Just made a carbon fiber hood and scoop

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    • August 1, 2003 at 6:06 pm #11210
      Evilevo
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      I just made a carbon fiber hood tonight outta black electrical tape! i tried painting it black before on my accord wagon but the paint got all wacked….so i i decided to use the tape and it turned out perfect! Heres how i did it: i cut a piece of black tape about the size of the hood, pressed against the hood and did it until the hood outlines showed up. I took a knife and traced it so it would be on the ytape when i take it off. After that i cut the outlines on the tape by the knife and put it on my hood, and then viola! a solid carbon fiber looking hood! the hood scoop i cut a plastic cup shape out of a notecard. colored it black, then folded the sides so their straight and put electrical tape under that and super glued it on!

    • August 1, 2003 at 7:12 pm #22346
      VR-4
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      thats the way i did it cheep and it looks good. a company called model master makes a cf sticker that is about to scale for around $8.99 usd.

      you can also use a alu. can to make hood scoop its a little harder cuz you gotta watch your self so you dont slice your fingers.

    • August 1, 2003 at 7:35 pm #22347
      barto_85
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      got any pics evilevo? I’d like to see it.

    • August 2, 2003 at 5:26 am #22354
      Evilevo
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      barto, i just gotta get batteries for my digi camera right now, but ill have them posted asap.

    • August 2, 2003 at 5:30 am #22355
      VR-4
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      evil whare in the usa did you get a blue psb plate?

    • August 2, 2003 at 6:23 am #22356
      KingRX7
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      u can get those off the clones from malls thats where i got mine

    • August 2, 2003 at 6:46 am #22357
      VR-4
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      i saw some clones at the gas station so im gonna pick 1 up

    • August 2, 2003 at 7:52 am #22359
      Evilevo
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      k finally got some pics….here we go just click on da link…
      http://www.msnusers.com/moddedbits/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=4
      http://www.msnusers.com/moddedbits/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=6
      http://www.msnusers.com/moddedbits/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=7

      sry fer da blurry pics hope ya get an idea on wut i did

    • August 2, 2003 at 8:15 am #22360
      KingRX7
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      That looks pretty cool i think im gonna try it out hehe.

    • August 2, 2003 at 1:27 pm #22361
      Evilevo
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      bodies with the air dams in the hood might be harder though just let ya know, but the ones with no dams are easier, i tried it on the 350z since it was a smooth hood…

    • August 2, 2003 at 1:45 pm #22362
      KingRX7
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      My idea for a hood scoop would be just to shove my exacto knive in there and then bend it up a little bit i dunno if that would work.

    • August 2, 2003 at 4:22 pm #22364
      Evilevo
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      i dont really think so….:D

    • August 2, 2003 at 4:56 pm #22365
      barto_85
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      it looks good man, thanks for the pics. I like the spoiler too, did you make that?

    • August 3, 2003 at 9:18 am #22367
      Evilevo
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      barto the spoiler i apparently cut off a hotwheels car called “super tsunami” it can match really with any car

    • August 3, 2003 at 5:50 pm #22368
      barto_85
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      cool, it looks good.

    • August 3, 2003 at 8:31 pm #22369
      Prowler3
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      i got that super sunami but i aint gonna cut it up!

    • August 4, 2003 at 12:16 pm #22374
      Evilevo
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      I just took of the wing part, but had 2 stems stikin out, but i cut that off and it looks pefectly normal.

    • August 4, 2003 at 12:33 pm #22375
      VR-4
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      you can make a hood scoop by sticking a hot soldering iron from under the hood and heating the plastic then just puch a scoop out then just sand it smooth and paint it and cut a intake if you want

    • August 6, 2003 at 8:49 am #21660
      KingRX7
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      that was my idea kind of only with a exacto knive instead of a soldering iron i think ill try it with my plastic cutting soldering gun head

    • August 8, 2003 at 4:19 pm #21738
      jazza_1984
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      good idea vr-4, i might give it a go on my BB 😀

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