Aftermarket hood

[Red Dragon]

Ok guys so I'm thinking of going with an aftermarket hood. Any suggestions? I was looking at a carbonfiber TII style hood from VIS (i think). Just wondering what else is out there?

[Phoenix7]

here is a thread about hoods:
http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_forum/showthread.php?t=3655

I like the TII hood but kinda pointless to spend bank on a product that is already light enough in aluminum form.....good luck.

[Red Dragon]

Thanx! I'm thinking about the Dmax hood now.

[Fidelity101]

I have a fiberglass one that looks like the one from rx7pro.com (or something)

functional reverse vented hood, drops engine bay temps down ALOT looks pretty hot too.

[Phoenix7]

I've always been a fan of D-max (afterall, they tested their hoods to show a huge temp drop) but finding a dealer that can get it to you for under $2K (CF) is hard.

[JDriftM]

I can get a few that look like the Dmax hood for cheap...like $375 plus shipping cheap. They fit pretty decent, I fitted one on my car...just dont like the Dmax hood, myself.

[TitaniumTT]

I've always been a fan of D-max (afterall, they tested their hoods to show a huge temp drop) but finding a dealer that can get it to you for under $2K (CF) is hard.

True, but they're reasoning and animations behind that temp drop are all wrong.

I can get a few that look like the Dmax hood for cheap...like $375 plus shipping cheap. They fit pretty decent, I fitted one on my car...just dont like the Dmax hood, myself.

Pics?

[fire85gslse]

I like the rear vent on this hood. Wonder if someone makes one with just the rear vent, priced well, and good fitment

[Phoenix7]

the animations may be "wrong" but in the end the thermometer shows a huge temp drop, one way or another, it's working....and as far as the diagram, I'm not aerodynamics engineer but i still don't see how that area by the windshield sucks air IN towards the engine bay. Turbulence?? for sure, but air flows towards the back no matter what...


Pics of the hoods in question are in the thread I posted above.

[Fidelity101]

I got mine from someone locally for 200 picked up new.
:)

it looks like this (but fiberglass and white)

http://www.xcarbonfiber.com/images/GTP-H8000.jpg

it also comes with rain inserts for the vents.

I'm not sure where to get them but they are the GT300 style and range from around 350+

I recommend it, you can see the heat come out the engine bay and with the angle of the radiator and how the air hits the car it just goes straight out, its fun on hot days seeing the heat mirage out of your hood at a stop light lol.

[JDriftM]

I'll get pics of the Dmax style hood this week, hopefully tomorrow. And i'll post them up, my buddy really wants to get rid of them. I probably wont get one fitted on a car, seeing as his FC is wrecked and I still have a top mount..If I get enough time this week, I'll try to snap some pics of one on my car.

[TitaniumTT]

How many does he have, where are they, how much does he want for them?

[Red Dragon]

I got mine from someone locally for 200 picked up new.
:)

it looks like this (but fiberglass and white)

http://www.xcarbonfiber.com/images/GTP-H8000.jpg

it also comes with rain inserts for the vents.

I'm not sure where to get them but they are the GT300 style and range from around 350+

I recommend it, you can see the heat come out the engine bay and with the angle of the radiator and how the air hits the car it just goes straight out, its fun on hot days seeing the heat mirage out of your hood at a stop light lol.

This hood is very cool looking. Any issues with fitment?

[Phoenix7]

I have the same hood on my TII....I just got it from another seller (check the HISGTUs link in my sig.)

I like the whole hood overall even though fitment isn't perfect.

[mike_merryguy]

Vis Drift.. google it, looks good.. hell here is a pic...

[TitaniumTT]

The problem with each and every one of those hoods is the only thing they would be good for is maybe scavenging engine bay heat.

Im looking for a hood that I can duct directly with my intercooler to use vacuum to pull air through the core. I don't really see any of those doing that very well.

Most of them just look JDM Drift yo!

[EJayCe996]

I'm still pretty keen on the Garage Kagotani hood (The one the 600hp SuperNow! Time Attack FC runs and everyone thinks is a Panspeed hood), they're inexpensive in comparison to similar hoods (yes, shipping will be a killer still), come in fiberglass for those wanting to paint the hood, and people mistake them for Panspeeds without the little turbo vent!

[classicauto]

Pics?

[Phoenix7]

Your setup is diff titanium...you need something like a pan speed hood.

[Fidelity101]

This hood is very cool looking. Any issues with fitment?

nope

http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/2/4728/1841/24318420028_large.jpg

[EJayCe996]

Pics?

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f78/lanevo343/hood7.jpg
I can't tell you for sure if this is a GK bonnet because it has that small riser on the left side in the reverse vent and could either be modified or some other company's hood but its one of the ones that pop up for GK pics.

A little article on the SuperNow! FC's older setup
http://speedhunters.com/archive/2008/08/12/car-feature-gt-gt-super-now-fc3s.aspx

"Up to date" specs
http://kaitoukashi.blogspot.com/2009/02/black-magic.html

[TitaniumTT]

I'd rock that hood, but I'd duct it to my core.

Your setup is diff titanium...you need something like a pan speed hood.

Yes I do. Or the Atihun hood....... I don't understand some companies. I emailed then saying I have cash in hand for their hood at the one off price and never heard back from them

[EJayCe996]

I'd rock that hood, but I'd duct it to my core.



That's the plan when I can get someone to get one for me. I'll have to go back and redo the math for IC core sizing because I forgot what I had come up with for a 300-350 ranged setup and I already found a short Double pass Griffin rad I'll be using in the setup as well.

[TitaniumTT]

How much are those hoods. What's the delivers time/cost like? Does SuperNow offer/build them?

[bjbubble]

Last time I checked I believe they were about $650 in FG with the exchange rate a few months ago. Their online store disappeared but their site is http://www.kagotani.net/ so idk what's going on with them. I talked to Tom (aka Circuit Theory (http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_forum/member.php?u=138)) about them and he said he could get them new. I would get in touch with him if your interested.

[EJayCe996]

In USD, the hoods themselves were like ~450 for fiberglass and nada clue for the CF. I know that Circuit Theory on the rx7club actually hangs out with/helps the Garage Kagotani guys but typically only sells what he has in his junkyard and doesn't like shipping hoods out to people (from Japan) unless they're in the containers he sends over to the US every once in a while, when he knows he's coming back for a few, to ship out stateside. I have inquired with RHDJapan not to long ago and they said they can get it, but they'd rather have a small GB to keep the price down.

^LOL^ Yea i should probably mention that the price I had was like as of a year-ish ago.

[Fidelity101]

long story short, I know the owner of griffin radiators

[spdracer]

The problem with each and every one of those hoods is the only thing they would be good for is maybe scavenging engine bay heat.

