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

 

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.

 

wat he said...nice find! haha lets see it

 

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.

 

Yes, thats right.

 

Did they even have different hoods on the '91? Aside from Turbo and N/A of course.

 

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?

 

You might be able to find the aluminum hood on the S4 models... Good luck..

gil

 

Bought an '87 S4 for parts with an automatic tranny and power mirrors on ebay for $200 - guess what? It came with an aluminum hood WITHOUT the scoop! Much nicer... Have decided to sell my TII hood and install this one instead. They're out there guys, must never stop looking. ~rich

 

just tap it with your finger nail and then tap the hood on any other car. It sounds a lot different from steel IMO.

 

i think its bullshit, but details might sway my opinion.

 

my 86 GXL has an aluminum hood, they came that way from the factory. BTW magnets dont stick to alum.

chris

 

my 86 GXL has a steel hood, original too

 

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

 

you ****** my 86 has a steel hood, but my recently accquired 91' has an aluminum TII hood ^_^

 

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.

 

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 ****

 

dam i still dont know if its a gxl or gtu ahhh....

 

Read?

 

thanks guess i didnt catch that reply , dam my cam is actin up ill get the pics up as soon as i can

 

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.

 

My 87 (Ex-Automatic-Ex-Fuel injected-Ex-N/A... LOL) came with an aluminum hood...

 

dammit I paid $210 for a red aluminum hood that seriously looks like it got hit by golfball sized hale.

 

haha

 

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.