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Re: surely some must be interested (archive)
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Posted by Pascal on October 04, 2000 at 19:12:44:

In Reply to: surely some must be interested posted by Alan on October 04, 2000 at 07:49:53:

I am interested in boosting performance but I am not convinced that replacing the bonnet and boot with carbon fiber versions will really improve by much.

From the very interesting post, I assume the weight saving will be about 100 kgs, that's the wieght of one god size guy (me for instance). I guess I'll try to measure quarter mile and 0 - 60 with a passenger to see the difference... I know... not very scientific but will give me an idea.

Of course, less weight would improve cornering too but again, I wonder what the difference would be.

Such mods would mean repainting most of the car to get a good color match, etc...

REcently I was looking for a replacement bonnet for my 72 E-type, unfortunately nobody made CF for the series 3, only for the earlier 6 cyl cars.

There you're talking big weight savings, as the stock steel bonnet is about 350 or 40 pounds. Complicated shape to build though...

Pascal

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