Hey, I got in a bit of a fender bender in the AE92 the other day and am now in the need of a new hood... so I thought I'd look into some CF options because the stock hood weighs a billion pounds...
I found one made by "carbon creations"
Any one have one? or used the company for anything else?
Still no progress... I have no where to work on it, I have a celica in my garage that I'm fixing up to sell with no plates on it and flat tires... so I can't take the corolla apart anywhere.
I'm closing on a house on the 18th, so it probably won't get touched till after that when I have a nice 2 car garage
I found one site that said the weight of the hood was 35 lbs in the description.... which I find hard to believe. If that's the case I won't bother because the stock hood is like 43 lbs... I emailed the company that makes it, but they haven't responded.
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Some places use the factory underside metal half of the hood and just epoxy the carbon fiber hood skin to that. Otherwise, if it was all carbon fiber, it should be lighter than 35lbs.
And I went to the Crazy Rays today. I found the GTS all the way in the back. I was going to snatch the rear disc but someone else around here is building up an AE92 as well I think. Both the rear hubs, disc, calipers and the ebrake is gone. However, the arms are still there. I should've unbolted the arms and throw them into the river. So when they realize they need them, they're not there... I want the rear disc brakes!
you couldn't peice together a kit from the two of the GT-Ss? I would just collect all the parts you can and look for the parts you need later. The latteral link isn't a big deal, I'm pretty sure you can just use 2 SR5/sedan front links for the GT-S hub
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'89 RX-7 TurboII - Megasquirt-3 - 270 rwhp
'89 Corolla SR5 - 4AGE ST 20V 6spd LSD, Megasquirt II, Koni Race Dampers + GroundControls + camber plates F/R, GT-S Rear brakes
'81 BMW R65 For Sale: GT-S strut bar + Front GT-S koni yellows
I just bit the bullet and bought one... I'll let you guys know what I think.
Nice!!
If I wasn't so deep into my FX16 build, I would jump on one of these hoods. But only if they weigh much less than 35 lbs.
I saw one on e-bay last year that they said weighed 22 lbs (I think), but that was going for $900 if my memory serves me right.
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If I wasn't so deep into my FX16 build, I would jump on one of these hoods. But only if they weigh much less than 35 lbs.
I saw one on e-bay last year that they said weighed 22 lbs (I think), but that was going for $900 if my memory serves me right.
well, the shipping weight is 25 lbs, and that includes all the packing material, so hopefully it'll be below 20.
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'01 Impreza 2.5 RS - Mud flaps, skid plates, Gravel Dampers
'89 RX-7 TurboII - Megasquirt-3 - 270 rwhp
'89 Corolla SR5 - 4AGE ST 20V 6spd LSD, Megasquirt II, Koni Race Dampers + GroundControls + camber plates F/R, GT-S Rear brakes
'81 BMW R65 For Sale: GT-S strut bar + Front GT-S koni yellows
well, the shipping weight is 25 lbs, and that includes all the packing material, so hopefully it'll be below 20.
I want one!!!
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'87 Corolla, AE82 FX-16, 4A-GZE swap (autocrosser)
'03 Tundra 4X4 Access Cab, (FX tow vehicle/Home Depot runner)
Modification: Changing something to what you thought it should have been from the start!
NICE!!! im interested in how this looks, everyone that wanted a CF hood and now that a company has one no one has one on this site yet???? to bad i went with a levein front otherwise i would totally jump on this too. cant wait to see the pics when you get it up. btw i think my levin hood weighs somthing like 50lbs lol.
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