I just found out!!! My car has aluminum hood!!!
02-21-02, 08:44 PM
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I just found out!!! My car has aluminum hood!!!
Not untill today that I lifted my cousin's hood I found out how heavy those ****** ******* are!!!! Then I realized my car came with an aluminum hood...
I know dre2000's hood is pretty dam heavy, and he is pullin out the spare tire and other misc things to loose weight, when a lighter hood would do a lot more
02-21-02, 09:37 PM
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UM... I NEVER SAID i was pulling out my spare! I said i'd take it out for planned races and stuff where the little less wieght might help...
Ok John, give me a few hundred dollars for a alum. hood and paint job
AND PLEASE stop post whoring in here, just cuz they took off the counts in the lounge doesnt mean you have to infect the other forums... ESPECIALL THE 2ND GEN forum... you dont even own ANY RX-7.
Ok John, give me a few hundred dollars for a alum. hood and paint job
AND PLEASE stop post whoring in here, just cuz they took off the counts in the lounge doesnt mean you have to infect the other forums... ESPECIALL THE 2ND GEN forum... you dont even own ANY RX-7.
02-22-02, 03:30 AM
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Originally posted by dre_2ooo
AND PLEASE stop post whoring in here, just cuz they took off the counts in the lounge doesnt mean you have to infect the other forums... ESPECIALL THE 2ND GEN forum... you dont even own ANY RX-7.
AND PLEASE stop post whoring in here, just cuz they took off the counts in the lounge doesnt mean you have to infect the other forums... ESPECIALL THE 2ND GEN forum... you dont even own ANY RX-7.
obviously someone doesnt know sarchasm.
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02-22-02, 04:44 PM
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I had one, then I ruined it. But I bought a TII good, so no real loss for me!!!! They are sooooo light! Makes taking it off to do work under there much easier!
02-22-02, 06:09 PM
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Originally posted by Protege Menace
andre, just go back to yoru game of worms obviously someone doesnt know sarchasm.
andre, just go back to yoru game of worms
obviously someone doesnt know sarchasm.
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02-22-02, 06:15 PM
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yeah I'm running the vert & TII w/o the spare.
Mabey I should get a can of fix-a-flat
yeah I'm running the vert & TII w/o the spare.
Mabey I should get a can of fix-a-flat
Fix a Flat is horrible stuff, I hate it. The spare weighs what, 20 lbs.? My weight fluctuates that much
02-22-02, 06:34 PM
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by the way, does anyone know when or if some company ever makes a carbon fiber hood for our cars, how much lighter it will be compared to the TII aluminum hood?
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There is a guy in UT that has a aluminum hood on a parts car, so I could prob pick it up for cheap if anyone wants it. I would pick it up if I had the money
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As for the fix-a-flat thing.... note that most tire sealers (even the new Slime stuff) states (in small print) not for use in speeds over 75 mph (usually).... best to keep the spare....
P.S. Alum. hoods also mark-up easily... I have what could be finger indentations along the front edge of my hood.... But I LOVE the lightweight....
P.S. Alum. hoods also mark-up easily... I have what could be finger indentations along the front edge of my hood.... But I LOVE the lightweight....
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I saw the subject of this thread, and without reading anything I ran to my refridgerator and grabbed a magnet, went to the garage and it did not stick to my 87 TII's hood. WooHoo!
Are all TII's hood's aluminum? I thought I saw somewhere where some were and some were not. Is it a year specific thing or what?
Are all TII's hood's aluminum? I thought I saw somewhere where some were and some were not. Is it a year specific thing or what?
02-23-02, 09:11 PM
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Originally posted by SonicRaT
What models/years did the aluminum hoods come on?
What models/years did the aluminum hoods come on?
02-27-02, 07:44 PM
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Just found that mine has one also. YAY. I decided to try the old magnet thing also. Sorry to bring up an old thread, but I just wanted to share my joy also.
02-28-02, 04:48 AM
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Hi all,
I can't vouch for American RX-7's... but the hoods on J-spec 7's are as follows:
Zenki FC (I think from 86 to 89) were all steel
Koki FC (from 89 to 92) were all aluminum
If I'm wrong on the years, sorry. You can also tell by the tail-lights (unless they were changed, of course).
The "slit"-style lights indicate a Zenki FC, and the round tail-lights are Koki.
Again, these are japanese 7's, so I'm not sure if American 7's are the same.
Hope it helps.
I can't vouch for American RX-7's... but the hoods on J-spec 7's are as follows:
Zenki FC (I think from 86 to 89) were all steel
Koki FC (from 89 to 92) were all aluminum
If I'm wrong on the years, sorry. You can also tell by the tail-lights (unless they were changed, of course).
The "slit"-style lights indicate a Zenki FC, and the round tail-lights are Koki.
