I notcied that the hood on my 87 TII is much lighter than the hood on my 87 N/A. Its all painted, so how can I tell if its aluminum? Did the 87 TII come with the aluminum hood stock?

-Joe

 

try to stick a magnet to it no sticky=aluminium

 

IF it feels like it is 20lbs lighter than the other hood, its probably aluminum.

 

Ahhh...why didn't I think of the magnet? Good idea man! I'll check it tonight. Are these rare, and are they an option on TII's or were they standard?

-Joe

 

There doesnt seem to be any particular order when it came to putting aluminum or steel hoods on FCs. Some had them..and some didnt. There are a few models that always came with them, I think the S4 sports and the S5 GTUs's, but other than that, its anyones guess. Im lucky my 88 Turbo2 had one

 

my 88 base has one, while an 88 GXL parts car has the steel

 

my 88 gtu (sport) didnt have one, but i got one at the junk yard for 35$ eheheheheh.

 

All convertibles have them.

 

all US spec might have had them...i have a heavy *** one on my turbo vert...wish I had a light one like my old fc TII did...they did not have the gas guzzler tax in euorpe so it did not matter back then

 

I dont think my 87' TII has one - it feels the same as my friend's 91' Base - pretty damn heavy.

 

I think you can also tell by where the latch loop thingy connects to the hood, the aluminum one is riveted on, and steel is welded. I think.

 

youll notice a huge difference in the weights, the aluminum takes no effort to open, the steel is freakin heavy in comparison. s4's seem to have more aluminum hoods than s5's b/c from what i understand mazda wanted good gas milage ratings on the early ones so they made them as light as possible. kinda funny how older fc's got the better parts ie alum. hood, alum. jack and spare, better lsd, etc.

 

My 89 vert's hood is heavy. I was almost positive it's steel.

 

I was told that all S5's have them and then the only S4s were the 88 GTU.

 

Heaviest aluminum I've lifted then. I am comparing to my friend 88TII hood.

 

Mine is steel...Maybe...I am going to do the magnet test...it's FREAKIN heavy! Regardless, I am going to have someone make me a fiberglass one!

 

ooh, wanna make me one with a scoop for the intake....really?