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Old 05-23-2011, 01:38 PM
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my custom hood
just to see what yall think still workin on it

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Old 05-23-2011, 04:36 PM
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Hahaha give him a chance

Nice. does it serve a purpose or are you going for looks?
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Old 05-23-2011, 05:08 PM
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Vg maxima. Better be turbo charging that motor or that hoods a fail lmfao
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What about the rain!
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Needs less rice, more nice.
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I'm not sure about the hood pins, but I like the vents. Maybe round them out a tad to follow the hood/body lines a bit more, but they will be functional anyways. Props for doing something different!
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Old 05-24-2011, 12:29 AM
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Cool hood. Don't much care for the side vents though. The main one is neat.
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Old 05-24-2011, 05:46 AM
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Originally Posted by RotaryHead
just to see what yall think still workin on it

It's ruff looking right now but A+ for effort...need to see finish/paint to give real opinion.
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Old 05-24-2011, 06:08 AM
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yes im still workin on it. it serves a function and im still workin on it. a pic with the sides allmost done

yes it will be a turbo but for now i do notice a drop in underhood temps and the vents are positioned above nuthin electrical and right behind my air filter. the hood pins are there cause i got rid of the hood latch and the lateral bar runnin infront of the radiator.
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Old 05-24-2011, 07:47 AM
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the hood pins are there cause i got rid of the hood latch and the lateral bar runnin infront of the radiator.
Ummm, you do realize that's a a major structural component of your car, right?
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Old 05-24-2011, 01:04 PM
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the up and down bar
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Old 05-24-2011, 03:36 PM
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lateral is side to side. vertical is up and down.
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Old 05-24-2011, 07:34 PM
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Looks good. You can sand prime and wrap it with carbon fiber vinyl
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looks pretty good, i prefer just a Z31 turbo hoodscoop though
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Originally Posted by RotaryHead

... i'd rather jump out of a plane with no shoot into a large parking lot of glass bottles...
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Old 05-26-2011, 09:30 PM
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dude i think its looks pretty sick. def wouldnt be good in New England. lol way too much snow. havin 4 seasons kinda blows lol
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I would never put one on my max.
but it looks like it's correctly done, props on that.
and plz, no cf wrap.
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Old 05-27-2011, 06:47 AM
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in for pics of the finished product and stoked the gif is disgusting but funny
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Originally Posted by BenStoked
and plz, no cf wrap.
lol at work we had a G35 that had the hood and trunk CF wrapped, i work with a bunch of old guys and they all even noticed it within a second

my center light on the 3rd gen is CF wrapped
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Old 06-02-2011, 09:05 PM
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Not bad, but not my thing. Wish they made CF hoods for these cars
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Old 06-02-2011, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by BenStoked
I would never put one on my max.
but it looks like it's correctly done, props on that.
and plz, no cf wrap.
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Old 06-02-2011, 11:39 PM
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Give him some time, he may have the touch to make it look really nice........
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^ yea, he just mihgt. from what i've seen so far, good job
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Originally Posted by VEvolution
Not bad, but not my thing. Wish they made CF hoods for these cars
They do/did. nobody bought them.
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Originally Posted by Matt93SE
They do/did. nobody bought them.
i got one
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Old 06-03-2011, 03:22 PM
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i got one to.
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i would take one now if they were still available
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Originally Posted by Matt93SE
They do/did. nobody bought them.
Well I know about those.. There was some group deal a long time ago or something and maybe about 15-20 were made right? Really no way of getting them now, right?

Battery relocation + CF hood = some sweet weight savings in the front. that idea really intruiges me for some reason.
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Old 06-03-2011, 09:21 PM
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last one i saw for sale was a new one a guy had sitting in his basement, sold about 2 years ago
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Old 06-23-2011, 06:24 AM
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slow progress but started to clean the welds

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Old 06-23-2011, 02:51 PM
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slow progress but started to clean the welds
Why not weld from the other side so you don't see the welds?
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Old 06-24-2011, 05:36 AM
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the top edge is from the underside the bottom is from top side so that i can grind a curve into it
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Like it!
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looks good! interested to see final pics
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Old 02-04-2012, 10:52 AM
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well got to get a new hood ****en wind and a lighter hood dont mix when your under it workin on the motor
so itll be even better sence i learned a few things i did wrong
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I have a good dark gray hood. Should match right up! Not sure you want to make the drive though.
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Old 02-04-2012, 07:31 PM
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damn yea a little to far for a hood thx thou
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We should see if we could get a group going for some carbon fiber hoods. I know I would be down. I need a new hood and dont feel like buying a stock one. Would anyone be interested? where did we get them last time?
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