This is actually just a continuation of another thread, but it was the 4th page before there were pics, so I didn't want to add anything else to it. The hood is solid carbon fiber, it weighs just under 14lbs with the paint and latch attached. I'm going to put hood struts back on it, but as you can imagine the factory 78 lbs struts are a little too strong. The hood will also be pinned down at the front corners; I'm using flush-mount locking pins, I'm not much of a fan of pins on f-bods... but I don't want to lose the hood, and the pass. front corner could use some help leveling out. Anyways, pics below. Before I get slammed, please note that the hood cost the same as an aftermarket fiberglass hood, shaved about 50lbs off my stock Z hood, and is much stronger that fiberglass (i.e. if I get stuck in traffic during hail...) If this still makes me rice... well... you'll just have to come get some!

 

Looks good man. I especially like how you painted the hood minus the scoop. Did you get this from Ebay?

 

IVE BEEN THINKING OF DOING THIS EXACT SAME THING!!!! how do you like it?

 

looks very good and no it's not rice I hate when people say that just cause you have carbon even though most race cars are all carbon bodies

 

Wow, I think somebody's going to radically increase their chances of getting STDs. Love the hood, looks awesome.

 

looks good..i haveno problem with a carbon fiber hood, i just don't like unpainted ones...yours is very tasteful

 

Lol, that's f'n awesome, I about fell out of my chair!

I love the hood; I got it from Octane Motorsports off of Ebay, though it's made by C-wings, who dominantly make pieces for imports and 4 cyl domestics. Thought I'd give it a shot, and I'm quite glad!

The only complaint is that to do the paint pattern, they couldn't use a primer (it would have stacked the paint too high around the stripe) and the paint pinholed into the porous carbon fiber (surprise!). They sanded, cleared, sanded cleared, and then sanded and cleared, but it's still there, though only in shadows at the right angle. The same company also makes a hatch, spoiler, tail panel, fenders, and door skins, but I really don't think any of that would offer the same weight loss. I'm settling for using a vinyl CF pattern to continue the Manta pattern on the hatch and spoiler, gotta wait 30 days for the paint to oxidize though.

 

Looks real good. Nice to see something different.

 

your the man, finally someone has done this, ive been waiting for my taxes to come back to get a cf hood and do the same, ive been waiting 8 months to do this, looks awesome man

 

nobody can deny the fact that that looks SICK. any close ups of the manta stripe?

 

Damn thats nice. Got any close up pics.

 

looks good, did you use a pinstripe around the manta?

 

bad ***. It's only rice if it's not functional. i.e. carbon fiber dash kits, for decoration, etc. That is f'in sweet.

 

that's awesome man. great looking car!

+1 for being original!

 

i wanna see someone that does all the body panels carbon fiber and doesn't paint em it would basically be a black car but when the sun was out it'd look sick.

 

i was expecting to throw up upon entering this thread...but was very surpirsed after seeing the pics. IMO it looks great! I also love how you didnt paint the manta. Good job!

 

damn you took my idea. looks great.

so how does that hood fit? ive been watching it but i wasnt sure that it would fit right. are all of the gaps similar to stock? is the underhood part painted or still cf?

 

you did the right thing by painting it. i hate when people just leave it carbon fiber(no paint). looks good

 

It looks like a model car in the top 2.

 

I think an all-black car can pull off unpainted CF.