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RC
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 Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 11:42 pm Post subject: Fibreglass hood, stock replacement |
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I have been looking into having a fibreglass hood made up, but wish to retain the stock look. It is purely for the weight savings, I don`t want my 924 to look like a race car or a kit car. So that means no hood pins or anything external.
While retaining the stock hinges and catch is not essential, it is probably easiest and fairly lightweight anyway. I have experienced and heard about issues bonding fibreglass to an aluminium frame and a full size frame would be fairly heavy.
Has anyone done this before?
Like to hear about any successes & how it was done as well as any failures so as to know what not to do. Any pictures would be a definite bonus.
Thanks
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fiat22turbo
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| Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2015 7:48 am Post subject: |
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The A.I.R. Fiberglass hood on my 924 looks completely stock. Uses the stock latch and hinges. Even the underhood pads fit like stock.
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RC
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Stefan.
What do the hinges and latch bolt to and how is it attached to the fibreglass?
Is there any reinforcement or bracing underneath the hood like the stock steel one has?
Really appreciate some photos of the underneath and hinge/ latch attachments if you can.
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fiat22turbo
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| Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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Those are the best pics I have right now. The stock hood hinges and latch bolt to the hood like normal into some threaded steel plates that are bonded to the hood. Thanks to some abuse the bracing on the bottom of the hood is coming loose in the middle on mine which I'll repair with some fresh epoxy. It also likes to sag when used with the stock hood prop which is why I added the dual props.
Hope this helps!
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RC
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Excellent, that helps heaps.
It is hard to believe that is not a stock hood, it`s a very good job anyway.
That bottom reinforcing frame is fibreglass not steel, right?
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Correct. Its fiberglass. Mine was cracked on the passenger side when someone closed the hood on a non-OE size battery.
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