Gutting hood?
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Gutting hood?
After having to compare weight between seibon TS II and VS II, TS II was surprisingly lighter than stock. VS II, not much. However i had to choose VS II for some reason; now it's on my car
Would it be a wise thing to gut out the hood skeleton? I asked this to Chris Forseberg, and he said it's ok. Most of his hoods are gutted inside.
So if i decide to gut out, do i simply gut out anything that is not glued to the hood?
Would it be a wise thing to gut out the hood skeleton? I asked this to Chris Forseberg, and he said it's ok. Most of his hoods are gutted inside.
So if i decide to gut out, do i simply gut out anything that is not glued to the hood?
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so your wanting to cut all the reinforcement out from under the hood skin? ive never seen what a carbon fiber one looks like underneath but cutting it out of a steel hood would be a problem and i got to imagine a cf hood would be a problem too. not only are you taking the structure of the hood out of it causeing it to be thin, but that structure is also there for collision reasons. with no reinforcement underneath it, itd probably shatter in a front collision.
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so your wanting to cut all the reinforcement out from under the hood skin? ive never seen what a carbon fiber one looks like underneath but cutting it out of a steel hood would be a problem and i got to imagine a cf hood would be a problem too. not only are you taking the structure of the hood out of it causeing it to be thin, but that structure is also there for collision reasons. with no reinforcement underneath it, itd probably shatter in a front collision.
IMO, not worth it unless its in a dedicated race car.
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it flexed because it's fiberglass and because you're trying to support it on only 1 side...my TSII was heavier than stock by 1.6 lbs, and "leaned" when using the hood prop.
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The seller told me that they are FRP not fiberglass. (dunno the difference).
The TS II and my VS II are both FRP structure with 1 piece carbon fiber or whatever.
TS II was light and flexible (Definitely lighter than stock). VS II is heavy and not flexible.
Today i installed my sparco hood pins. I had some fun cutting the underside of the hood lol.
it was like snow falling. Pretty fun.
i'd go crazy on cutting the underside when i'm bored lol
EDIT: my stock strut doesnt fit so i need to gut that area anyways
The TS II and my VS II are both FRP structure with 1 piece carbon fiber or whatever.
TS II was light and flexible (Definitely lighter than stock). VS II is heavy and not flexible.
Today i installed my sparco hood pins. I had some fun cutting the underside of the hood lol.
it was like snow falling. Pretty fun.
i'd go crazy on cutting the underside when i'm bored lol
EDIT: my stock strut doesnt fit so i need to gut that area anyways
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gutting hood may not be a good idea especially toward the front windshield area.
i drove around with my hood and hood spacers on. The end of the hood toward the front windshield shakes, flexes up and down at speed. Hope it doesn't stress the clear coat or carbon fiber over time.
i drove around with my hood and hood spacers on. The end of the hood toward the front windshield shakes, flexes up and down at speed. Hope it doesn't stress the clear coat or carbon fiber over time.
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gutting hood may not be a good idea especially toward the front windshield area.
i drove around with my hood and hood spacers on. The end of the hood toward the front windshield shakes, flexes up and down at speed. Hope it doesn't stress the clear coat or carbon fiber over time.
i drove around with my hood and hood spacers on. The end of the hood toward the front windshield shakes, flexes up and down at speed. Hope it doesn't stress the clear coat or carbon fiber over time.