Date:         Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:01:04 -0400
Reply-To:     Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Speaking of custom interiors...
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Don's email about not wanting to damage a nicely done interior got me
thinking . . . okay, really I've been thinking about it for some time.
 If you're going to re-do the interior, what about using materials
that would stand up to the kind of abuse our vans get, something
lighter too?  Granted, it would probably be cost-prohibitive, but what
about building the cabinets out of something like carbon fiber?
Thinner, lighter, stronger (more expensive) . . .  You could
conceivably gain slightly more space and lighten the van
significantly, yah?  Sure, it's kind of a crazy idea, but why not run
with the idea and see where it takes us?  What about other materials?
Any materials scientists on this list?  Other cabinet makers/craftsman
who have worked with unusual materials?  Is fiberglass too tacky, too
damageable?

Marc