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> 3rd Gen Firebird hoods..., anything lighter than our GTA?
Aardvark
post 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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StanIROCZ
post Mar 11 2011, 01:46 PM
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I'd expect the front bumper to be 20-25 lbs based on the weight of the rear bumper. I've had both my bumpers off the car and the front is of similar construction to the rear, and the rear steel bumpers are 20-24 lbs. http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/index.php?showtopic=14206
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Aardvark   3rd Gen Firebird hoods...   Mar 4 2011, 10:14 PM
StanIROCZ   IIRC my factory fiberglass Camaro hood was 47 lbs,...   Mar 4 2011, 10:27 PM
Aardvark   QUOTE (StanIROCZ @ Mar 4 2011, 03:27 PM) ...   Mar 4 2011, 10:59 PM
Phil   QUOTE (Aardvark @ Mar 4 2011, 05:59 PM) Q...   Mar 5 2011, 01:25 AM
Phil   some info form over at TGO http://www.thirdgen.or...   Mar 5 2011, 01:41 AM
hrdlydangerous   Do the rules allow you to modify the hood? I skinn...   Mar 7 2011, 01:29 AM
Sidney   QUOTE (hrdlydangerous @ Mar 6 2011, 07:29...   Mar 7 2011, 02:29 PM
hrdlydangerous   I should say that my car is for the Grassroots Mot...   Mar 7 2011, 08:19 PM
nape   QUOTE (hrdlydangerous @ Mar 7 2011, 02:19...   Mar 8 2011, 03:57 PM
Aardvark   QUOTE (nape @ Mar 8 2011, 08:57 AM) The A...   Mar 9 2011, 04:17 PM
Phil   QUOTE ( @ Mar 8 2011, 10:57 AM) The AL ho...   Mar 11 2011, 12:59 AM
CrashTestDummy   So what are the bumpers worth? Our local pick a p...   Mar 10 2011, 03:25 PM
Aardvark   QUOTE (CrashTestDummy @ Mar 10 2011, 08:2...   Mar 10 2011, 07:46 PM
StanIROCZ   I'd expect the front bumper to be 20-25 lbs ba...   Mar 11 2011, 01:46 PM
nape   When I weighed parts off my '90 Formula, the f...   Mar 11 2011, 02:33 PM

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