us to manufacture and install a widebody kit properly. I do have a fair amount of composites experience from my time on my local univeristy Formula SAE team during my engineering undergrad, but besides that this was completely new to our company, and everyone in it.
This car made its debut with our Infamous Aero indestructible front splitter, and later in the season we also developed our "Ghost Tail" rear spoiler. Again, in these pictures the prototype part was made from 3D printed PLA, Bondo, and hopes and dreams. We are actually just finalizing the tooling to make the production versions now.
The black car is Unit 01 - The First Production Type Vehicle
Over the winter, we did some final bodywork to Unit 00's widebody kit, and remade all of the tooling (molds) from it to create the production version of the kit. I painted and installed Unit 01's kit in house so don't judge the paint job too bad, I am not a painter, and have have no professional bodywork experience/training haha. In the production version of the kit the entire front fender is GFRP, reinforced with carbon to ensure longevity due to the extra loads experience/caused by the fender blade. The fender blade itself is also made from carbon reinforced GFRP.
In order to cater to the tastes of different owners, we always intended to have the option of cutting the rear reliefs of our quarter panels for a more aggressive style. We did so with Unit 01. Unit 01 made its debut with a Street Hunter wing, our Infamous Aero rear diffuser, and a custom mini livery, i believe these two cars really showcase how our kits can be personalized to be either "clean" or aggressive depending on the supporting mods. Also shown in the pictures are our INFMS display license plates. These come with every kit and are made from pure carbon fiber, embossed with reflective lettering and are serialized with the production unit and date of the wide body kit. We figured we'd go the extra mile with our "Certificate of Authenticity"
I will be making another post addressing some comments/concerns I've seen in this thread, but please feel free to comment/ DM me for any other questions. I would love to help in any way I can!
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