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Home fabrication versus shop.
There are far cheaper ways of fabricating a carbon fiber part than the procedure of mold making, layup, vacuum bagging and infusion. That is a standard method of producing near perfect parts with measured performance targets of resin to fiber ratios and little to no inclusion flaws.
Simple hand layup over a foam buck that will become part of the structure is far less time consuming and less costly if not as tight in part tolerance.
As far as crash resistance, you might find information on allied use of composites. Judicious application of Kevlar fibers as well as aluminum sheets can result in tremendous strength and energy absorbing abilities.
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