 3rd Gen Firebird hoods..., anything lighter than our GTA? |
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 Mar 4 2011, 10:14 PM
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So, we race our 87 GTA in CMC here in Colorado. We weighed our hood in winter and found it was aa whopping 60 pounds. I know the Camaros can get down to a 40 pound stock hood. Are there any OEM firebird hoods lighter than the GTA (like the Formula) or are we just stuck with an extra 20# of ballast on our nose?
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Mar 7 2011, 01:29 AM
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Member  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 42 Joined: 29-January 10 From: South Jersey Member No.: 8,181 |
Do the rules allow you to modify the hood? I skinned the hood on my Challenge car and then used hood pins to hold it on. That saved quite a bit of weight.
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Mar 7 2011, 02:29 PM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 181 Joined: 13-January 04 From: Bloomington, IL Member No.: 122 |
QUOTE (hrdlydangerous @ Mar 6 2011, 07:29 PM)  Do the rules allow you to modify the hood? I skinned the hood on my Challenge car and then used hood pins to hold it on. That saved quite a bit of weight. You CANNOT skin the hood. You can remove the hinges and brackets then pin it on. You can also gut the headlight doors and rivet them to the hood. Sidney Midwest Region CMC2 #64 |
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Aardvark 3rd Gen Firebird hoods... Mar 4 2011, 10:14 PM
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