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Old 12-17-2001, 06:42 PM
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I was over at Vansteel today and saw this C3 with a clamshell hood.



Old 12-17-2001, 07:11 PM
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looks like a hastle just to open. i wouldnt want that, looks cool, but too much work.
Old 12-17-2001, 07:12 PM
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not to mention how far its open, I'd hate to be working under that and look up to watch it close on you...it doesn't appear to be the lightest thing ever made either. Even if it was light, its still bulky as hell.

But looks :cool: I love the stingray emblems.. I want some for my '77 :eek: :eek:

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Old 12-17-2001, 07:24 PM
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OOOOHHHHHHHH that is WAY COOL. I Kinda like those plexi glass headlight covers. All I wanna do is a zoom zoom zoom and a boom boom :lol:
Old 12-17-2001, 07:38 PM
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For the ScubaJKD and the post before him, you guys are nuts! :lol: :lol: Tooooooooo Funny and hell ya, you'd have a concusion if it fell on you, I know because my brother has a 1984 C4 and it happened to me working on his car :smash:
Old 12-17-2001, 07:41 PM
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Warp70, glad someone gets my sense of humor :lol:
Old 12-17-2001, 10:41 PM
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i would hate to lose that bracket, nose to the dirt in a second :eek:
Old 12-17-2001, 11:23 PM
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Looks like you have to put it up on ramps or jack stands just to open the hood. :eek:

Interesting, but not for me.
Old 12-18-2001, 12:11 AM
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Looks cool, but a little unwieldy...
Old 12-18-2001, 08:34 AM
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sinister looking hood and scoops .. cool :cool: :cheers:
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If you were going to do that you would need to cut the wheel wells in half as well - otherwise you gain nothing. Also I think it needs to open further - a little redesignon the hinges could resolve that.

I had a C4 and loved the access it offered to the engine you can actually replace sparkplugs on a c4 without going underneath the car. I can only access 2 - maybe 3 plugs on my 78 from above . the rest require a floor jack - jack stands and laying on the ground - what a pain.

Hopefully headers will resolve that.
Old 12-18-2001, 12:16 PM
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hey fauxrs, yeah, once I got my heddman headers, I am now able to get at all my spark plugs. whooopiee! :)

-terry

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