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01-28-06, 05:26 PM
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i just bought a 91 rx7 super clean =) ( will post pics soon ) but i cant figure out if its a gtu or gxl it came with an aluminum hood , any ideas? oh also forget to mention i got it for 700 ( still laughin at my cuz his wife made him sell it ) aight fellas help me figure out which model it is
01-28-06, 07:00 PM
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if you can toss the hood around effortlessly into the air, its aluminum, if it takes a decent amount of work its steel. Also, theres a magnet test, but i forget how it works. i THINK magnet wont stick to aluminum but will stick to steel, i could have that backwards though.
01-28-06, 11:39 PM
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ill have the pics up tomorrow got to wash it and add some more stuff dont want no crusty pics of ma car on the forum , i seen to much dudes get flamed on lol . tell me what you guys think of this , 4g's and im guarnted 11's , sounds like a deal?
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01-28-06, 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by gildardo
You might be able to find the aluminum hood on the S4 models... Good luck..
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01-29-06, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by trinimazdax
tell me what you guys think of this , 4g's and im guarnted 11's , sounds like a deal?
01-29-06, 03:01 PM
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there is so much of a difference in weight, you CANNOT confuse which is steel vs. which is aluminum if you lift them. The aluminum hood will feel like a paperweight in comparison. ~rich
01-29-06, 05:45 PM
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If it's an aluminium hood it'll have rivets instead of welds on the hood latch in the front. You can also lift the alumunium hood up with one finger. 
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my 86 se had a red aluminum hood...then i found a black one at the junk yard...then i sold the red one for 50 bucks...this was 3 years ago when i didnt really know any better... Then about 2 months later i found out i could of sold it for 200 **** 
01-29-06, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by JerryLH3
It's a 1991, therefore it's just a coupe. There were no N/A trim levels, just Coupe, Turbo, or Convertible. The N/A had two different package options that year and that was it.
01-29-06, 09:07 PM
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Last weekend I found an aluminum hood at crazy ray's junkyard on an S5 vert.
Cost me about $37. Black too, same as my S5.
Has some light scratches though, it'll need to be repainted.
I think one of the S4's there also has an aluminum hood.. but I'm not sure.
It's in MD, off Rt1 near Columbia.
Cost me about $37. Black too, same as my S5.
Has some light scratches though, it'll need to be repainted.
I think one of the S4's there also has an aluminum hood.. but I'm not sure.
It's in MD, off Rt1 near Columbia.
01-29-06, 11:25 PM
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Last weekend I found an aluminum hood at crazy ray's junkyard on an S5 vert.
Cost me about $37. Black too, same as my S5.
Has some light scratches though, it'll need to be repainted.
I think one of the S4's there also has an aluminum hood.. but I'm not sure.
It's in MD, off Rt1 near Columbia.
Cost me about $37. Black too, same as my S5.
Has some light scratches though, it'll need to be repainted.
I think one of the S4's there also has an aluminum hood.. but I'm not sure.
It's in MD, off Rt1 near Columbia.
01-30-06, 09:48 PM
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If it has an aluminum hood, then hood has been previously changed. All the 91 hoods were steel, and chances are that it came off an older GTU or TII (if it has the scoop). However, all hoods from 86-91 are identical in shape, size and fit and can be interchanged.