Cool beans, bigbird,
I have carbon on hand and still went with hardwood. Once epoxied in place correctly it will give you just as much strength as carbon. You can wedge the wood in better than the carbon. And as I said before, the rest is up to a snug fittin' retract. I also have quite some confidence in my wheel wells. They do add to overall strength in that area. Not to mention the much nicer appearence. Let's keep this thread alive and the pictures coming. I love it [8D].