banshee317
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can i replace a aluminum hood with a steel one with out a problem
thanks mike
thanks mike
2004 hood
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ELVATO
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Don't see why it'd be an issue, as long as it fit?
tmajikman
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Why would you want the extra weight though? Does the steel hood have a cowl on it, or design? I personally like the light weight aluminum hood.
panda24619
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i wouldnt mind fiberglass. hood fenders and all. light weight. better mileage. haha
tmajikman
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Not even that would help us 2v guys much. :-( Small school buses for the win :=)
panda24619
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yeah thats true! haha we need more power to help us any. power to weight is so bad on these buses!
If I'm not mistaken, the Fiberglass hoods are heavier than the stock aluminum ones too.
walnuts4x4
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yeah fiberglass is heavier than the stock aluminum ones... but steel cowl hoods just make the "buses" look bad @$$....
and why would you really wanna build a expy to be fast... they weigh way too much... but offroading a bus is just cool...lol
and why would you really wanna build a expy to be fast... they weigh way too much... but offroading a bus is just cool...lol
panda24619
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are they? o weird. what about 1 piece clips? like prerunners have? http://www.fiberwerx.com/html/ford/f150/1piece_gallery03.html just wondering? i keep seeing expeditions around my area that have fiber glass fenders. keeps making me want to get some.
If you're replacing steel, then fiberglass will be lighter. But aluminum will be the lightest material that is commonly available, unless you want to pay out the butt for carbon fiber.
walnuts4x4
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remember too that fiberglass has a tendency to spiderweb after being painted especially if your rough on a vehicle such as offroading.... that is why I got a steel hood for mine... or was it the extremely cheap price I paid for it.... hmmm... ...lol but IMO i wouldn't do fiberglass
...lol but IMO i wouldn't do fiberglass
panda24619
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remember too that fiberglass has a tendency to spiderweb after being painted especially if your rough on a vehicle such as offroading.... that is why I got a steel hood for mine... or was it the extremely cheap price I paid for it.... hmmm...
maybe just b/c you get all the lucky deals on stuff you need/want. haha i know it spider webs but in cali the law says i think only .5 or maybe 1" of tire is allowed to be further out than fenders. so fender flares or fiberglass is what people get. but the law doesnt say that the height of the truck has to be taken in account. haha just as long as there is fenders covering the tires. or mud flaps if fenders arent enough.
that reminds me. i ment to take a pic. but i saw a nissan hard body prerunner. it had maybe 6" over per side in the front. it was wide. and had fender flares but it wasnt enough. so he had these HUGE wide mud flaps on the front. it looked soo funny and stupid.
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