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My carbon fiber cowl hood

Reply #15
I'd settle for the little panel just rear of the doors and below the beltline. I'm getting tired of having the rust fixed every few years.
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5.0L Speed density
Explorer intake
'92 Mustang GT cam
GT-40 racing heads
Unequal length headers
Custom-made duals
19# injectors
65mm TB
AFPR
T/C header panel
11" brake upgrade
T/C rear sway bar
Electrical mods: too many to list :D

My carbon fiber cowl hood

Reply #16
How did you make the mold for your hood?  Is the carbon fiber matt the resin pre impregnated stuff?  Havent researched it a whole lot yet, but loosing another 45-50# off the front of the car would be great!  Maybe off the trunk too, lol.
Sorry to bring this back from the dead

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

 

My carbon fiber cowl hood

Reply #17
I've never done it on a car, but my dad works at an aerospace systens contractor and has a lot of experiance with carbo fiber. I have dones some carbon fiber model airplanes, and it really isn't bad. I'm more of a function over form type of person though, and my stuff didn't look very good. I gave up and went back to balsa and fiberglass.
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I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
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1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
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