CF Hood

[Dan Baldwin]

Losing at least 20 lb. (Les' hood, he says he can make 'em lighter still) that is forward and somewhat high would be great! Dunno if it's worth $600, though. Aw, hell,why not! Think I'll give him a call today.

Dan Baldwin

[DocBombay]

My primary objective is to get overall weight down, while displacing any required weight from front to back, like battery, battery box, radio. At the same time that weight can be moved low, below deck, lowering center of gravity. Hatch weight is high up.

Kevlar wing is better than weight in the back and much lighter than the hatch.

[Mr Camouflage]

Originally posted by DocBombay

More weight is saved with a hatch or doors than the hood. Does anyone make a CF or fiberglass hatch?

Yes they do, Carbon fibre hatch:

Carbon fibre everything just about. Bonnet, hatch, rear light pannels, the pannel infront of the windscreen. Fibreglass fenders.

Only problem is, they are in Japan.

http://s-garage.hp.infoseek.co.jp/gaisou2.htm

[DocBombay]

Do you have one, and how?

Thx

[240Zdragon72]

Carbon Fiber hood, vent, and back hatch! I'm game!!! Hey Csontos, bring on your Mustang now, I think I'll have the advantage agenst your 5k pound led sled!

Brian:alien:

[Mr Camouflage]

Originally posted by DocBombay

Do you have one, and how?

Thx

No I dont have any.

Spirit garage is a performance shop in Japan I believe, and from what i can gather they sell this stuff. I dont read japanese, but they have prices on the site which you can convert to your currency using any converter tool on the web.

This is thier race car:

IMG]http://s-garage.hp.infoseek.co.jp/s30-2.jpg

A thread about them.

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5872[

[DocBombay]

Thanks Mr. C. Nice stuff. If anyone ever figures out pricing, an importer etc, please let me know.

Doc'