Again, these are japanese 7's, so I'm not sure if American 7's are the same.
Hope it helps.
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Like I said... I can't vouch for the American 7's, but the Japanese 7's are as I described.
I've done some looking, and there's not much difference mechanically between the two cars (other than sitting on the right side), so I thought it probable that Mazda US would do the same as Japan.
Thus... because your car is a 92 and it's hood is heavy, we can conclude either:
- US-spec 7's don't follow J-spec trends
or
- Your hood has been replaced due to (insert reason here)
The last is not uncommon -- a body shop would gladly pay $50 to get a hood off a junked car and care less what it was made of...
I've done some looking, and there's not much difference mechanically between the two cars (other than sitting on the right side), so I thought it probable that Mazda US would do the same as Japan.
Thus... because your car is a 92 and it's hood is heavy, we can conclude either:
- US-spec 7's don't follow J-spec trends
or
- Your hood has been replaced due to (insert reason here)
The last is not uncommon -- a body shop would gladly pay $50 to get a hood off a junked car and care less what it was made of...
02-28-02, 03:59 PM
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My N/A 86 Sport had an aluminum hood, but it seems that it was a pretty random thing. it also had the aluminum scissor jack that my friend's GTU didn't.
I remember the late '85 Motor Trend article on the FC talking about it being an option, as did the late '85 Road & Track article on the FC...
I remember the late '85 Motor Trend article on the FC talking about it being an option, as did the late '85 Road & Track article on the FC...
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Originally posted by RotaryMiata
Like I said... I can't vouch for the American 7's, but the Japanese 7's are as I described.
I've done some looking, and there's not much difference mechanically between the two cars (other than sitting on the right side), so I thought it probable that Mazda US would do the same as Japan.
Thus... because your car is a 92 and it's hood is heavy, we can conclude either:
- US-spec 7's don't follow J-spec trends
or
- Your hood has been replaced due to (insert reason here)
The last is not uncommon -- a body shop would gladly pay $50 to get a hood off a junked car and care less what it was made of...
Like I said... I can't vouch for the American 7's, but the Japanese 7's are as I described.
I've done some looking, and there's not much difference mechanically between the two cars (other than sitting on the right side), so I thought it probable that Mazda US would do the same as Japan.
Thus... because your car is a 92 and it's hood is heavy, we can conclude either:
- US-spec 7's don't follow J-spec trends
or
- Your hood has been replaced due to (insert reason here)
The last is not uncommon -- a body shop would gladly pay $50 to get a hood off a junked car and care less what it was made of...
You're wrong on all accounts....though not through any fault of your own...
My car is '92 TII alright, but I live in Greece, therefore we got the JSpec, not the US...
There are quite some differences between J- and US- spec cars, mainly in electric and electronic circuits/equipment (as much as I can attest). This has to do with different placement, different connectors and wiring etc etc....
And my TII is mint, without so much as a scratch on it....knew the owner, and he kept it in perfect condition. So the hood is original, and it still weighs too god damn much...
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Originally posted by The Ace
You're wrong on all accounts....though not through any fault of your own...
My car is '92 TII alright, but I live in Greece, therefore we got the JSpec, not the US...
There are quite some differences between J- and US- spec cars, mainly in electric and electronic circuits/equipment (as much as I can attest). This has to do with different placement, different connectors and wiring etc etc....
And my TII is mint, without so much as a scratch on it....knew the owner, and he kept it in perfect condition. So the hood is original, and it still weighs too god damn much...
You're wrong on all accounts....though not through any fault of your own...
My car is '92 TII alright, but I live in Greece, therefore we got the JSpec, not the US...
There are quite some differences between J- and US- spec cars, mainly in electric and electronic circuits/equipment (as much as I can attest). This has to do with different placement, different connectors and wiring etc etc....
And my TII is mint, without so much as a scratch on it....knew the owner, and he kept it in perfect condition. So the hood is original, and it still weighs too god damn much...
You call your car a TII.
If your car was J-spec, it wouldn't be a TII... They were never called "Turbo II" in Japan. In fact, they made no differentiation at all. A cursory inspection would reveal it because the intercooler on the A-spec motor says "Turbo II" or something to that effect. J-spec intercoolers say "Rotary Turbo with Intercooler". Regardless, according to a friend (who works for Matsuda Mazda in Naha, Japan), there has never been a Turbo II RX-7 produced for the Japanese market.I'd also be interested in knowing the differences between the A and J-spec wiring. Considering I used the American Mazda shop manual and wiring guide to swap motors and wiring harnesses from Japanese koki/zenki FC's and FD's into and out of different (sometimes American) chassis', one would think that I'd run into problems... If you could give me some help regarding the differences in the electrics and circuits, I'd appreciate it.
I don't know how all this came out of a simple question about a damn aluminum hood, but it's beginning to get old.
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