Carbon fiber hood, fiberglass hatch

[aithanmier]

hey has anyone heard if fms is actually doing the carbon fiber hoods or the fiberglass rear hatch? someone posted about that like a year ago in the old forum and i still haven't heard anything about it.

[stiva]

they said they r on there way and hopefully have them for sale soon

[aithanmier]

sweet....my white 88 will look pretty sweet with that cf hood...i wonder how light the hatch will be.... 8)

[SimonTuffGuy]

I think he said it's somewhere around 10 lbs without paint and glass.

I'm not sure that I would upgrade to it... It doesn't use a latch and so it will need locked with hood pins. Seems a little too easy for someone to get into the insides of the car.

Simon

[aithanmier]

well there are always locking hood pins...i know jc whitney used to sell em, they had one of those cylinder type high security keys...but i didn't know that it couldn't use the stock latch...that is something to think about. i suppose with a little bit of work you could modify it to use the stock latch...glass in some mounting plates and some reinforcement in the latch area...well i know i'd still get one if it is available in cf as well...that would look slick and make up for the weight of some of the sound deadening i'll be adding.

[QuasiMofo]

I would love both.

[Silv3rBull3t]

...

CF Hood... Dry carbon that is none of this ricer style CF hoods... DRY = SOOOO MUCH LIGHTER probably only like 5lbs for the entire hood maybe less... -Kyle

[aithanmier]

whats the difference? is dry cf like the 60's muscle car hoods...the flat black instead of gel-coat?

[SimonTuffGuy]

I don't see the big difference between CF and fiberglass except the look.

My FG hood is under 10 lbs with paint. A huge difference than the stock hood. I could see maybe losing a pound or two, but nothing that is going to make a huge world of difference.

Simon

[aithanmier]

yeah i like the look. i love cf on light colored cars just a preference i guess. whats the stock hood weigh in at...it's not a whole lot, i didn't have any trouble reinstalling it by myself...maybe 25-30lbs

[Slyder]

i think there is a thread where festivaWES is selling fiberglass and carbonfiber hoods.










I feel a Monsoon coming.

[lanemeyer14]

5 years!? Good job! Were you searching for the oldest thread or something? haha

[JPT]

[freshtiva]

:laughing3:

Wow, how did this end up in the FS/W forum ?????????

[festivaWES]

LOL In time it will all come.....