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    Carbon Fiber Parts??

    Does anyone know where i can get a hook up on carbon fiber parts for my cb7 as in fenders, deck lid, hood, interior panels, whatever i can get thats an obvious weight reduction. i dont mean that look alike stuff either its not about looks its about the weight.
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    Ebay would be a good place to start. There are alot of ways to reduce weight withough shelling out tons of money for c/f. Also if you've ever felt the fenders off the car they weight barely anything. Hood/trunk would be worth it. Other than that most interior panels are plastic anyways so what are you really saving with c/f. It would endup being for looks.

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      A VIS hood on my car saved 22lbs

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        Ya the stock hoods are pretty heavy. So are the trunks. If you've ever had to lift one up without the springs that lift it that thing weighs a ton!

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          good point.. maybe im goin for both looks and weight.. lol you caught me.. or maybe its just to say i have these things on the list of modifications.. who knows.. im just lookin for ideas.. obviously im not a honda guy.. i love my rx7s but i figured i would play ith this thing for a while.. all i have found on ebay where hoods...

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            #6
            A CF hood and trunk combined will run you about $900-$1000.


            But, it will only shave off about 40-50 lbs (rough estimate).

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              Originally posted by F22HB View Post
              Ya the stock hoods are pretty heavy. So are the trunks. If you've ever had to lift one up without the springs that lift it that thing weighs a ton!

              Hell yeah it does..... i don't have the tortion bars at all...... fuckin hurts when it falls on your back....

              once i thought i was paralyzed b/c my legs went completely numb when the latch hit me in the spine.

              ouch!


              Sry

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                ebay has both. the deck lids are harder to find but i found them for about $425. the other thiing is make sure its a good c/f part. cause some c/f hoods are to thin and dont fit for crap. i would guess it would be the same for the deck lid.


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                  Deck lids are difficult to find, and most that I know of aren't made very well... they allow exhaust fumes to enter the car, and some don't even fit properly. I had one. I had to trim it considerably to get the lights and lock to fit. Then when i went to mount it, the mounting holes were tapped in the wrong spot. I sold it to a friend that said he could deal with it. The kicker was that the weight wasn't THAT much less than the stock piece!

                  GOOD CF hoods are light. Cheapo hoods that have a lot of fiberglass in them aren't really worth it.


                  Nobody makes CF fenders for us anymore... if you find a set, they'll be used... and very expensive.



                  Interior pieces... you can get a CF racing seat. Everything else, if you want to save weight, just remove it!


                  Also, your AC stuff is pretty heavy. Yank that for free weight savings. You'll sweat off some pounds in the summer, too!






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