Carbon hood
02-27-2003, 11:22 AM
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Carbon hood
Would anyone be interested in a properly constructed cf hood for our cars? I am considering a run of hoods and want to know what the interest is and what people would be willing to pay for a real carbon hood made by a respected composites manufacturer. I have no info on weight at this time, but I imaging it would be a lot lighter than the cf offered by the current manufacturers, who only coat a glass hood with cf.
02-27-2003, 11:35 AM
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I would not be interested myself but if you are investigating make sure you ask the manufacturer what sort of gell coat/who knows what they can put on the surface so it will paint up nice and match the sheet metal appearance.
Getting the surface to look acceptable has been a common complaint.
Getting the surface to look acceptable has been a common complaint.
02-27-2003, 11:59 AM
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I'm having preliminary email talks with a racecar parts builder and I haven't got enough info on details of construction to list a final price, but they said the first hood costs 2500 delivered, but I just sent an email with icesharks' comment and asking if they could make the part as a bolt on proposition with threaded inserts in place for the hinge and latch hardware, we'll see what they say and I'll keep you posted.
02-27-2003, 02:04 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Dave E:
<strong>...but they said the first hood costs 2500 delivered...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">
GT Racing sells them for:
270 944/944T/924 Hood
Carbon Fiber US$ 622.95
Includes backside of hood with reinforcement. 12 lbs (orig. 79lbs).
<strong>...but they said the first hood costs 2500 delivered...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">
GT Racing sells them for:
270 944/944T/924 Hood
Carbon Fiber US$ 622.95
Includes backside of hood with reinforcement. 12 lbs (orig. 79lbs).
02-27-2003, 02:45 PM
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I got a reply which stated the weight of the hood will be between 5 and 7 pounds. The first hood would cost 2500 because of the mold construction cost. Volume sales after that bring the price down considerably, but I still am working on construction detail and surface finish before I can figure a price. The hood would be a bolt on piece with threaded inserts in place for hardware.
02-27-2003, 05:10 PM
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i'd be interested if the cost is comparable to the gt racing cf hood. i have my 951 on a diet right now and the hood is a huge potential savings.
btw, is anyone here running the gt racing cf hood? on the street? how is the fit/appearance/durability? the fiber images hoods the import guys have are very nice, even unpainted. how does this compare?
btw, is anyone here running the gt racing cf hood? on the street? how is the fit/appearance/durability? the fiber images hoods the import guys have are very nice, even unpainted. how does this compare?
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02-27-2003, 05:23 PM
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The cost would be higher than GT because this is a different product, they don't make a carbon hood...they make a fiberglass hood with a veneer of carbon for show. The hood I'm proposing would be half the claimed weight of a GT piece and of much higher quality. Have you ever looked at a GT hood up close? I doubt their weight claims based on my observation of their glass hoods.
02-27-2003, 11:00 PM
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I have a carbon fiber hood I was getting ready to sell if anyone is interested. I purchased it used and thought I might use it on my street car. The surface finish is not good enough to use on a street car with out a fair amount of work,but it is very light, perfect for a race car. The top surface is in primer. It weighs less than 10lbs and has the inner reinforcements like a stock hood and is made to mount like the original. I do not know who the manufacture is. I am asking $350.00 plus shipping. It is large enough that it needs to go truck freight. If someone is interested in purchase I can take some pictures.
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02-28-2003, 12:31 AM
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I would be interested if I can't generate buyers for a run of new ones. Do the reinforcements have steel threaded inserts to bolt it on, or does it have to be mounted like a race hood with pins? email pics please.
02-28-2003, 11:00 AM
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There is a race shop here in St. Louis (Axis Racing-formula cars, carbon stuff for Dinan) that builds almost exclusively with carbon. He's built 7 lb. 951 hoods before for Garrity. I don't know about the stock inserts.
I'll ask him though. Seeing as he already as covered the capital investment for the mold, I'm sure they would be pretty reasonable pricewise.
I'll ask him though. Seeing as he already as covered the capital investment for the mold, I'm sure they would be pretty reasonable pricewise.
