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1st gen hood swap with TII hood

Old Jun 28, 2004 | 02:48 PM
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1st gen hood swap with TII hood

How hard would it be to get a TII hood to fit on the 1st gen.? b.c i like how the hoods look on the TII's b.c my friend has a white TII and i just love how the scoop looks
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 02:52 PM
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Your thinking a 2ed gen rx7 hood will fit on a 1st gen rx7 ? wrong !! way wrong !! sorry.
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 02:56 PM
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how hard would it be to make it fit? or can i buy the scoop alone somewhere and get it molded on?
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 03:04 PM
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yeah, thats the way to go about it. buy a fibre glass scoop and mould it in. 1st gen hoods are real short.
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 06:42 PM
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It's alittle bit of a pain in the ***. Most TII hoods are aluminum, while the 1st gen hoods are not. Steel and aluminum don't weld together so some sort of fastner has to be used, and then some good body work to cover the seams.
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 07:16 PM
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Originally posted by 85TIIDEVIL
It's alittle bit of a pain in the ***. Most TII hoods are aluminum, while the 1st gen hoods are not. Steel and aluminum don't weld together so some sort of fastner has to be used, and then some good body work to cover the seams.
Thats why he said to get a fiber glass scoop
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 07:17 PM
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 08:11 PM
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Mantis used to have them at http://rotorhead.ca/ I could swear, but I don't see it anymore.
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 09:04 PM
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Check Ebay, I think 75.00
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Old Jun 29, 2004 | 12:29 AM
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http://www.cpracing.ca/ $100 go to products > Mazda > Universal T2 replica Hood scoop
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