Contestant #4 for The Real JDM’s blogger search is Mr Stanley Ku. I’ve been a fan of Stanley’s blog for a while now. He has excellent taste in cars and is someone who truly “gets it”. Of course I was really excited when he said that he wanted to write for us here. Stanley does not just talk about it, he lives it as well. He has one of the cleaner private built S2000s I’ve seen. Plus he has a thing for the E30 M3 (he owns one I believe) which sits well with me.

Lets see if you are as excited about having Stanley write here as I am. Comment here and/or on facebook with the word WIN to cast your vote. Our facebook link is: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bulletproof-Automotive-GT-RR-Bespoke-Ventures/91893123527

— Stanley’s Post Follows —

Title - Endless Possibilities

Endless-R of Japan is offering a recent technology that allows any parts that won’t surpass 150° Celsius or 300° Fahrenheit to be wrapped in dry carbon fiber. This is more just than a cosmetic enhancement. Endless-R conducted a strength test on a 80mm piece of aluminum that is 20mm thick to see how much force it could withstand.

Converting that to units that we understand.

I’m not sure how the test was exactly conducted, but either way, the results are very impressive and speak for themselves. This is similar to the method that Nismo used to reinforce parts of the chassis in the Z-tune. In the case of the Z-tune, the dry carbon parts were created separately and bonded to the chassis by special glue and bolted/riveted on. Areas that were prone to high stress such as the transmission tunnel and strut towers were covered to provide extra strength. The additional weight of the carbon fiber is very minimal but the strength increase is exponential.

Here’s a few pictures showcasing the technology. They have covered their intake plenum and pipes with carbon fiber. These parts don’t need additional rigidity so in this case, it’s done more as a cosmetic mod to showcase the possibilities.

These following pictures are what really impress me. They are from the actual company, Carbon Dry, which offers this service to Endless-R. They have coated the OEM GT-R wheels. The weave is perfect even with all the sharp, tight corners. The details are just exquisite.

Contact Endless-R at http://www.endless-r.com/ for any questions or interests. However, it may be easier to just contact Ben because Bulletproof / GT-RR is a distributor for Carbon Dry. Besides the temperature of the parts to never surpass 150° Celsius, the only other limitation is the size of your wallet.

The link for more information is here: http://gt-rr.com/gt-r/r35/gt-rr_one-off_parts/part/carbon_fiber_protec_system/pid/693

Stanley Ku, July 07, 2009