painting carbon fiber hood... ideas...

edub370 · 08-23-2011, 08:00 AM

I DID IT! i THINK have somewhat figured a direction to take my car. so i am looking into getting a carbon fiber hood, but dont want the whole hood carbon fiber as i feel that is to fast and furious-ish for me... i would however like to have a little body color and a little paint.. SOOOOO i was thinkin of this idea, painting the hood body color, but leaving the vents carbon fiber..

I'm looking at a this hood:

somewhat the same concept as this:

any thoughts, techniques, ideas, or concerns, just throw em this way!

somatic · 08-23-2011, 08:02 AM

not digging the scoops personally, but if youre gonna do it go big!

zuperman 370 · 08-23-2011, 08:32 AM

yes i did the same, except for that last vent at the top u wanna paint that completly and not fade it out like the pic u put check out pics from my car you can compare u might like it more.

edub370 · 08-23-2011, 08:37 AM

That is freaking sweet! i love it now. did u go with vis or seibon?

zuperman 370 · 08-23-2011, 08:43 AM

Thank you very much i think leaving the first 2 vents in cf and paining the rest is the way to go, i was considering fading out the 3rd vent but it decided against it and im very happy the way it came out, and the hood is seibon TS

XwChriswX · 08-23-2011, 08:51 AM

I like the way zuperman did his.

The fade is nice for car shows and such but thats about it. Seibon just came out with a new single vent hood that I'm

over...

edub370 · 08-23-2011, 09:17 AM

ya i can see joe blow at the body shop attempting a fade after i tell him about it and just messin it up in all kinds of ways

Jasonle · 08-23-2011, 09:29 AM

^agreed i like how zuperman did his. Came out nice!

ZeeingAround · 08-23-2011, 09:31 AM

I like that hood too. On the "to do" list for next year. I will leave all three vents carbon with a small 1/4" border. But mine is MB, so I can get away with it.

theDreamer · 08-23-2011, 09:37 AM

I keep going back & forth about painting the vents or not.
There is a PG 370z on here with the TS hood fully painted which I really like, will find pictures.

kenchan · 08-23-2011, 10:09 AM

would it be better (more functional) to have the vents closer to the windshield? at least past half way aft of the hood to suction out the air?

theDreamer · 08-23-2011, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

would it be better (more functional) to have the vents closer to the windshield? at least past half way aft of the hood to suction out the air?

Actually, having a larger hole in the front (similar to what Chris posted) would be the best.
That opening will pull hot air out from the radiator before it hits the engine helping cool the overall system.

kenchan · 08-23-2011, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theDreamer

Actually, having a larger hole in the front (similar to what Chris posted) would be the best.
That opening will pull hot air out from the radiator before it hits the engine helping cool the overall system.

ahh, ok! thanks for the info, that makes sense.

theDreamer · 08-23-2011, 10:23 AM

Courtesy of Ztoon, I really like it fully painted.

Ztoon... skirts/roof/fenders/hood

edub370 · 08-23-2011, 10:39 AM

I like the paint fade concept above. i just dont know how this would look with a silver car

08-23-2011, 08:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
edub370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,458 Drives: 09 370z S/T 6MT Rep Power: 20	painting carbon fiber hood... ideas... I DID IT! i THINK have somewhat figured a direction to take my car. so i am looking into getting a carbon fiber hood, but dont want the whole hood carbon fiber as i feel that is to fast and furious-ish for me... i would however like to have a little body color and a little paint.. SOOOOO i was thinkin of this idea, painting the hood body color, but leaving the vents carbon fiber.. I'm looking at a this hood: somewhat the same concept as this: any thoughts, techniques, ideas, or concerns, just throw em this way! __________________ 09 370Z ST 6MT//Injen CAI//Greddy CBE//TP//TSW's//Swifts//Stillen lip//Whiteline sways 326whp/268tq

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08-23-2011, 08:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
edub370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,458 Drives: 09 370z S/T 6MT Rep Power: 20	That is freaking sweet! i love it now. did u go with vis or seibon? __________________ 09 370Z ST 6MT//Injen CAI//Greddy CBE//TP//TSW's//Swifts//Stillen lip//Whiteline sways 326whp/268tq

08-23-2011, 08:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
XwChriswX WFLYIDNNE Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: In The Fastlane Posts: 50,648 Drives: 02 GDB WRX Rep Power: 451	I like the way zuperman did his. The fade is nice for car shows and such but thats about it. Seibon just came out with a new single vent hood that I'm over... __________________ Bonnie - Stage 2, Audio build coming this fall! R.I.P. Abby 3/29/10 - 3/30/14

08-23-2011, 09:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
edub370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,458 Drives: 09 370z S/T 6MT Rep Power: 20	ya i can see joe blow at the body shop attempting a fade after i tell him about it and just messin it up in all kinds of ways __________________ 09 370Z ST 6MT//Injen CAI//Greddy CBE//TP//TSW's//Swifts//Stillen lip//Whiteline sways 326whp/268tq

08-23-2011, 08:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
zuperman 370 Track Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: BAHRAIN Posts: 944 Drives: 370z 2010 at blue Rep Power: 16	Thank you very much i think leaving the first 2 vents in cf and paining the rest is the way to go, i was considering fading out the 3rd vent but it decided against it and im very happy the way it came out, and the hood is seibon TS

08-23-2011, 09:29 AM	#8 (permalink)
Jasonle A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: St. Louis Posts: 3,509 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 25	^agreed i like how zuperman did his. Came out nice!

08-23-2011, 09:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
ZeeingAround A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 6,365 Drives: 3500 NVP 370Z-sold! Rep Power: 86623	I like that hood too. On the "to do" list for next year. I will leave all three vents carbon with a small 1/4" border. But mine is MB, so I can get away with it. __________________ Get some roosters for eggs and Bulls for milk . Then you will see that gender matters. Especially at milking time.

08-23-2011, 09:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4210	I keep going back & forth about painting the vents or not. There is a PG 370z on here with the TS hood fully painted which I really like, will find pictures. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

08-23-2011, 10:09 AM	#11 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	would it be better (more functional) to have the vents closer to the windshield? at least past half way aft of the hood to suction out the air?

08-23-2011, 10:23 AM	#14 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4210	Courtesy of Ztoon, I really like it fully painted. Ztoon... skirts/roof/fenders/hood __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

08-23-2011, 10:39 AM	#15 (permalink)
edub370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,458 Drives: 09 370z S/T 6MT Rep Power: 20	I like the paint fade concept above. i just dont know how this would look with a silver car __________________ 09 370Z ST 6MT//Injen CAI//Greddy CBE//TP//TSW's//Swifts//Stillen lip//Whiteline sways 326whp/268tq Last edited by edub370; 08-23-2011 at 11:23 AM.

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