slownrusty Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 I received my new Carbon Fiber Hood today from John for my ZX Turbo. It was made very quickly and I had John ship it to my office and I unpacked it at the warehouse at work and the the guys went absolutely crazy..wish I had a camera to capture the comments and the facial expressions! They have never seen such a beautiful (most of the guys I work with have long forgotten the Datsun Z) and they oggled at how light it was. John says it weighs 8lbs but my scale registers a hair over 7lbs. Whichever it is it certainly is incredible light wow...! As you can see the hood has a partial inner FRP frame so I can mount it to my OEM hinges but I will need to use pins with it. Thanks again John! Here are the pics, you can see my stock steel white hood in the background and also you can see my complete Turbo P90 head with all manifolds sitting on the small table. Paint and re-finish pics to follow later: This car is getting expensive...LOL! But I am geting excited. Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 How does that bottom attach to the stock hood hinges? I don't see any bolt holes? Are you going to paint the hood to match the car or offset the color? Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 Sweet looking Yasin..... Isn't it nice to get top shelf quality once in a while? I'll bet it not only looks great, but fits like a glove to.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody 82 ZXT Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 Looks good. Please post some pics once it's on. What hood pins are you going to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted March 17, 2007 Author Share Posted March 17, 2007 How does that bottom attach to the stock hood hinges? I don't see any bolt holes? Are you going to paint the hood to match the car or offset the color? Guy Guy - Goo observation. I am going to have to drill some holes in the FRP inlay and feed the bolts through it to mount to the stock hinges. Pretty easy, but will take a little time and precision. I am going to paint the hood hood white (same color as the car). Looks good. Please post some pics once it's on. What hood pins are you going to use? Not sure Cody probaby...Summit Racing? I have never installed hood pins before, but after speaking with John, I am convinced this is the way to go. J - Thanks for the compliments! Regards - Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 Glad you got it! Yes, you have to drill the holes yourself and use nuts/ bolts to fasten the hood to the front hinges. The positioning of those holes is critical to proper alignment for each individual car. That flat area is reinforced but don't torque the nuts and bolts down too much. You can also use Click Bond or other types of bondable composite inserts/studs but they are around $10 each. If getting to the holes to install the nuts is a pain, try cutting a small slot on the outboard vertical side of the frame so you can get your fingers or a box end wrench in there. When cutting the holes, use a Unibit on a slow/medium speed. Don't use a regular drill bit. Also, be sure to remove ALL the hinge springs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 If you want a set of hood pins that are a work of art: http://www.hoodpins.com/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 nice to see 'follow through' stories on people actually stepping up and buying parts they 'had an interest in' when a vendor was laying out capital to make production fixtures. it doesn't always happen. hopefully john's moulds will be quickly amortized, and his profit margin goes up to 'sustainable levels' so the parts remain available for years to come. thanks for the support, john. even if my S130 needs to be heavy! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar240z Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 http://www.aerocatch.com these are kinda cool too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Those are the kind of hood pins I want! Those look like they are top quality and very functional! How long before you mount that hood?!! Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank280zx Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 John it seems like their will be a small container this year, in any case i will drop by in april to make arrangements looking good !! slownrusty.. John thanks again for stepping up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buZy Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 http://www.aerocatch.com these are kinda cool too. Those are cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelloman457 Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 If you want a set of hood pins that are a work of art: http://www.hoodpins.com/index.html those are very nice but everything is OUT OF STOCK when you go to order them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted March 18, 2007 Author Share Posted March 18, 2007 Glad you got it! Yes, you have to drill the holes yourself and use nuts/ bolts to fasten the hood to the front hinges. The positioning of those holes is critical to proper alignment for each individual car. That flat area is reinforced but don't torque the nuts and bolts down too much. You can also use Click Bond or other types of bondable composite inserts/studs but they are around $10 each. If getting to the holes to install the nuts is a pain, try cutting a small slot on the outboard vertical side of the frame so you can get your fingers or a box end wrench in there. When cutting the holes, use a Unibit on a slow/medium speed. Don't use a regular drill bit. Also, be sure to remove ALL the hinge springs. John - Many thanks for those tips! Duly noted. those are very nice but everything is OUT OF STOCK when you go to order them. On the http://www.hoodpins.com website it says they are having problems with their CNC machinist and they are hunting for a new CNC facility. I agree their product is beautiful. nice to see 'follow through' stories on people actually stepping up and buying parts they 'had an interest in' when a vendor was laying out capital to make production fixtures. it doesn't always happen. hopefully john's moulds will be quickly amortized, and his profit margin goes up to 'sustainable levels' so the parts remain available for years to come. thanks for the support, john. even if my S130 needs to be heavy! LOL I agree Tony! Those Aerocatch units are neat as well. Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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