Im looking for a hood that I can duct directly with my intercooler to use vacuum to pull air through the core. I don't really see any of those doing that very well.

D'max works well with a v-mount setup. Your intercooler is in pretty much the same position as mine and mine sits perfectly with the hood vents.

My hood is a d'max replica. Fitment is ok, but not perfect. Cost NZ$800 so about US$500. Purchased it off a local company who imports them from the US so no doubt it will be a lot cheaper in the US

[TitaniumTT]

Yeah, but I'm not really feeling the look of that hood. Too many angles for a car with as many smooth lines as the FC.

I may just say eff it and build my own

[need RX7]

I may just say eff it and build my own
:biggthumpup: do eeeet! It'll be amazing.

[Rx-7fetish]

I may just say eff it and build my own

Does anyone know if anyone makes a stock n/a hood out of fiberglass, cause that would make an awesome base for him to work from

[TitaniumTT]

:biggthumpup: do eeeet! It'll be amazing.

:rofl: Thanks

Does anyone know if anyone makes a stock n/a hood out of fiberglass, cause that would make an awesome base for him to work from

Chaser does but a FG hood would be the worst way to start. All the ducting, the vents, everything you'd need to make a mold or a form for. If you start with an aluminum or steel hood, you can build and then weld all your pieces on. Do all the fairing you need, and then pull a mold if you want to reproduce them. It would be an incredible PITA though to pull a mold. You'd actually need 2.

[Fidelity101]

Does anyone know if anyone makes a stock n/a hood out of fiberglass, cause that would make an awesome base for him to work from

I could, well I know how... but I'd potentially ruin a hood and need to buy a but ton of resin, sandpaper, power sander and etc

[TitaniumTT]

I wouldn't bother trying to pull a mold from an AL hood just to muck up the new piece trying to vent it. I would vent the AL hood first, do all the fairing that needs to be done, prime it, paint a few gallons of clears, cut it mirror smooth, wax the SHIT out of it and then pull the mold.

[EJayCe996]

Well talk about it enough and someone comes up with something about it
http://www.forum.shineautoproject.com/showthread.php?p=381#post381

[TitaniumTT]

I'd rock that hood for that price. However, how many times has Shine gone down that path and never gotten it done becuase of cheapass FC owners.

Not to mention my time frame is I want it before 06/18. I registered just to put my name down though.

[EJayCe996]

I'd rock that hood for that price. However, how many times has Shine gone down that path and never gotten it done becuase of cheapass FC owners.

Not to mention my time frame is I want it before 06/18. I registered just to put my name down though.

I already told Ken that if the GB falls through that I'll buy the original off of him.

[TitaniumTT]

:suspect: How high you willing to go? :lol:

[EJayCe996]

:suspect: How high you willing to go? :lol:

OH its on!:rofl:

[TitaniumTT]

Fawk yeah it is...... be warned, I've been called a baller

[EJayCe996]

Fawk yeah it is...... be warned, I've been called a baller

I've been hanging out in Southlake all weekend (a high end part of the DFW metroplex) and I have residual baller-ness on me right now. :rofl:

[TitaniumTT]

:lol: I won't tell you where I live and work :rofl:

[EJayCe996]

So what happened was as I said happens. Shine apparently has a Panspeed hood, but used the Garage Kagotani hood pics thinking it was Panspeed so they could show what it looks like on a car :rofl:

[Fidelity101]

I'm rocking mr gasket hood pins kit but I'm actually using john deer trailer pins (for small trailers on small engine stuff, or gators) for the pins themselves, 30 cents a pop and work better than the ones that came with the kit lol.

[TitaniumTT]

Aerocatch FTMFW!

So it's the Panspeed hood? Great. Regardless, do they have any sort of time frame going? Do want hood NOW. Getting ready to build my own. Depending on what the scumfuck spermburpers at the ins co say.

[EJayCe996]

Aerocatch FTMFW!

So it's the Panspeed hood? Great. Regardless, do they have any sort of time frame going? Do want hood NOW. Getting ready to build my own. Depending on what the scumfuck spermburpers at the ins co say.

Word on the Aerocatch.

The time frame is more than likely however long it takes to get NEAR 15 interested people/deposits... We are talking FC people but then those of us who can afford to splurge on our FCs like they're FDs probably want this hood (You know... about 10 FC people with FD money) :rofl:

I'll probably double deposit to help out as it still comes in way cheaper than getting a discontinued, genuine one from Japan.

BTW, I had a hard time saying that in my head, ROFL. I can only imagine how tongue tied I'd get saying it out loud.

[Phoenix7]

yup, I have a set of aero catch too....just scared to install it on the FG hood. I think FC owners are slowly changing....at least the older, more serious ones. I'm still a cheap bastard, don't get me wrong, i just don't feel as bad buying stuff for the FC.

I blame/thank Miata_mx5 for this, he changed my outlook on spending money for a car like the FC.

[TitaniumTT]

Word on the Aerocatch.

The time frame is more than likely however long it takes to get NEAR 15 interested people/deposits... We are talking FC people but then those of us who can afford to splurge on our FCs like they're FDs probably want this hood (You know... about 10 FC people with FD money) :rofl:

I'll probably double deposit to help out as it still comes in way cheaper than getting a discontinued, genuine one from Japan.

BTW, I had a hard time saying that in my head, ROFL. I can only imagine how tongue tied I'd get saying it out loud.

Ok, since you seem to be in the know and the communcation with Shine, here's what I'm thinking......
1) How much is the Panspeed hood? Where can it be bought?
2) How much is that garage whatever hood and where can that be bought?
3) I don't think 15 FC people with coin for that hood exist nor is it blingy enough for them, afterall, it is functional. I'm wondering how much Ken would charge to make a batch of 5? I'd put down 1/2 now if he could have it done in a realistic amount of time. Otherwise, I think I'll build my own, put the $100 down and see what happens

I read it fine. Must be the southern tongue :p

yup, I have a set of aero catch too....just scared to install it on the FG hood. I think FC owners are slowly changing....at least the older, more serious ones. I'm still a cheap bastard, don't get me wrong, i just don't feel as bad buying stuff for the FC.

I blame/thank Miata_mx5 for this, he changed my outlook on spending money for a car like the FC.

I think it's the people that actually stick with the cars long enough get settled in life a little more. They're not dorito fanboi fad-chasing pansies jumping from one band-wagon to the next. I'm still waiting for hybrid drag racing to catch on. It'll be a few years. It'll follow the same path as FWD drag racing. A bunch of little tennie bopping fad chasers were given their mommies hand-me-downs becuase they didn't have the coin to buy thier own car. Instead they took mommies station car hand-me-down and poured thier allowance into that. FWD drag racing was born. Of course most FC owners today are too young to remember that. All they know is how to make a lot of smoke and noise and say really cool shit like slideways, or slide or die, or I'm killing it, or check out my lip dawg, it's like 2 feet beyond the wheel well, hell yeah you can fit 185's on a 12" rim .............:beatdeadhorse5:

[EJayCe996]

I'll get on that and also speak directly with him when he pops up on AIM.

