front Hood question?

[visualpoet]

...Getting an expensive lightweight hood for 'weight savings' on an otherwise underpowered and overweight family sedan is just as "ricey", IMO...

Weight savings have a function, even on a stock car it's better fuel economy. I also never thought of the cb7 as underpowered; it's one of the reasons I got mine, it had a nice amount of torque off the line. I mean, we're not talking about a 4 door 97 Civic. I had (well, the wife had) one and THAT thing was underpowered.

Mercyboy - If the hood is messed up and you want to cover it, be creative; it's what I did. But wrapping CF vinyl around it isn't the way I'd go. If you REALLY don't give a shit, but there are many reasons not to in this thread, including your own - saving money for a Skyline. If that's the way you want to go, fuck the hood. save any money you can. Why dump money into a car you don't love or plan on keeping?

[kls023]

I'd like to wrap my hood with CF vinyl, but I believe Ebay is the only place to buy enough of it to cover a whole hood. The local Autozone's stuff isn't nearly enough to do 1/4 of the hood plus at $25 a roll, not really worth it. One of these days, I'll grab some off Ebay and give it a try then post pics

[4U2H8ME]

anyway im just saving the money instead for my funding of my future dream car.....r34 skyline while putting some money since i think im losing interest in a cb7.....!!!!!

This too was my dream, but R34's are banned in the U.S. So unless you're buying for a strictly track car, you'll never be able to drive it on the streets legally.

[stretch JDM]

there is a 98 z28 SS at college that has the cf wrap on the hood , and yea it looks sweet ass ! the only way you can tell its wrap is if he pops the hood and he painted the back of the hood black.so i say YES, it can be done and look damn good .

[AeyJayCB7]

It looks good but only if its done right. BTW over time it will peal off

[deevergote]

locking this one now. Anything that needs to be said has been said... the rest is just whoring.