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07-12-11, 12:31 PM

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88 fc vert

I have been told that the hood on a 2nd gen convert is aluminum, which was done to help the weight bias...anybody know if its really aluminum?

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07-12-11, 12:36 PM

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put a magnet to it!..if it doesn't stick it is Aluminum.
The aluminum hood is about 28 pounds,and you would really "know" if you had a steel one as they are about 56 Pounds.and like a Sled!

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07-12-11, 01:03 PM

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i guess that was a dumb question...did all the verts have these our just some?

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07-12-11, 01:58 PM

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All verts are supposed to have aluminum hoods.

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07-12-11, 05:06 PM

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I heard the joke a little differently...the mechanics says to the penguin it looks like you blew a seal, penguin says no that just alittle ice cream....

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