[TitaniumTT]

Cool, thanks man. I appreciate it. I'd be curious what he would do for a batch of 5 just to get it done.

[EJayCe996]

Cool, thanks man. I appreciate it. I'd be curious what he would do for a batch of 5 just to get it done.

Oh and I'm assuming FRP? You don't strike me as a CF guy since I know you'd want the hood painted.

1) How much is the Panspeed hood? Where can it be bought?
2) How much is that garage whatever hood and where can that be bought?


1. The original Panspeed hood, when sites were still listing they could get it, had it well over 1,300. Basically used from Japanese auctions is probably the only way you or any company will get one for you now.

2. The online store for the Garage Kagotani site is down so I can't tell you the exact price at current exchange rate but I do know it should be less than 700. Tom (Circuit Theory on the forums) and RHDJapan can get them.

[Phoenix7]

Ok, since you seem to be in the know and the communcation with Shine, here's what I'm thinking......
1) How much is the Panspeed hood? Where can it be bought?
2) How much is that garage whatever hood and where can that be bought?
3) I don't think 15 FC people with coin for that hood exist nor is it blingy enough for them, afterall, it is functional. I'm wondering how much Ken would charge to make a batch of 5? I'd put down 1/2 now if he could have it done in a realistic amount of time. Otherwise, I think I'll build my own, put the $100 down and see what happens

I read it fine. Must be the southern tongue :p



I think it's the people that actually stick with the cars long enough get settled in life a little more. They're not dorito fanboi fad-chasing pansies jumping from one band-wagon to the next. I'm still waiting for hybrid drag racing to catch on. It'll be a few years. It'll follow the same path as FWD drag racing. A bunch of little tennie bopping fad chasers were given their mommies hand-me-downs becuase they didn't have the coin to buy thier own car. Instead they took mommies station car hand-me-down and poured thier allowance into that. FWD drag racing was born. Of course most FC owners today are too young to remember that. All they know is how to make a lot of smoke and noise and say really cool shit like slideways, or slide or die, or I'm killing it, or check out my lip dawg, it's like 2 feet beyond the wheel well, hell yeah you can fit 185's on a 12" rim .............:beatdeadhorse5:

no joke....I remember the honda days and the new RWD, dorifto fad is JUST like the honda fad back in the early 2000s. 240s are the new civics and the 7 is still has a bad motor but you are extra l33t if you drift one!! :lol:

Stretched wheels are retarded as hell too. ugh, let's not get into this, we're gonna upset a lot of people if we randomly start talking shit about all the crap they like.

Edit: one for the road;
OMG look at that slammed car with crazy camber yo!! That's sooo JDM!

[EJayCe996]

From Ken:

Hey Ejayce,

The reason why I posted it up is to see if I would get at least 15. You're perhaps more in tuned with what the FC community wants and what theyre willing to pay. I actually ditched the Panspeed project a loooong time ago because there was not enough demand before. We're talking 2 years ago at least. That is why I was surprised that the hood had arrived as I told my source in Japan to sell the hood ( I bought it thinking there would be demand) in Japan at a lost if he could as the project is terminated. I guess he was never able to sell it and sent it over in the container. I figured that if I could not get enough individuals, I would simply sell the hood and terminate the project once again.

The main cost comes from prepping the original part to our standard. Im not sure how it even fits at this point. I prefer ome fitment. If it has issues, that's more work and $$$. We also produce nothing but quality standard molds at this point which cost $$$$. If 15 guys can't come up with $400 for a quality , rare, functional hood such as this, I don't know what to say. The reason I wanted to price to hood very low in my opiniion is because we wanted to cover the initial cost of the project right from the start and at $400 per piece, we will need at least 15 orders. Then after 15.... we would start actually making some money selling these at $500.

15 x $400 = 6000.

$6000/5 = $1200

You might as well buy the original if you're willing to pay that much. OF course I feel our version will be better and easier to acquire, but it won't be significantly beneficial. That is the delemma with selling 5 hoods.

[Phoenix7]

That sucks.....How do we get you guys more interest in the hood?

[EJayCe996]

That sucks.....How do we get you guys more interest in the hood?

To be honest, to those that WANT this hood that price + 100 shipping is still a deal in comparison to when you could get one brand new. Those few that do have this hood stateside have said they've spent a MINIMUM of 1,700 to get it to their door.

Granted you could probably get a used one to your door at about this same price, it A: isn't new, B: might not be in the best condition, and C: could take you months, maybe even years, to even find one.

[EJayCe996]

Just spoke with him some more on AIM and he said he's about 85% confident he'll be making the hood. He said the main reason why the first GB for this bombed was because someone wanted the Sexy Style hood and a lot of people jumped the bandwagon for that instead.

[TitaniumTT]

Oh and I'm assuming FRP? You don't strike me as a CF guy since I know you'd want the hood painted.

:rofl: Yeah, no. FRP is perfectly acceptable for me. I actually the shine front nose and while it was less than prefect ( I bought it used) it was fairly wasy to work strait, and add a little FG to the ducts to line up better with my oil-coolers.

1. The original Panspeed hood, when sites were still listing they could get it, had it well over 1,300. Basically used from Japanese auctions is probably the only way you or any company will get one for you now.

2. The online store for the Garage Kagotani site is down so I can't tell you the exact price at current exchange rate but I do know it should be less than 700. Tom (Circuit Theory on the forums) and RHDJapan can get them.

Cool, thanks. I think I'll wait and see what happens with Shine first as i actually like the Panspeed hood better. I like the idea of a vent over the turbines, although I wish it was symetrical on the other side, and the fact that the main vent is also symetrical.

That sucks.....How do we get you guys more interest in the hood?

Kill all the fanbois and let the people who actually know something about these hoods be made aware :dunno:

To be honest, to those that WANT this hood that price + 100 shipping is still a deal in comparison to when you could get one brand new. Those few that do have this hood stateside have said they've spent a MINIMUM of 1,700 to get it to their door.

Granted you could probably get a used one to your door at about this same price, it A: isn't new, B: might not be in the best condition, and C: could take you months, maybe even years, to even find one.

Very true, although $1,700 is a tough nut to swallow for a body part. Especially on that I'll instantly be taking a DA to and then glassing the shit out of it...... just that much more reason I'm thinking about building my own. If I ruin a $400 hood, I wouldn't be nearly as pissed off.

