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PostPosted:Mon Oct 07, 2013 4:42 pm 
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Hi Guys & Girls..new to this site so hello to all. Simon with the bumble bee in leicester put
me on this site.
I have a 76 Bonnet in mint condition for sale, should fit 70-81 camaro's. looking for £120 for it.
email for pics if of any interest.. :thumbup:
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PostPosted:Mon Oct 07, 2013 5:56 pm 
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Car Details:79' camaro road & track day toy. 383 stroker, 5 speed TKO trans, lots of suspension stuff, 13" Vette brakes, 18" wheels.
Location:Luton
Guessing it's a steel original one.. ?

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PostPosted:Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:05 pm 
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Guessing it's a steel original one.. ?
it is.. ;)


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PostPosted:Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:08 pm 
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Car Details:79' camaro road & track day toy. 383 stroker, 5 speed TKO trans, lots of suspension stuff, 13" Vette brakes, 18" wheels.
Location:Luton
Was looking for a fibreglass one ideally....

I'm curious how much weight could be lost from a standard one with a hole cutter :twisted:

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PostPosted:Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:51 pm 
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Car Details:'79 Camaro, 350 V8
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I'm curious how much weight could be lost from a standard one with a hole cutter
You could always lay up some fibreglass on the hood to get the shape, then separate the hood frame and skin, allowing you to to apply the fibreglass skin to the steel frame :thumbup:

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PostPosted:Mon Oct 07, 2013 7:28 pm 
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Car Details:79' camaro road & track day toy. 383 stroker, 5 speed TKO trans, lots of suspension stuff, 13" Vette brakes, 18" wheels.
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I'm curious how much weight could be lost from a standard one with a hole cutter
You could always lay up some fibreglass on the hood to get the shape, then separate the hood frame and skin, allowing you to to apply the fibreglass skin to the steel frame :thumbup:
Yeah, but that takes, time, effort, fibreglass, space, skill... all stuff I don't have.. :mrgreen:
i don't think you'd gain much by changing the skin, I think the weight is in all the inside structure, double and treble layers of thick steel..

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PostPosted:Thu Oct 10, 2013 5:37 pm 
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Car Details:1979 Z28 Camaro - Pro Touring
1977 LT Bumblee Bee Replica
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I cut an original bonnet skin off and fitted a fibreglass cowl hood skin to the original frame on my 79 Z28.
Wasn't to bad a job to do!!!!

As you say there is a lot of weight still in the frame though.

Even managed to use the original catch and hinges and springs.

Harwood make complete fibreglass hoods that are a bolt on, I am sure somewhere like Summit Racing might do these and list the weight saving.
Also I am sure somebody will be doing carbon fibre hoods by now ... If you want to spend that much. :thumbup:


Welcome on board Tony (72 Formula 400)
Glad to see you have joined the ranks

Watch out for plenty of bits coming up for sale from Tony
Top guy and really helpful :clap:

Si :mrgreen:


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