Manntis

There have been a few threads about this in the past, but have seem to have fizzled.

I find myself with a crew willing to make CF hoods with stock hinge and hood latch mounting points and fibreglass reinforcement. Lightweight, clearcoated carbon fibre, and no hood pins neccesssary, though realistically it would be more of a cosmetic upgrade as our stock hoods are fairly light to begin with. I can make one with either stock lines or a vent to release engine bay heat - it depends on what the majority ask for.

These would be made and warehoused by Rotorhead, eliminating supply problems. Price would be about $599 USD (or less, if quantity permits)

if you're genuinely interested in such an item for your car, please email info@rotorhead.ca - if I receive enough expressions of interest from people seriously considering such hoods I could justify the cost of the mold, CF, and other materials. Your emails will also determine whether I go with the stock lines or vented hood. Emailing does not commit you to buying one, but truly interested parties only please.

edit: sorry, I saw the other recent thread after I'd already posted this one. Nonetheless, email!

82streetracer

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$599 sounds realistic to me, I would be interested in a vented hood or stock looking hood.

If it was vented, I would like to see a kind of louvered look. I dont know the site, but I have seen some louvered first gen hoods on this japanies site and I thought it looked pretty slick. It had a old school 80's look to it that really seamed to match the style of the car.

otherwise, I would just be looking for a simple single vent, opne right behind the radiator, and probably about as wide also. With somewhat squared off corners, as the car is somewhat square when looking at it from the top.

just tossing out ideas here.

Maybe a NACA duct behind the passenger headlight. Seams like all the guys with turbos or SE's have there filter right there.

a combo of one of the vents and the NACA duct would sell me on one. although I wouldnt have the money until the turbo swap is done.

My hood is creased so I plan on getting a new one soon.

but the price is on, and your the man with kind of stuff.

capri93

This is getting scary how many people make these or are tring to get these made i hope somebody actualy succeeds. Yes im interested a well designed vent that help draw air throught the compartment. but the lower the price goes the more people that are gonna want them.
Ps stock latch and hinges would be a major plus andmay be a selling point for some people me included.

Manntis

I'm working with a guy that makes replica lamborghinis to engineer the metal substructure that will allow stock hinge, prop rod, and latch points. We're also discussing a bit of metal substructure to maintain rigidity, provided it can be made lightweight.

rx7pwrgen1

if that price can include all the latches and stuff and maybe come down a bit and the shipping i dunno, theres a guy that said he could make one for 450 with scoop but if urs has the reinforcment and the hinges dunno but i dont think its worth the 150 but we will see

cosmicbang

Depending on the weight I might be interested. Do you have any idea how much reduction it will achieve?

leif

Ill make a hood for $10.00 yes thats right $10 dollars!!! but shipping will be ~$450....ok ok ok, um why buy a CF hood for $599 (come on lets just say $600 people this ain wall mart) when you can buy a fiberglass hood for much much less (like $150) and the only weight savings of CF over FB is ~1lbs...just cut down on the cheeseburgers, loose a pound...the use the money you saved from not buying cheese burgers all of the time to buy your self a nice new fiberglass hood!

cheapasaurus REX

mmmm...now carbon fiber cheeseburgers...now THAT is an idea

Manntis

It's looking like a vented hood is the way to go.

Manntis

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85rotarypower

Sorry to say it, but at $600 US per hood, thats a little steep for most people. I really wouldn't pay much more than $200 for a CF hood. But what do I know about making CF parts. NOTHING!!!

85rotarypower

Goddamn proxy error. Double post

Manntis

agreed, but it is a large CF part mounting to stock points. I'm going to try to get the price down but I'd rather plan for a reasonable, if high, price and come down than announce a 'cheap' part then have to raise the price to make it viable.

alien_rx7

I think the price is justified. Seems like good CF hoods that have the stock mounting points so one does not have to use hood pins cost this much or more. And I said good which means they have the reinforcing in them and virtually look stock underneath as well as on top except for the fiber look which can be painted over for the complete stock look. If you want to be cheap go buy one of your $200 CF hoods and watch it shatter when the first kicked up rock or hailstone hits it, not to mention it may have manufacturing defects such as bubbling.

d0 Luck

how about $300 w/o shipping.. sorry, but i'm poor

Mr BiG G

heh....i wouldn't mind a non reinforced one with out the stock hinges.....there is a price to pay for weight reduction.....it should be cheaper tho i guess.....about 400 canadian!

Manntis

As I said at the start of this thread, our stock hoods really aren't all that heavy. This would be more about visible carbon fibre than about noticeable weight loss for the car.

Northern 7

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If the price were to come down, I would be interested in the vented style - at $600 usd ($750 Can), the cost outweighs the benifit (IMO). I would also like to know where they will be shipping from and if there will be an opportunity to "pick up" rather than pay the shipping.

cosmicbang

What does the stock FB hood weigh, about 35 lbs? Could a carbon fibre save 25 lbs? If not weight, what is the benefit, other than the venting? A hood will look the same otherwise regardless of the material it is made from. Please clarify thanks.

Manntis

the carbon fibre will be clearcoated so the material is clearly visible, hence "it would be more of a cosmetic upgrade as our stock hoods are fairly light to begin with" as I originally stated.

82streetracer

iTrader: (1)

what are you thinking for the vent???

Dltreezan

iTrader: (3)

wrong forum...lool...

Manntis

single rectangular vent with squared-U surround similar to but not as deep as this type:

82streetracer

iTrader: (1)

sounds good to me.

sort-of like this one. I was planning to add this to my existing hood, and mount the oil cooler there, but I decided it was too much hassle.

85rotarypower

I don't know. I just can't justify to myself paying that much for a hood that is purely for looks. The stocker isn't too heavy, as mentioned. And a loss of only 20lbs is barely worth it. I would rather modify mine to accept a TII style scoop and lighten it a little. On my car, which is black, you would barely notice that its CF anyway.