Just spoke with him some more on AIM and he said he's about 85% confident he'll be making the hood. He said the main reason why the first GB for this bombed was because someone wanted the Sexy Style hood and a lot of people jumped the bandwagon for that instead.

Awesome man. I'm very interested, I'd out a deposit down, I'd be number 10 just to get it done for $5-600 each. We'll see what happens. It's also a timing thing. I kinda need it now...... or in two weeks actually.

[TitaniumTT]

no joke....I remember the honda days and the new RWD, dorifto fad is JUST like the honda fad back in the early 2000s. 240s are the new civics and the 7 is still has a bad motor but you are extra l33t if you drift one!! :lol:

Stretched wheels are retarded as hell too. ugh, let's not get into this, we're gonna upset a lot of people if we randomly start talking shit about all the crap they like.

Edit: one for the road;
OMG look at that slammed car with crazy camber yo!! That's sooo JDM!


:facepalm2: That fricken guy hypertek on the evil forum is the epitomy of that shit. He bought someone elses COMPLETED project car, did some LED light conversion, improperly wired up an electric fan, thinks he's the shit and spouts off shit in japanese, JDM this, JDM that, says shit like, that's how it's done in the homeland, and goes into every single motherfucking picture thread and says, that looks great, now slam that bitch on c/o's with mad tyte camber and stretched tires. I think I might actually stab him in the eye and then cut his fingers off if I ever met him...... then cut off his testicles so he could not pass on his substandard seed.

Thanks Phoenix, now I'm going to bed angry........ although .........

[EJayCe996]

Awesome man. I'm very interested, I'd out a deposit down, I'd be number 10 just to get it done for $5-600 each. We'll see what happens. It's also a timing thing. I kinda need it now...... or in two weeks actually.

In the 10 range he said they'd be approx 575 and he seems a little more keen on getting 10 but shot 15 for optimism. We gotta spread the word as he said the hoods are cake in comparison to other body parts.

[Phoenix7]

:facepalm2: That fricken guy hypertek on the evil forum is the epitomy of that shit. He bought someone elses COMPLETED project car, did some LED light conversion, improperly wired up an electric fan, thinks he's the shit and spouts off shit in japanese, JDM this, JDM that, says shit like, that's how it's done in the homeland, and goes into every single motherfucking picture thread and says, that looks great, now slam that bitch on c/o's with mad tyte camber and stretched tires. I think I might actually stab him in the eye and then cut his fingers off if I ever met him...... then cut off his testicles so he could not pass on his substandard seed.

Thanks Phoenix, now I'm going to bed angry........ although .........
OMG NOT HIM! Don't get me started on that kid. :lol:

I would not have let that shit fly back in the day.....see what happens when I'm not around? :lol:

Now, you went to bed early......what on earth can I show you in the morning that will make you spit all over the computer..........






















































































How about:
http://xmb.stuffucanuse.com/xmb/viewthread.php?action=attachment&tid=4468&pid=13020

Fucking lil Hypertek, hope he isn't still slapping CA in the face by calling his gay style the "Cali slam" and crap.

Enough of them, gotta get hoods made...Lemme see if SHP can get a Shine auto GB going soon for these hoods and just bomb twitter, facebook, myspace and whatever else forums you can think of. 1 should be easy, right?

[Red Dragon]

In the 10 range he said they'd be approx 575 and he seems a little more keen on getting 10 but shot 15 for optimism. We gotta spread the word as he said the hoods are cake in comparison to other body parts.

I think I'd be interested if we could get more people.

[TitaniumTT]

In the 10 range he said they'd be approx 575 and he seems a little more keen on getting 10 but shot 15 for optimism. We gotta spread the word as he said the hoods are cake in comparison to other body parts.

Well, we got three here, maybe four, I say 3-4 on the evil forum. We should be able to get 10. I would think that would be doable. Lemme talk to my buddy and see if he wants one.

I would think that hoods would be the hardest part. Especially a hood like the FC's that is just so damn wide and flat. I had a hard time working my factory hood to get it to the condition that I wanted it and I still wasn't happy with it. Granted it was hit and some of the underbody bracing seperated from the skin which made blocking it really hard. To get something true like that in the mold is VERY hard in my experience.

OMG NOT HIM! Don't get me started on that kid. :lol:

I would not have let that shit fly back in the day.....see what happens when I'm not around? :lol:

Now, you went to bed early......what on earth can I show you in the morning that will make you spit all over the computer..........


Fucking lil Hypertek, hope he isn't still slapping CA in the face by calling his gay style the "Cali slam" and crap.

Enough of them, gotta get hoods made...Lemme see if SHP can get a Shine auto GB going soon for these hoods and just bomb twitter, facebook, myspace and whatever else forums you can think of. 1 should be easy, right?

:rofl:

Yeah, I've gotten into it a few times with him. He keeps saying shit like, "why you gotta be dissing on the way they do it on the homeland. That's like saying moding american hotrods is retarded." He just doesn't get it, at all. :beatdeadhorse5:

Something about him boils my bloods every single time. Whatever, if he shows up here, you can ban him. Just create a new forum rule, Absurd amounts of stupidity, fad chasing, and saying "shit is dope," "slam that bitch," "Stretch," or "17* of camber minimum," will result in instant IP ban. Reincarnations will result in the removal of testicles. Further annoyances will result in death by horse rape.

I think I'd be interested if we could get more people.

You would make four. There are a few on the other forum as well including a few on shines forum as well. Were are we at in total?

[Phoenix7]

:lol: horse rape??!!?! :rofl:

Did he at least finish his custom sport wing?

[My5ABaby]

:lol: horse rape??!!?! :rofl:

Did he at least finish his custom sport wing?
Oh... him...

:o11: :rofl:

[Phoenix7]

:lol: his reputation preceeds him! Let's focus on the important things though, hoods, getting GBs going and finishing bad-ass projects.

[TitaniumTT]

:lol: horse rape??!!?! :rofl:

Did he at least finish his custom sport wing?

Yes, horse rape. Ever see that Vid? Two guys, one horse? Apparently the guy died. cmanns was pissing me off one night on AIM so I told him that I wanted to vid him being killed by horse rape after I linked him the vid. He said he was going to sue me for internet bullying :rofl: I told him I wanted to stab him in the eye and then choke him with same horse while he was internally bleeding to death. I feel the same way about hyperdouche, although i would never act on it, they just piss me off by existing.

http://i27.tinypic.com/34rhuvp.jpg
http://i28.tinypic.com/2h5od8h.jpg
http://i29.tinypic.com/2ywabus.jpg
OH NOES!! DORITO DAMAGE ATTACKS BOTTOM LEFT!!!! Why white out the plate? Afraid someone might carpet bomb it?
http://i31.tinypic.com/2n6f19e.jpg
:rofl: Homes don't know jack shit about fiberglassing
http://i33.tinypic.com/2v9ssoz.jpg
:rofl:

ugh - anywho. We're up to 8 interested. SO two more and it's a go? What's kens timeframe looking like to actually get them shipped out?

