[Shotimes] Lighter bonnets
Carl Prochilo
gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org
Mon, 19 Apr 2004 08:28:08 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
I thought CF wasn't supposed to be painted.
--
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
1992 Ultra Red Crimson
Bruce Malachuk said:
> Last I heard thru the grapevine Gen2 CF hoods should be available
> this
> summer.I have a few chips in my Opal Frost's hood and I would rather
> paint a
> CF hood to match the car, and shave 40+ off the front of the car in
> doing
> so.
>
>
> Bruce J Malachuk
>
> * 94 Opal Frost MTX
> * 93 Emerald Green MTX
> * 93 Black ATX - parts
> * 95 Silver Frost ATX SE - SLO
> * 94 Emerald Green ATX - parts car soon
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 10:56 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Lighter bonnets
>
> There's plenty of weight up front already. That's why some people
> go to
> great lengths to lighten the car up front. A relatively common mod
> is to
> move the battery to the trunk as a "for instance".
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
>
> Jason Hartberger said:
>> Wouldn't weight above the front wheels be, uh, a good thing? I
>> mean, I
>> might just be stupid...
>>
>> Jason
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
>> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 10:38 PM
>> Subject: [Shotimes] Lighter bonnets
>>
>>
>>> Speaking of hoods, I heard a story today that was new to me.
>>>
>>> The son of a friend of mine has a Kia and wanted to lighten his
>>> hood,
>>> so he took a dremmel to it and cut the underside support
>>> structure
>>> out of it, but left the hinge mounting points. Then he used
>>> racing
>>> hood clamps to secure the hood in place. He told me that after
>>> doing
>>> this he weighed the hood at 5 lbs.
>>>
>>> Has this been done successfully to a Taurus hood?
>>> --
>>> Cheers,
>>> Carl Prochilo
>>> 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
>>>
>>> van Oss said:
>>> > I have to paint the fiberglass Cincy SHO hood that will be
>>> going
>>> on
>>> > my 92.
>>> > The car is Silver Frost. I have been thinking about painting
>>> the
>>> > hood a
>>> > satin black rather than silver. Any reactions? I know it's a
>>> > matter of individual taste, just looking for friendly advice.
>>> >
>>> > VO
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