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bigjimbo · Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 77 Location: Chino,CA

Does anybody know if they make carbon fiber hoods for 924s'? I know that they make some of fiber glass, but I like the carbon fiber look and feel. Does anybody know.

924RACR · Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:53 am Post subject:

Yes, I know GT-Racing makes them... not sure if AIR or the other guys do.
http://www.gt-racing.com/catalog/default.htm

Current list price is $710 plus shipping. 'Glass is $460.
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'79 924 #77 SCCA H Prod racecar
'82 931 Plat. Silver
#25 Hidari Firefly P2 sports prototype

Zuffen · Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:30 pm Post subject:

and I can beat the glass price on a couple I have
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Bob Dodd - 924turbo@cox.net
931 1982, 944 1982 euro, 924S 1988SE, 93 968 tip 06 Silver Cayenne S, 06 Black Cayenne S

I have Way too many cars, parts for the 931,944 and 951

Khal · Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 12:56 pm Post subject:

14lbs! That's less than 6.5kg's! Says the original one is 36kg's!

That's some serious weight reduction!

What do the fibreglass ones weigh?
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Zuffen · Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 1:07 pm Post subject:

well you have two choices race or street

street has the under bracing x and soem addition dowel rod support

race doesn't

but the weight is roughly the same as carbon fiber, maybe a tad more.

The carbon fiber isn't autoclaved nor vacuumed, so not aerospace spec.

they just use the cloth for looks and grins, pretty thick stuff
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Bob Dodd - 924turbo@cox.net
931 1982, 944 1982 euro, 924S 1988SE, 93 968 tip 06 Silver Cayenne S, 06 Black Cayenne S

I have Way too many cars, parts for the 931,944 and 951

924RACR · Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:13 pm Post subject:

Don't take the numbers at GT-Racing with anything but a grain of salt. I've weight stock components, and proven their claims to be a bit on the optimistic side! But of course you will save weight - just not as much as claimed.

For example, I think I weighed the rear hatch glass at around 60lbs, whereas they said that replacing it with lexan would save you 80#! That kind of math doesn't work for me...

That said, I AM a happy, satisfied customer of GT-Racing; I have a whole set of GTR bodywork from them which will one day become a complete car, and was very happy with Hank's service. He's a stand-up guy and supports PCA actively, and just generally a cool guy to talk to.
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Vaughan Scott
Webmeister
'79 924 #77 SCCA H Prod racecar
'82 931 Plat. Silver
#25 Hidari Firefly P2 sports prototype

Zuffen · Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 12:26 am Post subject:

I met Hank at one of our clubraces a year or so ago. Nice guy.
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Bob Dodd - 924turbo@cox.net
931 1982, 944 1982 euro, 924S 1988SE, 93 968 tip 06 Silver Cayenne S, 06 Black Cayenne S

I have Way too many cars, parts for the 931,944 and 951

AndyFranklin · Joined: 07 Oct 2003 Posts: 184 Location: Novelty OH