[EJayCe996]

Well, we got three here, maybe four, I say 3-4 on the evil forum. We should be able to get 10. I would think that would be doable. Lemme talk to my buddy and see if he wants one.

I would think that hoods would be the hardest part. Especially a hood like the FC's that is just so damn wide and flat. I had a hard time working my factory hood to get it to the condition that I wanted it and I still wasn't happy with it. Granted it was hit and some of the underbody bracing seperated from the skin which made blocking it really hard. To get something true like that in the mold is VERY hard in my experience.



:rofl:

Yeah, I've gotten into it a few times with him. He keeps saying shit like, "why you gotta be dissing on the way they do it on the homeland. That's like saying moding american hotrods is retarded." He just doesn't get it, at all. :beatdeadhorse5:

Something about him boils my bloods every single time. Whatever, if he shows up here, you can ban him. Just create a new forum rule, Absurd amounts of stupidity, fad chasing, and saying "shit is dope," "slam that bitch," "Stretch," or "17* of camber minimum," will result in instant IP ban. Reincarnations will result in the removal of testicles. Further annoyances will result in death by horse rape.



You would make four. There are a few on the other forum as well including a few on shines forum as well. Were are we at in total?

Actually I added you to the list on the evil forum and you rounded out at #9 (I KNOW RIGHT!?ALREADY!?) I'll see who else is here that is interested and isn't on the list there and add them. I bet we could probably push him to start at 10 and just go from there and adjust the final price of the remainder of our balances if anyone else jumps in before we start paying out.

[Phoenix7]

damn, he has dorifto damage already? Duct-tape racing FTMFL!!! If I remember right, he was a ricer 240sx owner who bough a nice FC and then proceeded to rice it out like his 240. It's not even the mods, it's his douchy attitude. Reminds me of a kid that needs a steel-toe boot to the throat.

DOn't forget to account for flakers in this GB list.

[EJayCe996]

I made a small adjustment to the current list based off of what they've posted

1 - KNONFS (as long as it uses the stock latch)
2 - Jaggermouth (FRP)
3 - stylEmon
4 - 427 Doubletree
5 - Phoenix7
6 - EJayCe996
7 - stevensimon
8 - TitaniumTT

The Fence
?9? - 13bturbofc - Pending hood verification?
?10? - Red Dragon (not reddragon777) - pending number of people interested.
?11? - SmogSux - pending number of people interested.
?12? - reddozen - pending CF price?
?13? - tofuman FC3S - pending weight?
?14? - HotRodMex - pending hood verification? which?
?15? - Rob XX 7 - pending hood verification?
?16? - bjbubble - ????
?17? - Phauss - pending CF price?

[Phoenix7]

Hey, Ejayce...I already have a hood....don't need one BTW. Check out the HIS GTUs link to see my hood.

[EJayCe996]

Hey, Ejayce...I already have a hood....don't need one BTW. Check out the HIS GTUs link to see my hood.

actually i didnt notice your name til you mentioned it, lol. Someone else added you.

[TitaniumTT]

damn, he has dorifto damage already? Duct-tape racing FTMFL!!! If I remember right, he was a ricer 240sx owner who bough a nice FC and then proceeded to rice it out like his 240. It's not even the mods, it's his douchy attitude. Reminds me of a kid that needs a steel-toe boot to the throat.

DOn't forget to account for flakers in this GB list.

A) Don't mention flakers, PLEASE.
B) He bought the car "finished," or like that if you will.

actually i didnt notice your name til you mentioned it, lol. Someone else added you.

You have a PM regarding this ;)

[Phoenix7]

nono, he did not buy the car like that. He did buy it finished but the car was clean before he got his hands on it. You gotta mention flakers because you KNOW shit happens...make sure you get TRULY interested people on the list (although I notice names of people who are more serious than your typical FC owner). I'm rooting for ya and this cool hood. We need more "new" FC products.

[TitaniumTT]

nono, he did not buy the car like that. He did buy it finished but the car was clean before he got his hands on it. You gotta mention flakers because you KNOW shit happens...make sure you get TRULY interested people on the list (although I notice names of people who are more serious than your typical FC owner). I'm rooting for ya and this cool hood. We need more "new" FC products.

http://forum.teamfc3s.org/showthread.php?t=55835

;) I may be "old," But I have the memory of an elephant with a steel trap for a memory :rofl:

Post #25. I bought a clutch from him and asked of he sold or parted his car, hyperdouche paid full asking

[TitaniumTT]

So a very good fried of mine was over last night and I mentioned the hood to him. He seemed interested. Look for Sunshine to be added to that list as well.

A little off topic....... is Shine still producing the bumper that I have? He's interested in that as well

[EJayCe996]

There were a couple things they've done that were roughly GB runs with a small stock created afterwards and once that stock was out they were done and I think that bumper was one of those items.

[TitaniumTT]

That blows. Looks like we'll be begging Ken or using mine to pull a mold.....

So what's the latest tally?

[EJayCe996]

With Sunshine it'd be 11

[TitaniumTT]

Is that counting me twice? :suspect:

[EJayCe996]

Is that counting me twice? :suspect:

SHHHHHH.... yes :leaving:

[TitaniumTT]

If it comes down to it I'll buy 2 at that price. There's always someone that pops up a month after the GB closes saying, "ah shite mang, that shit would look so dope on my ride yo! How could I have missed this. I musta been beetin the piss outta my ride slideways dawg:driving:."

Then my buddy will post up saying he knows someone that has it unopened and he'll sell it to you for the original asking price plus shipping plus the "You're a fuckbag" fee :rofl:

Even better would be if he pops up after it closes but before they ship. That would be deal, then I just sell him my number and it's a different shipping addy that Ken puts on the box.

So you should buy two too. Phoenix should buy one as well. That puts us @ 12

[EJayCe996]

I def could, i know someone who'd ask me where I got it/want one once he sees on on my car. Another still asks me about my rear diffuser that I still haven't put on because the car has a dent on the lower rear-most part of the quarter panel where the diffuser would mount (a good 1/4" gap too :() So basically it won't go on until I get the car repainted a custom red (blood red) and have the body shop do the dent in the process.

[TitaniumTT]

mmmm, sexy. Which diffuser? I gave some thought to doing one of those but decided against it.

