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> Removable Fiberglass Engine Lid Stock Style, Finished the GT style one...
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post Jun 4 2011, 11:43 AM
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I posted awhile back about my car and a fiberglass relay board cover I made. Most of my time is spent on not too exciting maintenance stuff. But, I just made this engine lid and thought it was neat enough to share. I wanted to be able to get the lid out of the way while working on it. This was probably a lot more work than just slotting/opening up the mounting holes, but it was fun.

I made some aluminum hinges to resemble the stock ones, and used pip pins as the hinge pin so I could split the hinges in half. For the fiberglass lid I made a mold off a nice straight stock lid. It's held down with the stock mechanism, and even pops up enough to grab with out any springs. I was thinking of attaching a small prop rod, but it comes off so easily, and even if I leave it on its light enough to not really bother you while checking the oil quick.

Please excuse the ugly firewall and engine compartment. I'll really have to get going on cleaning that up now.




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post Jun 4 2011, 11:44 AM
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Lid shut and cleaned up grills.


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post Jun 4 2011, 12:57 PM
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post Jun 4 2011, 12:58 PM
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Very nice! I bet there is a market for those.
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post Jun 4 2011, 01:02 PM
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whats the weight savings
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post Jun 4 2011, 01:13 PM
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QUOTE(messix @ Jun 4 2011, 03:02 PM) *

whats the weight savings


The car isn't at my house right now. So, Ill weigh the fiberglass lid this week and reply here again. The complete stock set up I removed and just weighed was 14 lbs. I'd guess the new lid is around 5 lbs or less, but I'll weigh it.
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post Jun 4 2011, 01:17 PM
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thats pretty good.

you should bust out a half dozen, i bet you could sell them quick.... jon bovy....
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post Jun 4 2011, 01:50 PM
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post Jun 4 2011, 02:07 PM
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Nice job! Something I've given some thought to myself.
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post Jun 4 2011, 09:06 PM
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Very nice! I bet there is a market for those.



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post Jun 4 2011, 09:13 PM
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post Jun 4 2011, 09:15 PM
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definly a market!
I'm in (need to start saving alum.cans)

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post Jun 4 2011, 10:03 PM
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How many layers of mat? I assume you vacuum bagged it over the stock lid? Very cool! I'll take one in CF.
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post Jun 5 2011, 12:24 AM
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I hate you.

...No, wait. That's not quite it.

Ah, there it is: I'm INSANELY jealous of you! That is incredibly cool!!

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post Jun 5 2011, 01:59 AM
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post Jun 5 2011, 09:09 AM
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Thanks everyone.

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How many layers of mat? I assume you vacuum bagged it over the stock lid? Very cool! I'll take one in CF.


It is about 2 layers of mat and a final layer of cloth. I made it thicker in the ribs under the grill and where the hinges mount. I did not vaccuum bag it because it was a smaller part and had no core mat, like a hood does. I made a heavy duty fiberglass mold from the original lid, and then this lid was made from the mold. So, it's a smooth gelcoat top finish with the fiberglass cloth underneath. Then sanded, primed, and painted.

My original plan was to make a carbon fiber one, but I wanted to make sure everything worked first. The nice thing is now I can just swap one onto the hinges bolted to the car. I could even make an opened up GT style, and then swap back over on rainy days. I'd just to need to make some targa top style trunk holders for the back up lid, lol.
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post Jun 5 2011, 11:31 AM
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*edit* Thanks everyone. I could even make an opened up GT style, *edit*

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post Jun 7 2011, 01:09 PM
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QUOTE(messix @ Jun 4 2011, 03:02 PM) *

whats the weight savings


I just weighed the fiberglass lid today. It is 4.1 pounds. That's the lid, stock grill, and the bonded on hinge halves. So, a little bit more for the hinge half on the car and the pip pins. So, it's almost ten pounds less than what I took off, which included the springs and rain shield in that original weight. I took some better photos of the inside, I'll try to post up when I get home later.
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post Jun 7 2011, 01:34 PM
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That is very cool. I bet there would be a strong market for those.
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post Jun 7 2011, 02:00 PM
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