[Shotimes] Re: Carbon Fiber hood for the SHO

[Bruce Malachuk]

Well if a company that would make them would like to do a slight cowl or
something along those lines it would be something that a few might be
interested in. I was kicking around the idea of a cowled hood for my
opal frost come spring, but if I could get a CF one than all the better.
Someone should post this info on the various taurus/sho boards, cause
that might generate a little more interest albeit from mostly from ppl
with eyes bigger than their wallets, but it would get the word out. 

I too would paint a CF hood to match my car. There is no need to look
like a riced out civic or something, Might as well just slap a 4 foot
aluminum wing on the back of my car, loads of stickers, and then drive
30miles an hour in traffic all the time :-) I'd buy a hood for the
possibility of a small cowl to it, and the weight savings to the front
end. Now CF fenders would be nice too, and with all that I'd think that
one could shave a decent amount of weight off the front of the car.

There may be a few ppl around that would be interested in hoods and
fenders.

Bruce Malachuk

94 Opal Frost MTX
93 Black ATX soon to be parts
93 Green MTX - black interior...a turd with wheels right now



-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Donald Mallinson
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 10:10 AM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shotimes] Re: Carbon Fiber hood for the SHO


Rick,

The only catch is the cost.  You can get almost ANYTHING 
built, even illegal stuff, if you pay enough money.

The statement that they aren't interested because of too 
little demand really isn't right.  Wave enough money under 
their nose and they will do ONE hood!  Guaranteed!  So that 
is the catch, how much is a VERY small group of people 
willing to pay to get this item?

Personally, the weight savings isn't the driving factor for 
me, it is cost and looks.  I would not leave a carbon fiber 
hood natural, so I would paint it, and then the real benefit 
for me is gone, can't see it anymore, except maybe the 
underside.  A carbon fiber appearance cover for the V8 makes 
more sense from the appearance side.  But again, cost is the 
factor, at least it is smaller and easier to make.

I just hate that a lot of new cars have nothing more than a 
plastic cover to look at underhood.  It is a cheap and lousy 
way to "clean up" the underhood area for those manufacturers 
that just won't take the time/money to run wires/hoses in a 
neat manner.  NO other reason to have this type of cover 
except to maybe keep owners from touching the merchandise!

Don Mallinson

Rick Glass wrote:
I found a company who says they can produce a carbon fiber 
hood for our SHO's.......but there's a catch.

Hi Rick,
We have the capability to produce a CF hood for the Taurus, 
but arent interested in producing that as there is not much 
demand for those. _______________________________________________
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