What's the car color that you're going with? I'm helping a friend repaint his '87 TII Imola Red. The newest BMW red. We're going to add some extra mettalic to it and lay down some nice clear. Should look better than the BMW's.

[EJayCe996]

mmmm, sexy. Which diffuser? I gave some thought to doing one of those but decided against it.

What's the car color that you're going with? I'm helping a friend repaint his '87 TII Imola Red. The newest BMW red. We're going to add some extra mettalic to it and lay down some nice clear. Should look better than the BMW's.

The Amemiya FC diffuser minus the the side, and middle, generators.

On the paint, this is what I'm going for.
http://alsacorp.com/products/candyconcentrates/images/order/candy02_L.jpg

BTW, RED DRAGON.... if you and SmogSux, another person really only interested depending on the number of people, jump in it'll make 15 because I WILL screw someone out of a discount slot next week if we aren't at 15.... well... depending on my mood, possibly sooner :rofl:

1 - KNONFS (as long as it uses the stock latch)
2 - Jaggermouth (FRP)
3 - stylEmon
4 - 427 Doubletree
5 - Phoenix7
6 - EJayCe996
7 - stevensimon
8 - TitaniumTT
9 - kaioken
10. - Phauss, pickup
11. - Rob XX 7
12. - Cone_Crushr, pickup
13. Alex Wong from Scotland (Carbon Fiber)

[TitaniumTT]

The Amemiya FC diffuser minus the the side, and middle, generators.

On the paint, this is what I'm going for.
http://alsacorp.com/products/candyconcentrates/images/order/candy02_L.jpg


Sexy color. Very close to the Imola


BTW, RED DRAGON.... if you and SmogSux, another person really only interested depending on the number of people, jump in it'll make 15 because I WILL screw someone out of a discount slot next week if we aren't at 15.... well... depending on my mood, possibly sooner :rofl:

1 - KNONFS (as long as it uses the stock latch)
2 - Jaggermouth (FRP)
3 - stylEmon
4 - 427 Doubletree
5 - Phoenix7
6 - EJayCe996
7 - stevensimon
8 - TitaniumTT
9 - kaioken
10. - Phauss, pickup
11. - Rob XX 7
12. - Cone_Crushr, pickup
13. Alex Wong from Scotland (Carbon Fiber)

Updated - Phoenix is off

1 - KNONFS (as long as it uses the stock latch)
2 - Jaggermouth (FRP)
3 - stylEmon
4 - 427 Doubletree
5 - EJayCe996
6 - stevensimon
7 - TitaniumTT
8 - kaioken
9. - Phauss, pickup
10. - Rob XX 7
11. - Cone_Crushr, pickup
12. Alex Wong from Scotland (Carbon Fiber)[/QUOTE]

[EJayCe996]

Sexy color. Very close to the Imola




Updated - Phoenix is off

1 - KNONFS (as long as it uses the stock latch)
2 - Jaggermouth (FRP)
3 - stylEmon
4 - 427 Doubletree
5 - EJayCe996
6 - stevensimon
7 - TitaniumTT
8 - kaioken
9. - Phauss, pickup
10. - Rob XX 7
11. - Cone_Crushr, pickup
12. Alex Wong from Scotland (Carbon Fiber)

oh right, kept forgetting about that:rofl:

[josh18_2k]

which hood exactly is this GB for? it must be buried in this thread somewhere, i cant find it.

[TitaniumTT]

Panspeed Hood.

Juiceh's
RX-Heaven
this one
http://panspeed.jp/img/aero/fc004.jpg
http://panspeed.jp/img/aero/fc009.jpg

[EJayCe996]

1 - knonfs
2 - jaggermouth
3 - EJayCe996
4 - Tofuman FC3S (Awaiting shipping costs PM reply)
5 - stevensimon
6 - cone_crushr (pickup)
7 - StylEmon (pending Shipping)
8 - Efinity (pickup, cf)
9 - Iox106
10. - Phauss (pickup, CF)[/quote]
11 - IAN

New current list for the slightly higher 450 pricing (they apparently got a hood that should have never made it past QA, if they ever had one, so they're going to combine the vents and with an OEM hood and make a mold from that instead).

[TitaniumTT]

I'n torn between putting my name down for the whole hood, just getting the vents, or building my own with the AL hood that I have

[Max777]

(they apparently got a hood that should have never made it past QA, if they ever had one, so they're going to combine the vents and with an OEM hood and make a mold from that instead).

This is exactly what happened with Shine Auto's vented FC hood, they had to mold the vent to a stock metal hood because the JDM hood they recieved to make the mold was just too shitty.

They ended up with a real high quality product this way, fits like OEM.

[WE3RX7]

Holy crap, I must have missed something - if we're talking the panspeed hood, I'm down!!

I read through the thread, but I'm a bit confused - will this only be available in FG or can we go CF as well? Whats the ETA on these?




I believe that Shine does still make the "Style 1" front bumper that you have Brian... at least at the time I spoke to Ken via email (a few days before DGRR) he still had them and I think they are still listed on their products lineup...

[knonfs]

Holy crap, I must have missed something - if we're talking the panspeed hood, I'm down!!

I read through the thread, but I'm a bit confused - will this only be available in FG or can we go CF as well? Whats the ETA on these?





The price is for FG, but you can have it made in other materials.

[WE3RX7]

I def want CF for this one....

[WE3RX7]

Whats the status on this hood possibility? does it look like we'll get it made?

[EJayCe996]

We're sitting at 12 out of 15 atm.
Want me to add you to the list for CF over there?

[WE3RX7]

Please do - but you'll have to harrass me on this forum when we get to 15 though, i dont check in on the club much..

[EJayCe996]

added :001_005:

[EJayCe996]

Bringing back the topic of Hyptertek.. he JUST made this post on the evil forum to a pic someone is showing of their v-mount setup...

The picture:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/MartyrMetal/P1010305.jpg

His intellect:
The hotpipe has the BOV flange on it, as name suggest, is hot b4 the intercooler, no sense in blowing out cool air after its passed thru the IC, so id put it on the turbo side but looks like you cant unless you modified the piping, which im assuming you wont.

My response:
:rofl:

[Phoenix7]

why? WHY did you bring him back????

seriously, I want some of that crack...

Seriously, someone take this kid's 7 and give him another 240....PLEASE!! We don't need him rolling on his G-ride thinking he's the pimp shit cuz he can make shit up like it's nobody's business.

Now, is that an REW swap? or just the twins with REW UIM (maybe even LIM?) on a 13BT or Titanium's car (RE)?


oh, and to not be a total douche-post-whore.....how's the list for this hood going?

[EJayCe996]

the list is at 14 and TTT said he'd talked to Ken not to long ago and said the hood should be done in 1.5 to 2.5 weeks before he starts collecting deposits.

