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Motorsport has a new CF hood they are selling for $699. I've checked this thing out in person and am just waiting to hear back from them regarding a test-fit and will probably end up purchasing it.

 

Having picked the thing up by hand I would guess it weighs around 10lbs.

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Guest Zachb55

haha, that great, i would definately spend my money on that, if i had any money burning a hole in my pocket, which i surely dont at the moment :evil:

 

-Zach

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I want to warn you all that a CF hood will break down under UV rays if it is not painted. The clear coat, either epoxy or vinyl ester (I doubt they'd use straight polyester), does not protect the CF from UV rays. The color could fade and at worst, the CF could break down (I'm not sure about this one, this is just a guess).

 

You should definitely ask what type of weave they use (whoever you are buying from) and if they use any fiberglass in there. The fiberglass is not a bad thing, but it depends of the price. For anything over $1000, it better be, IMO, almost all CF and extremely light.

 

To my knowledge, the Carbon/Kevlar hybrid weaves are the strongest. They offer great impact resistance and other great properties. The color may not be the most appealling though.

 

I recently read an article about a business that builds different hoods. They added a CF backbone to the hood and it was so strong they could drive over the hood with a car. The hood survived the abuse and was looking for more.

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to my understanding, true carbon fiber is, well, fibers of carbon often made from nylon and some other materials, and how this is created is by basically burning the threads until mostly carbon remains, then they weave thousands of these together to make one strand of fibers, and thousands of strands to make a sheet of carbon cloth. what i dont get is how this could fade? i know there are cheaper carbons that are died, and not so much burnt, these are a lot heavier, and also you have your red and yellow and blue insets which i personally dont like. i could see those colors fading, but not a black as black fiber hood... i dunno, maybe im not catching something somewhere along the line, im sure you guys will clear it up though :wink:

 

-Zach

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I'm mainly regurgitating what I've been told by some fiberglass and cf people. The epoxy or vinyl ester (which provides more heat protection, because it breaks down at a much higher temp than the epoxies I know of). I'll see what I can find in some books, but I'm pretty sure the UV can do damage to at least the color.

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Guest Jac127

Hey guys, its me who was making the hoods, back in the day i wasnt as serious as i am now, but the good news is that the hoods are not 3 grand, i even dropped the price 100 bucks, I have been selling them for 400 plus shipping, the hoods are high quality, hand layed carbon fiber, they weigh about 9 lbs, that pic that is posted above is a picture of my car, im serious now about selling th carbon fiber hoods, i even have an extra one sitting in my garage in pasadena ca. If anyone is interested in them, you can contact me CFZhoods@hotmail.com, from there on i will give you my phone #. I just figured out a freight company that i can ship them all over the united states. If you have any questions email me, im trying to do a service for z owners, i wana see lots of people with these hoods on their cars :) 8) you guys are my people.

-Jonathan-

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