1985_RX-7

Does anybody know of any comanies that make carbon fiber hoods for the 1st gen... 1985????????????????????????????????

SS124A

i think you are on the wrong forum....


I'll refrain from going any further.


But I don't know of any off-hand.

I know of some local guys who make their living making/repairing composite body panels from race cars that could make one.

purple82

www.rotorhead.ca

he's got them coming.

1985_RX-7

Thank ya.

evil_motors

iTrader: (3)

the hood doesnt weigh anything as it is.. what are you gonna save like 2 pounds? for like $400 or maybe more.. i would look to weight savings elsewhere... like the back hatch.. or my gut.. if you just like the look of it you can get decals..

1985_RX-7

just tyin 2 save money my hood is thrashed.

Stevan

iTrader: (17)

According to the ISC Racing web site the stock hood weighs 35lbs., and their fiberglass hood is 13, thats a 22lb. difference. The stock rear hatch is 28, and the lexan one is 9, thats 19lbs. The hood wins in weight savings. Carbonfiber should be lighter. The carbonfiber hood with clearcoat is Rice, painted it's just a weight savings.

purple82

Any weight savings above the cg lowers the cg. In addition, reducing weight at the ends of the car reduces the polar moment of inertia, aiding in the car's ability to quickly change direction.

This hood has some vents designed to help engine compartment cooling.

It's REALLY hard to get carbon fiber smooth enough to look good when it's painted. It has a tendancy to be wavy and it really shows when it's all one glossy color. If the hood isn't perfectly smooth, I'd leave it unpainted.

mikewoodkozar

where do you get a light rear hatch?

Stevan

iTrader: (17)

It's REALLY hard to get carbon fiber smooth enough to look good when it's painted. It has a tendancy to be wavy and it really shows when it's all one glossy color. If the hood isn't perfectly smooth, I'd leave it unpainted.[/QUOTE]

Where did you get this information?

purple82

I've read that Ferrari spent a considerable amount of extra money on the tooling and processes to form the body panels on the Enzo to bring the CF body panels up to a condition where they would look good when painted. Apearenty they had quality problems in the prototype stages.

Maybe Manntis will chime in on how the CF version is going.