And that is an REW swap, btw.

[TitaniumTT]

Bringing back the topic of Hyptertek.. he JUST made this post on the evil forum to a pic someone is showing of their v-mount setup...

The picture:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/MartyrMetal/P1010305.jpg[/IMG]

His intellect:


My response:
:rofl:

We need those Facepalm smileys so I can't have pictures instead of :facepalm::facepalm1::facepalm2::facepalm3::facepa lm4::facepalm5:

why? WHY did you bring him back????

seriously, I want some of that crack...

Seriously, someone take this kid's 7 and give him another 240....PLEASE!! We don't need him rolling on his G-ride thinking he's the pimp shit cuz he can make shit up like it's nobody's business.

Now, is that an REW swap? or just the twins with REW UIM (maybe even LIM?) on a 13BT or Titanium's car (RE)?


oh, and to not be a total douche-post-whore.....how's the list for this hood going?

Not to mention the little kids mechanical experience with the FC is limited to wiring an electric fan (incorectly) and adding some mad phat tyte dope drift style LED's to his car :facepalm::facepalm1::facepalm2::facepalm3::facepa lm4::facepalm5:

the list is at 14 and TTT said he'd talked to Ken not to long ago and said the hood should be done in 1.5 to 2.5 weeks before he starts collecting deposits.

And that is an REW swap, btw.

I can has link to that thread please? Or the one that decribes the swap? I want to see if he's a toolbag or not with the twins ;)

& Yes, I spoke with Ken mid last week and he had indicated to me that the hood will be done in 2-3 weeks. I've started asking around about the garage Kogatani hood but have limited responses yet. I PM'ed with someone on the evil forum about the Atihun hood but that's pretty much a no-go. I'm going to KDR tomorrow and if Dave has a backup AL hood I'm going to start cutting mine up to see what I can come up with, But I'm SOOOOOOOOO hesitant to rip into a perfectly good AL hood.... even though I already sanded all the paint off. I'm so confused.

[EJayCe996]

http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=850726

I dunno about a buildup thread though.

[Phoenix7]

We need those Facepalm smileys so I can't have pictures instead of :facepalm::facepalm1::facepalm2::facepalm3::facepa lm4::facepalm5:



Not to mention the little kids mechanical experience with the FC is limited to wiring an electric fan (incorectly) and adding some mad phat tyte dope drift style LED's to his car :facepalm::facepalm1::facepalm2::facepalm3::facepa lm4::facepalm5:

naw, anyone can be a noob and get away with it as long as they try to learn. His attitude towards critique to his "style" and or mistakes, lack to want to learn, and his coinage of the term "cali slam" along with his overall demeanor is annoying.

& Yes, I spoke with Ken mid last week and he had indicated to me that the hood will be done in 2-3 weeks. I've started asking around about the garage Kogatani hood but have limited responses yet. I PM'ed with someone on the evil forum about the Atihun hood but that's pretty much a no-go. I'm going to KDR tomorrow and if Dave has a backup AL hood I'm going to start cutting mine up to see what I can come up with, But I'm SOOOOOOOOO hesitant to rip into a perfectly good AL hood.... even though I already sanded all the paint off. I'm so confused. just cut it up.

[project86]

HAHAHHA!! CHECK OUT MY LIP DAWG! i think you will be happy with shine. they seem to be doin pretty well on rx7 club.

[TitaniumTT]

just cut it up.

What? The hood or the kiddie?

naw, anyone can be a noob and get away with it as long as they try to learn. His attitude towards critique to his "style" and or mistakes, lack to want to learn, and his coinage of the term "cali slam" along with his overall demeanor is annoying.

Agreed. He definately does more than annoy me.

[project86]

lol.. btw that last post of mine was a joke.

[TitaniumTT]

Project?!?!?! WTF MAN!!!!!!

This is the internet. This is serious business :rofl:

[project86]

haha ok.. my bad. no more jokes ever again:001_005:.

[WE3RX7]

I want this hood so bad I can taste it... its the "missing" link for my car to get ready for the body shop....

[project86]

the missing link to my car being ready is a complete rebuild... btw Titanium.... i noticed your very nice 13B-RE... and that you kept the sequential set up. how is it? is you uim ceramic coated or did you just paint it? my plan was also to do an RE.

[EJayCe996]

I need to find the mathematical numbers for IC sizing of my core for my intended power level.... :suspect:

where was that thread/article.....

[TitaniumTT]

I need to find the mathematical numbers for IC sizing of my core for my intended power level.... :suspect:

where was that thread/article.....

:rofl:

the missing link to my car being ready is a complete rebuild... btw Titanium.... i noticed your very nice 13B-RE... and that you kept the sequential set up. how is it? is you uim ceramic coated or did you just paint it? my plan was also to do an RE.

Everything that touches exhaust or intake air was ceramic coated.

I love the REW twins. Show me a car that can spool as quick as those things in the lower gears. I touch the throttle in 5th @ 50mph and I get 15 lbs. Still have some fine tuning though. Dave and I are really looking forward to mucking around with the Motec and the sequentials on the dyno. Our goal is to get a smoother transition than the factory and almost twice the RWHP. Lofty but we'll see.

Here's some reading for ya ;)

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_forum/showthread.php?t=6995

[project86]

ok.. so first off ... im impressed. alot lol. i only made it through the 2nd page so far but damn. you remind me alot of my friend sean. his has a blue FC that he has a write up on that is similar to yours. im determined to go through everthing just like you have. and im lovin the color. im actually going to school for collision repair so ive learned the welding and im workin my ass off on the paint and body work part of it. totally worth it. where are did you do the work at? i do have a ? about the sequential set up though... you musht have gone through and re done all of the vac lines and what not right? why the REW twins and no the the ones that came with the RE and .. i was obviously miss informed because i was told the REW twins wouldnt fit.. but that must be only if you use the REW engine too?

[TitaniumTT]

ok.. so first off ... im impressed. alot lol. i only made it through the 2nd page so far but damn. you remind me alot of my friend sean. his has a blue FC that he has a write up on that is similar to
yours.

Thanks, Sean actually has my old housings..... assuming were talking the same Sean, FC3SMurray?

im determined to go through everthing just like you have. and im lovin the color. im actually going to school for collision repair so ive learned the welding and im workin my ass off on the paint and body work part of it. totally worth it. where are did you do the work at?


Expect it to take YEARS to go through everything. It's that time consuming. I did all the work in my garage. All the paint too, with the exception of the body itself. I couldn't get enough airflow to keep the paint clean, so I hit up a friend of the family who has a body shop and towed the car there to spray the body in thier DD booth.

i do have a ? about the sequential set up though... you musht have gone through and re done all of the vac lines and what not right?

