85TIIDEVIL

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I'm having my 90 painted... and I got myself a aluminum hood for it, however the bodyshop says the hood is pointless to repair unless I want a entire layer of bondo. Looks like it was in a hail storm. A NEW hood, aluminum, from MAZDA, is $950+. So I figure go Carbon Fiber if I'm going to spend that much.

Anyone know a spot that sells plainjane carbon fiber hoods or MABEY one with a cowl.

I'm going to do a search now also. Thanks.

gergrx7

i dont know any carbon fiber hoods for an FC with any type of vents. there is a guy on the forum who sells one with vents that is fiberglass for like 379. then www.speedmachineperformance.com sells carbone fiber hoods for NA and turbo.

Aesop Rock

ther used to be a website to get carbon fiber hoods, i was planning on ordering one myself....but it seems to have dissapeared

91mazdarx7

ive searched the internet but the only site that i know of is what gergrx7 said

sectachrome

www.speedmachineperformance.com is the site i believe you guys are looking for...seems they dont have the n/a cf hoods anymore though...

edit: durrrr nevermind he already got it

Ocelot

If you dont want to spend lots of money, just get a good condition used one. CF hoods IMO are useless most of the time compared to the aluminum ones. You save hardly any extra weight, and they dont make your car like go magically faster or turn better, most people just get them for looks.

fc3sdrifting

why not go to the junkyard or something and get the aluminum one back.

85TIIDEVIL

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Because I figured I could just order a CF one. Guess not. Dammmm I guess now I can't magicly go or turn faster.

totallimmortal

you can just order one but would you rather spend 650 for a hood or spend somne time trying to find a used one for a fraction of that

Personally if i had the $ i'd go CF cuase i like it but thats just my opinion

85TIIDEVIL

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I e-mailed the guy/s at SpeedMachinePerformance about making the hood without the scoop or flipping the scoop backwards which I shouldn't see being a problem since they say on their website they're making them inhouse and need 14 days+ to fabricate.

Has anyone ever bought a hood / delt with this place...?

Fritz_X

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http://www.speedmachineperformance.c...il?v=1&pid=434

I know it has been posted but I opted to provide the direct link!

--Fritz

85TIIDEVIL

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So noones ever delt with them huh...? Anyone have an aluminum hood for sale. Preferably N/A but TII also. In good shape for cheaper then $649.00..?.

introVert

Check ebay, and the F/S section under 2nd gen in this forum. They are known to appear there now and again...

TK

Dltreezan

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my mold got fuxored on my fiberglass hood so I am doing another design yet AGAIN this time doing it right. Gimme a cup la weeks and Ill have a new design that i will offer in Cf. Check out fc3s.org

Madrx7racer

any chanc of a CHEAPER CF TII hood?

85TIIDEVIL

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Any chance they'll be with a backwards TII scoop..?

Dltreezan

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yup very similar....and much cheaper, prolly around the 470-520 range when I get done....ill kep you guys posted. I had a perfect hood before and brainfarted on the release agent which made things a lil hard and then the mold got raped as well so I gotsta start over....

j200pruf

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If you want a sweet CF hood, go to Rotary Extreme and get the RE A one. But you are really going to have to pay.

Hey D, I am almost out of school, but I don't know if I am going to have Fridays off any time soon(I haven't had for a very long time). But hopefully I can get over there and help you out some.

M's

beleive www.fc3s.org has them

Dltreezan

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sounds good

ill be moving back to wilson NC in july sometime and when i have a decent mold you can come over and make yourself a hood for free.

ajsuper7

cant you just find a junkyard or salvage yard that has rx7s, i found my parts car at a place in austin that had 5 2nd gens and they had all the options i wanted, clutch type lsd from a 87 gxl, aluminum hood, whatever i needed.