Some rice for teh ride. + some hood reinforcement q's

Picked up my hood today. Keeping it unpainted for now cuz im lazy/cheap and dont really care, so rice it will stay. The latch and hinge areas aren't reinforced with steel, can you use the stock latch in there? Can you run without?

I would do pins, because anything not named Kaenan or Cervini or Ford Racing will probably shoot up when you least expect it to.

I have seen some places do inverted pins that dont force you to drill through the top of your hood, rather use the hood to attach it to the core support.

With a nice CF hood like that, some research may save you from making holes that you may not like or need.

Thanks man

nice cf hood though. where did u pick that up from

Nice looking hood!!!To nice to paint LOL!
I agree about the latching part,since there is no metal reiforcement there,i wouldn't even leave the driveway.
My steeda hood came with a nice thick,large metal plate that is between the top portion,and bottom portion of the hood,and is riveted to the bottom portion.
Definitely do some web search to see your options.

get some aerocatch hood pins

Nice dude! is that hood from the place i showed you from ebay that was near you? it took mine a month to get here... well actually a month to get to my parents which is ghey cause it came the day after i had to leave.. so now im stuck with a hood 800 miles away from me....eh

anyway..looks sick! makes me want mine reeeeaaaaaly bad now.. cant wait to see it on your car

Haha, yup. That's it

how much weight does the cf hood save?

nice..looks really good quality... makes me feel better since i cant see mine...

it took them a month to get it to me cause they said they had some issue with the mesh they had originally put in the rear vents and had to get a new vendor... it was supposed to get to me the monday before the 4th of july and my car was going to be painted that weekend so i could pick it up the 10th cause i had to leave on the 12th...hood got there the 13th.....

i was wondering if you had actually ended up buying a hood from them or not... hurry up and get that bad boy on your car cause its gonna look damn sexy

let me know how you end up getting it installed since everyone is telling you to do research since im using the same hood.... looks effin great though man.. your car is gonna be

CF ones i think as 12-14 (is crazy light), fiber glass like 20-24, i think the stamped metal plus insulation is like 40-45 is my guess.

Holy chit. That's light.

Too bad the super charger plus lower and intercooler is like 65lbs

Have you thought about using a pc680 or other lightweight battery like a dynabatt?

To make the nose less heavy? I own a mustang, not a lotus - i've come to terms with the poor weight distribution.

Battery relocation kit

engine relocation kit

LOL first mid-engine stang ever.

Don't leave it outside without a cover on it. CF hoods turn yellow in about 6 months if you don't cover it. Mine is either in my garage or under a cover at work.

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