I bought a set of industrial duty solenoids and redid every last van line. I even built my own vac/boost chamber and mounted it under the UIM. Everything is either stainless hardlines or thick ass silcone.

why the REW twins and no the the ones that came with the RE

REW twins are bigger, more plentiful, and can be serviced in the US. What do you do if the RE twind fail? You're shit out of luck. Not to mention I didn't think that the RE twins were capable of the 380-400 that I want to see.

and .. i was obviously miss informed because i was told the REW twins wouldnt fit.. but that must be only if you use the REW engine too?

The REW twins will fit in the same physical location in the engine bay regardless of what engine they are on. Plenty of people have dropped REW complete engines into the FC. Some different from others in terms of the mounting. If I was going to go ahead and use the REW engine though, I would build an entirely new subframe to drop the thing in. Well, ok, not an entirely new subframe, I would modify the existing subframe. The REW has some advantages over the RE, but not enough to justify using the REW over the RE based on the RE's advantages. More equal length intake runners, bigger plenum, bigger runners, etc etc etc. The main drawback to the RE are the stock exhaust sleeves which actually, the first engine that I bought was already rebuild using REW housings so i was GOLDEN. The second engine has the RE housings, but I swapped the REW sleeves in. The way they line up isn't ideal but the dyno will tell if I'm being paranoid or not.

[project86]

^^^^^Fantastic! man these cars are a pain in the ass but i love em. and yes im talking about FC3SMurray. i actually just got off the phone with him. i just got a new dd so ill be parking my 7 to start the work. im not expecting it to be done quickly at all. i want the best quality build i can get which i know will take time.http://www.rx7club.com/album.php?albumid=859 heres the link to my album on rx7club. just to show the basic re do on my car after i had an unfortunate run in with a jeep. sorry to thread jack...

[TitaniumTT]

So after not a lot of back and forth at all with RHDJapan, they decided to offer the GK hood on thier site. I'm REALLY impressed with Russell and the other guys @ RHDJapan, and I'm an old cranky not easily impressed bastard and they really came through. If my own little PJ falls through, I'll be picking this bad ride up for sure. Infact, I may just do it anyway, we'll see. Anywho, all should enjoy this. I like it more than the PanSpeed hood so I'm pretty much officially out of the Shine GB dealy.

http://www.rhdjapan.com/images/product/60534/Image/Normal/Image1.jpg

http://www.rhdjapan.com/jdm-low/Garage-Kagotani-FRP-Bonnet-Hood-FC3S-RX-7-60534

[EJayCe996]

So after not a lot of back and forth at all with RHDJapan, they decided to offer the GK hood on thier site. I'm REALLY impressed with Russell and the other guys @ RHDJapan, and I'm an old cranky not easily impressed bastard and they really came through. If my own little PJ falls through, I'll be picking this bad ride up for sure. Infact, I may just do it anyway, we'll see. Anywho, all should enjoy this. I like it more than the PanSpeed hood so I'm pretty much officially out of the Shine GB dealy.

http://www.rhdjapan.com/images/product/60534/Image/Normal/Image1.jpg

http://www.rhdjapan.com/jdm-low/Garage-Kagotani-FRP-Bonnet-Hood-FC3S-RX-7-60534

Panspeed.... :suspect:.... GK

oh bugger.

For the record I LOVE THOSE GUYS AT RHDJAPAN! They basically went through their entire shift knob inventory that Fits the FC and got me all of the weights since I wanted something with a heavy feel.

[WE3RX7]

That essentially looks the same from that angle, only its missing the second smaller vent over the exhaust....

JW Brian - but why do you like that one more? Its hard to tell if the lip around the vent is much taller than panspeed's...

[WE3RX7]

Lol - just saw that they have it in CF... damnit... why do you make these decisions harder!!!

[EJayCe996]

There is actually a lot of differences between the two. The Panspeed looks more geared to a H-mount type setup, the vent is further forward on the hood and the lower edges of the vent are almost perfectly parallel to the ground when the hood is closed. The vent is also slightly more wide and much longer with more lip on the vent. The GK has a more narrow and angled opening. On another note, the FCs I've seen running a GK hood all had front mounts.:rofl:

[WE3RX7]

Yea - I am using FMIC but still want the panspeed.. honestly, the GK would have my vote if it had the additional exhaust vent...

Shine hasnt released an update on the hood though or a CF price... I'm in no rush, but it would be good to know, lol...

[TitaniumTT]

Either one of those I would have to modify for my setup as I want the hood ducted to the intercooler. Something about the GK hood though appeals to me more.

Regardless, I'm building my own for now. Don't know when it'll be done, but I'm doing it.

[TitaniumTT]

AND it's done

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6078&stc=1&d=1250826767

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6079&stc=1&d=1250826767

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6080&stc=1&d=1250826767

[vex]

That's pure sex and a half.

[BigIslandSevens]

That is very nice. Amazing amount of work to perform as well. Like others have said. Offer it up to the reproduction gods ASAP. My girls FC needs that.

[EJayCe996]

Looks like there is finally some progress, lulz.

http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr205/ShineAutoProject/FC3S/Panspeed/resized_PicturesAC081.jpg

He said they're further along than what's shown in this picture.

I can see it now... me having 3 hoods(TTT hotness, GK, Panspeed) and using the excuse of "1 for the track, 1 for car shows, and 1 for the street"

[TitaniumTT]

Everything about that hood looks too abrupt to me now. I think it's time to get in touch with Rob (fiberglass guy)

[WE3RX7]

Which hood the PS or yours? I still think I'm going to do the PS hood if they ever finished it. I actually emailed Ken on Tuesday and told him I'm ready to buy it now if he's close to being finished. I'd really like to get my car to paint before the wedding! I really just need this hood and the front bumper... the side skirts I can deal with after the paint if needed....

[Phoenix7]

AND it's done

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6078&stc=1&d=1250826767

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6079&stc=1&d=1250826767

http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6080&stc=1&d=1250826767
looks great Titanium!

[TitaniumTT]

Thanks Phoenix.

Looks like Shine finally made some progress and Bill is set for a deposit......... so what are the chances of your FC being @ DGRR '10? :suspect:

[WE3RX7]

HA - I'm going to guess at the rate everything is moving that it wont be ready for DGRR '10 so for NOW I'll let you hold that "Best FC" title, but DGRR 2011 its all mine :)

But seriously, I've been talking to Ken at length over the last few weeks. I called him yesterday to put the deposit down on the hood and some other aero parts, but with my wedding coming up and the honeymoon afterwards, I wont see those things until mid-late October. It does sound like Shine will have the hoods ready to go in about two weeks though for anybody who's on the list. So far I'm the only CF one I know of...