the audi r8 has me grumbling with envy with its 800 buck LED engine bay option. would it be possible to cut an oem hood, fit it with a clear cover and light the engine bay on our cars? i know it seems poser-ish, but i honestly believe the f20c is a engineering marvel that deserves to be showcased. imagine, you unlock with the key fob, bay slowly glows, matching the red start button and turns off when u push it. take key out and it glows again for 1 min after you leave.

 

no one have an opinion?

 

it's called polycarb and it works pretty cool. I used to wheel with a guy who had made polycarb valve cover tops, a firewall and a poly window into his rear diff cover. It was pretty cool looking at the big Caddy 500 running w/windows on the valve covers, the whole top of the cover was polycarb, I think he riveted or screwed it on, sealed it with some RTV.

 

please don't do this and furthermore, don't give anyone else this idea...

 

Might be neat on a show car.

 

 

Actually the guy that did it owns a shop here in the Ptown area and is quite well known for quality and custom OFF_ROAD work, but...like I just said, it was in on OFF ROAD only FJ45 buggy.


So, 44runner, does that mean you have a d44 in your runner? I've got a hi-pinion 44 in the front of mine w/a detroit.

 

I remember that a retailer was selling carbon/clear hoods at one point, basically just like you described. Carbon fiber for the whole hood, clear plexiglass almost over the valve cover.

 

The newest Super Street has a White Fit on the cover, it has some "windows" on the valve cover and you can see the cams..pretty cool looking.

 

The only thing I would think would be a little cool is a clear valve cover. A clear hood is just stupid IMHO.