BayAreaZT Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I've read that a few people have had problems with a gap between the leading edge of the hood and the g-nose. Is this typical of most most fiberglass g-noses? If so, how hard would that be to fix. The g-nose I'm looking at has a 1" to 2" gap from the hood to the g-nose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 weird.. was it previously installed in a car by the previous owner?? With a Gnose, you need special hinges, or the use of stock hinges, swings the hood out and up... using the stock hinges will cause the hood to hit the Gnose and potentially crack it... Im thinking, the previous owner, had no idea he needed special hinges, so he kept hitting the Gnose... soo.. in order to fix this problem, he trimmed a few inches off the leading edge to allow the hood to open and close freely... (i would of just used hood pins, so it doesn't have to swing open) Anyway.... no the gap should be no bigger than 1/4" but that is still pretty large... look at the gap between the hood and the fenders.. should be no larger than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 The units from "showcars" up in Canada had issues with some gaps between the hood and back edge of the nose. Also, some of the racer parts made by DIY types that I've seen have always had issues there due to shrinkage of the molds they were setup on. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280Z28 Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 I have the special hinges. No gap (at least not like you're talking). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewievette Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Dont mean to side track, but where are those clear front turn signals from? They look good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotfitz Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Dont mean to side track, but where are those clear front turn signals from? They look good! http://www.datsunrestore.com/photo4.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280Z28 Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Hah thanks for answering. They came on the car when I bought it, I just assumed they were a gnose thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 That looks like Superdan's old car! Wish I'd known at the time that car was for sale... Never would have gone to Texxaaaasssss! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayAreaZT Posted February 24, 2006 Author Share Posted February 24, 2006 I figured that the previous owner probably hacked it up. Just wondered if it's fixable and if it's even worth getting. Never worked with fiberglass before. How much do you think a body shop would charge to fill the gap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayAreaZT Posted February 27, 2006 Author Share Posted February 27, 2006 Here's a pic of the g-nose I picked up this weekend. It has a BSR type airdam on it which is why I wanted it. Needs a lot of work because it has cracks and the PO cut it up to open the hood with the stock hinges. The car also has a fiberglass cowl hood and centerline wheels. I'm probably going to try and salvage the g-nose, keep the rear end and tranny, and part out the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280Z28 Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 That looks like Superdan's old car! Wish I'd known at the time that car was for sale... Never would have gone to Texxaaaasssss! Mike Did you see this? Same car http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=108546 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank280zx Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 love that hood !!! i would actually work the hood yourself, glass is very forgiving to work with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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