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This looks cool. I may have to copy this scheme.. or something similar (CF Hood)
I was worried about getting a Carbon Fiber Hood because of my crazy ass weird color.. but i found this while browsing for parts just now. I Wonder if getting the JDM Front Bumper will mess with the 2 tone look much...
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January 6, 2007
Lexus officially announced that they arent f***ing around anymore
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^^^^ tooo civic, Z3's are overplayed at best in my opinion.....check out eddie Sean....he has the same paint on his cf hood on his Gen4...I like it lots
^agreed. So Civic-ish..
I thought I read somewhere that the hood in like 35-45lbs vs CF hood of around 5-10lbs. Could be wrong, but it sounds about right
I'm diggin' the look, although I don't much know about Z3 fenders. But that's a reasonable savings on the hood there... 25-45 lbs less? I can see the potential in that... how much does a CF hood run for nowadays?
a good mechanic is like a good bj giver- you always go the person that gave the service to you, and if they are not available - you just sit at home and fiddle with the problem yourself until a substandard result is met
Hmmm... maybe I'll stick to custom intake/hood scoop for now... Actually, about the stock hoods, is it possible to remove the reinforcing from underneath without any horribly adverse effects? I suppose you could at least save a few pounds with that, even if it isn't the 40 lb difference as with CF.
a good mechanic is like a good bj giver- you always go the person that gave the service to you, and if they are not available - you just sit at home and fiddle with the problem yourself until a substandard result is met
Depends what you really want to do with your car. Personally, weight reduction is the way to go. That hood scoop will only be cosmetic. I have no idea how to take that frame off for the hood. I haven't looked under that fireproof matting or whatever it is, I assume its welded on because I haven't seen any bolts sticking through the hood ha
But I'd also be afraid that it'll end up with bends sooner or later without that frame or someone will sit on the end of your hood
Makes sense... I actually don't think I even have the matting underneath my hood. I'll take a look tommorow. I remember seeing it on one of our old cars, but I don't think I've seen it on the Cam. And yeah, I'm pretty sure it's welded on, although IIRC it's just tack welds.
a good mechanic is like a good bj giver- you always go the person that gave the service to you, and if they are not available - you just sit at home and fiddle with the problem yourself until a substandard result is met
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This looks cool. I may have to copy this scheme.. or something similar (CF Hood)
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