Need help with hood!
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From: Fort Bragg, NC
LOL oh man i am kinda whipped somethimes...i mean youre like 477th person to tell me that hahah
oh and allan! thats exactly what i was looking for!!!! oem lip wing vented hood and hardtop!! but yeah will someone help me vent the hood
oh and allan! thats exactly what i was looking for!!!! oem lip wing vented hood and hardtop!! but yeah will someone help me vent the hood
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ok...........i actually didnt use the tools that the FORUM said to use.
I'm very good with a dremmel tool........for some reason i have very steady hands Giggity....
So what i did was... i took a bit from my screw driver set.. you know.. that peice you can interchange to use as a screw driver? Well i just placed it right up against the skeleton, took a marker and just placed it right up to it, and just moved the peice all the way around the skeleton and thats how i traced it....looked like i was playing with a oieji board but with a marker and tool bit hahaha...
I then took my drill, and on each corner, i drilled a couple of holes in each corner all did that for all the shapes............then with my dremmel, my trusty hands and sitting on my big ass balls, i just started to dremmel away.... made the shape smooth.....did all 6, and i was done.
that FIRST initial hole you drilled is the worst........but once you started hahahahaha.. doh well... might as well keep goin. So i did
Anfony was there the whole time too......shaking his head at me hahahaha.
I'm very good with a dremmel tool........for some reason i have very steady hands Giggity....
So what i did was... i took a bit from my screw driver set.. you know.. that peice you can interchange to use as a screw driver? Well i just placed it right up against the skeleton, took a marker and just placed it right up to it, and just moved the peice all the way around the skeleton and thats how i traced it....looked like i was playing with a oieji board but with a marker and tool bit hahaha...
I then took my drill, and on each corner, i drilled a couple of holes in each corner all did that for all the shapes............then with my dremmel, my trusty hands and sitting on my big ass balls, i just started to dremmel away.... made the shape smooth.....did all 6, and i was done.
that FIRST initial hole you drilled is the worst........but once you started hahahahaha.. doh well... might as well keep goin. So i did
Anfony was there the whole time too......shaking his head at me hahahaha.
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From: Land O Lakes, FL
Originally Posted by FF2Skip,Jul 16 2008, 04:40 PM
You're correct; it's not easy to lose weight on the S. EJ was on the right track.
Replacing the enitre exhaust(header, cat, exhaust) nets a potentially significant loss. When I ran the Rick's header and the T1R 70RT, I saved at least 60 lbs. The downside of this(not applicable on the street) is that weight is removed from a relatively low point on the car, thereby raising the car's center of gravity.
Lightweight battery. For approx. $175, you can have a 14lbs battery. That may be approximately 10lbs saved.
The softtop assembly is approximately 70-75lbs. OEM hardtop weighs about 44 lbs. You save 30lbs and decrease drag. My current hardtop weighed in near the 15-pound mark. Unfortunately it is a little heavier now that I repaired it.
Trunklid is not aluminum like the hood. Weight can be saved there even with pseudo-CF ones.
Wheels are a great place to shave weight, but most times, it'll cost you.
Airbags are heavier than I thought, but most on here street their cars. I DO NOT recommend removing your airbags if you drive on the street. It's illegal.
Spare tire/tools.
Seats.
Carpet.
Stereo/speakers.
Replacing the enitre exhaust(header, cat, exhaust) nets a potentially significant loss. When I ran the Rick's header and the T1R 70RT, I saved at least 60 lbs. The downside of this(not applicable on the street) is that weight is removed from a relatively low point on the car, thereby raising the car's center of gravity.
Lightweight battery. For approx. $175, you can have a 14lbs battery. That may be approximately 10lbs saved.
The softtop assembly is approximately 70-75lbs. OEM hardtop weighs about 44 lbs. You save 30lbs and decrease drag. My current hardtop weighed in near the 15-pound mark. Unfortunately it is a little heavier now that I repaired it.
Trunklid is not aluminum like the hood. Weight can be saved there even with pseudo-CF ones.
Wheels are a great place to shave weight, but most times, it'll cost you.
Airbags are heavier than I thought, but most on here street their cars. I DO NOT recommend removing your airbags if you drive on the street. It's illegal.
Spare tire/tools.
Seats.
Carpet.
Stereo/speakers.
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