How do you space our hood like this?
3-wheeler
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There was a thread which probably got buried in the epic threads of 2007 about doing this. People used small rubber blocks to prop up the back of the hood but it only gave you about an inch of an opening.
People swore it worked while others said it was impossible and after pages of arguments, thermal diagrams, testing results and people waving around their college degrees I think it was just left to die.
Last edited by Flashwing; Jan 29, 2009 at 06:15 AM.
what? spacers? u can do that for no more than 5 bucks at your average hardware store just get all four bolts matched and get some washers that match...
i just but washers on mine, i think it helps with keeping tje engine a bit cooler, specially on some nasty canyon uphills, u can see the heat seep up on your windshield from the crack at nite...
all u need are some wahsers
i just but washers on mine, i think it helps with keeping tje engine a bit cooler, specially on some nasty canyon uphills, u can see the heat seep up on your windshield from the crack at nite...
all u need are some wahsers
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Lol, that's funny cause I heard a rumor that you had a sugar momma of your own.
There was a thread which probably got buried in the epic threads of 2007 about doing this. People used small rubber blocks to prop up the back of the hood but it only gave you about an inch of an opening.
People swore it worked while others said it was impossible and after pages of arguments, thermal diagrams, testing results and people waving around their college degrees I think it was just left to die.
There was a thread which probably got buried in the epic threads of 2007 about doing this. People used small rubber blocks to prop up the back of the hood but it only gave you about an inch of an opening.
People swore it worked while others said it was impossible and after pages of arguments, thermal diagrams, testing results and people waving around their college degrees I think it was just left to die.
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From: Vegas Baby!
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IMO, it looks like bad hood fitment. I would think it safe to say the owner would prolly get asked alot why the hood wont close. If looks weren't a concern I would also say just take the whole thing off. But again, that's just me.
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I think it looks good on the Miatas but not good on the 8 now that I have seen the pix of it. But I'm not going to be a you know what and trash talk your 8 just cuz thats what you like.
Anyway If you have been stalking me that long and know me that well then you would know a member on here got a cf vented vis hood on his wb 8. When I seen that I was like oh thats the one I want can someone photochop it in winning blue? and it looked dam good. So thats what I'm getting for the summer.
But there will be people in that thread saying oh the fit ment is blah and oh the color dont look right blah blah blah what ever. But dont go ot on the topic.
Anyway If you have been stalking me that long and know me that well then you would know a member on here got a cf vented vis hood on his wb 8. When I seen that I was like oh thats the one I want can someone photochop it in winning blue? and it looked dam good. So thats what I'm getting for the summer.
But there will be people in that thread saying oh the fit ment is blah and oh the color dont look right blah blah blah what ever. But dont go ot on the topic.
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I think it looks good and my taste is fantastic. Oh and those Japanese ricers are trendsetters. Japanese engineers wouldn't have even imagined venting a hood like this...
I propose a group install of washers at my place as soon as spring rolls around.
I propose a group install of washers at my place as soon as spring rolls around.
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i did that on my civic si back in 2002....
i think it looks better with cars that doesn't have as defined hood as ours, because the way our hood is shaped as a integral part of the design of the car, the lines get broken when you do that, especially around the A pillar, just looks kind of busy. on a civic its different because the hood isn't creased on the edge to give the appearance of thickness
oh yea, totally forgot, make sure your bolt isn't too long, i know it sounds stupid but i made the mistake of getting longer bolts than needed and i got inverted dents on my hood, i was young n stupid haha
i think it looks better with cars that doesn't have as defined hood as ours, because the way our hood is shaped as a integral part of the design of the car, the lines get broken when you do that, especially around the A pillar, just looks kind of busy. on a civic its different because the hood isn't creased on the edge to give the appearance of thickness
oh yea, totally forgot, make sure your bolt isn't too long, i know it sounds stupid but i made the mistake of getting longer bolts than needed and i got inverted dents on my hood, i was young n stupid haha
Last edited by c0ldf1ame; Feb 2, 2009 at 08:18 PM.
