I'm not too good with cars but I can manage...I'm thinking about doing this conversion and wondering how hard it is and how long it would take?

 

There are like 4 bolts...that's it. You'll want help, though, because trying to hold up a hood and get a couple of bolts in will be very very difficult alone.

edit: Just remember to remove the washer fluid hose.

 

With a friend it will take around 2 minutes to actually swap. And maybe another 10-20 minutes to get it properly aligned. You should also get the proper hood latch and get something to protect the steel hinges from corrosion.

Santiago

 

while on the topic of hoods, which type of hood would be the best bang for the buck? fiber glass, aluminum, or carbon fiber? are the weights/strengths very different? price estimates?

 

Aluminum Economical and overall best value.

Glass Double the price of an aluminum hood with maybe half the weight.


CF Over double the cost of an aluminum hood Most are not 100% CF they are only CF over glass or aluminum cores. Strength is ok but these are mostly bought for "looks" and "i'm cool cuz I have CF" reasons.

 

what is the weight difference between an aluminum hood vs a carbon fibre version (both being T2 hoods)?

 

I think its around 10-20 pounds. Not worth it.

 

I want a fiberglass TII hood but I don't know of anyone that makes fiberglass stock hoods....

 

fc3s.org does I think its like 495 or something like that.

 

i make a custom fg hood for 379, and weight is typically 20 lbs. Aluminum is around 27. There is no conversion process. It takes me longer to put gas in my car than it would for me to switch hoods.

 

i second that. They make stock fg hoods and they look to be of good replica quality with a full underside. Mine dont have the replica underside.

 

i just put my Alu hood on and cant get it to latch (^_^);;
what do i need to do?

i tried lostening the mounting screws... but it didnt help

 

Hardest part is removing the HEAVE steel hood!

 

Realign the hood.

 

how do i realign it...
lol i dont usually mess with hoods ^_^

 

can you post pics

 

can you post pics

 

got it!... had to mess with the whole actual latch assy... kinda suxed... but it works

 

what corrodes in the hinge assembly? i just swapped to an aluminum tII hood and was hearing about the corrosion.

 

steel hood weighs right around 50 pounds.... aluminum hood weighs 21 pounds (n/a)..... c/f hood weighs 20 pounds and costs an assload (n/a)

So overall the cheapest best hood is the aluminum (what I have)