widget88-rx7

I have an 88 n/a vert. The only issues with the body is the hood looks like a few golf ***** bave bounced off the hood (more than 5) I like the way the T2 hoods look. Would you sand fill and repaint the orig. hood. Look for a used t2 in a junk yard or try and find a replacement/aftermarket? What would you do....... what would you do??

DerangedHermit

If the prices are somewhat comparable, I just get a TII hood (unless they don't fit up for some reason).

For you, the TII hood might be worth paying extra for.

Alex6969

dont' get a tII hood unless you have a top mount, the air comming in the scoop will wreak havoc on your cooling system, (as i've been told)

oakback

If you get rid of the vert hood, take it to a metal recycling place, that's a big piece of aluminum. I've always wanted to polish my Al hood.

torean

or if u wanna get rid of it how bout sellin it on the forum....i'd love to get my hands on a vert hood.....the t2 hood for me isnt gonna be too useful after i convert to vmount

widget88-rx7

Thats good to know. I suppose I could always plug it so its just a cosmetic feature?

DerangedHermit

Or sell it on the forum...

takahashiRyosukeFC3S

then you will be creating drag. the hood scoop is in a high pressure zone on the car (see pic) the better way to bypass the hoodscoops use would be to do what I am in the middle of. Fiberglass mold a duct that just exhausts onto the windshield.

all the hoods should be interchangeable.

hope that helps,
TR

EDIT: hmm or exhaust it right on to the turbo or header to help remove heat.... hmmm... that may actually work. *runs to the garage*

lov-2-rev

iTrader: (87)

I'm in the prosess of putting a T2 hood on my 88 vert. It comes down to this; Are you looking for style or performance? I am looking for the style of the T2. In the future, I may want to go turbo with a front mount. In that case, I may want the clean lines of the stock aluminum hood.
I guess what I am saying is, why not have both?

RX drift

what is the issue with the collant sys..

-i Have a 89 vet and i have those same golfball sized dents whats up with that

widget88-rx7

I like the way the TII looks. I think its not to overstated. It makes the car a little sexier I think. So to answer your question its a style thing...

87rx7girl

so some people dont like tii hoods on the fc unless they have a top mount. saying it is ricey, it creats drag. it has no function.

well i put mine on because my N/A hood was extreamly heavy and i was getting problems with my latch springs not wanting to pop it.

i got a tii parts car for 200. it had the hood and hubs i swapped the 2.

so if its creating drag. in order to make most of you happy. do you want me to close the skoop?
thus not creating the drag inside the car?
oh well i like my hood i am keeping it. it was a rare thing to come by around here

SureShot

FWIW- Filling dents in an aluminum hood is impossible to do well.
The soft metal depresses slightly when sanding, then pops back to show a hump.
You can work it for hours & the damn hump will still show.

Maybe contact your local "paintless dent repair" guy. They might be able to fix it.

classicauto

iTrader: (3)

calling bullshit on that one - please correct me if Im wrong but how would having a slightly cooler engine bay while driving at highway speeds "wreak havoc" on you cooling system?

I have seen TONNES of n/a's with either vented hoods or TII hoods and they seem to run fine, but please if Im way out to lunch explain...

True....for an inexperienced body guy.... and the paintless dent removal is a good idea, alot of access to the backside + aluminum is VERY easy to massage

SureShot

I'l be.. One of those hot links actually went right where the subject was referring.

Alex6969

from what i'm told the scoop forces air into the engine bay. when there is no top mont there the air rushes in and creates turbulance, therefore lowering the effectiveness of the radiator, fan shroud and undertray. this is not my experence or opinion, just what i've stumbled upon while surfing around the forums

loudazzrx7

iTrader: (6)

The tII hood is not going to cause any overheating,Hell I have had na with a tII when I lived in the south 100 degress all the time,never had a cooling problem.And this crap about drag
no one on here is racing nascar for a living with there 7 I believe you will be ok but if your racing at Daytona you might have some issues

Jager

iTrader: (10)

But the vert hood is lighter

Sideways7

iTrader: (7)

Assuming theyre both aluminum, wouldnt they be the same?
I have a TII hood and have no cooling problems and it gets damn hot here. It came with the car, but I like it. I think the scoops spices it up a little. Sometimes I wish I had an NA hood to make it more of a sleeper, but oh well.

'87 turbo II

iTrader: (1)

umm the TII coupes didn't have aluminum did they? I thought this was only the convertible ones to save weight added by the motors in the top. The TII hood on a coupe weighs 50 pounds w/ paint. The convertible one is like 30 pounds or so. I don't think TIIs had aluminum unless it's from a TII vert.

classicauto

iTrader: (3)

hate to burst your bubble - but apparently you have TII, 87 right? take a magnet out to your hood and then come back and tell me whether or not its aluminum....

All TII hoods were aluminum, the infamous N/A aluminum hood (people say) was only available on verts but I have a 86 GX winter beater with one, it may have been transplanted though


Than a TII hood? by ounces....whoopee

widget88-rx7

Well Thank you all for the inspired comments. I think I am going to try the paintless dent guy first and the TII hood second. I did find a fiber conposit hood TII style for 439.00 I think (just off the top of my head) is that a good deal? I think the shipping was a flat 150.00 anywhere in the lower 48

Jim

Jager

iTrader: (10)

TII hood is 5lbs heavier if I remember correctly.