Hood?
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worldsmysterie
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Hood?
I remember seeing a form about a carbon fiber hoods made for a 67 F100. Does anyone have the website?
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td
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re: Hood?
here's a link to fiberglass parts for are trucks, cabs, doors, hoods. i don't know of any carbonfiber parts. http://usbody.com/ They are pricy though. 
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yea you're right its not a bad $ but shipping would run it up 100 or so and if you wanted a custom scoop it would be another 100. so they could get pricy.robroy wrote:Hi Td! That's a good link. $500 for a hood doesn't seem too bad to me when compared to the cost of hiring body work on an old steel hood, especially considering that it's Made in the USA.
The cab, on the other hand, seems on the expensive side at $6,700!
Thanks for the info,
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re: Hood?
What would the gas mileage be on a strictly fiberglass body truck with the original engine. 
I can't afford to spend the money to find out. 
TOWENS
I can't afford to spend the money to find out. TOWENS
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re: Hood?
Don't know, but it'd have to lighten these old trucks up a bit. I guess we'll never know the exact figures on that.
Josh
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not so sure it would be lighter. in order to hold up to the stress of daily driving and normal abuse, i'd think the fiberglass would have to be thick and heavy.
might only lose 100-200 pounds or worse pick up that same range.
might only lose 100-200 pounds or worse pick up that same range.
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Good morning, I've also heard that fiberglass in cars isn't necessarily lighter than steel. A piece of fiberglass that's just as strong as the same piece made of steel is usually heavier, since as Rjewkes points out they're pretty thick!
As I understand it, fiberglass is used because it's a lot easier to form funny shapes out of than steel--easier to form any shape out of, actually.
These fiberglass chunks could be an exception though since they talk about drag racing on their site.
-Robroy
As I understand it, fiberglass is used because it's a lot easier to form funny shapes out of than steel--easier to form any shape out of, actually.
These fiberglass chunks could be an exception though since they talk about drag racing on their site.
-Robroy