Fiberglass on a Street Car ?, done all the time or just insanity ? both ? Options

[Literati914]

I know there's been conversation regarding adding fiberglass FLARES to a street car and that's NOT my question in this thread. I'm wondering about running a street car with a FG front hood, rear deck lid and door skins (FG skinned/ OEM steel frames)? Is there anyone out there running this type of configuration? or Is this just a crazy talk?

I have these pieces (in the classified along with other FG items) but was thinking - what if I ran the hood, lid and doors on my 1.7 project for a better power/weight ratio - because why not? thoughts?


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[Mikey914]

Took a look at your advertisement in the classifieds. Yes at that price you are giving them away.

Some input on the deck lids. These were the same as the Sheridan ones. Just a skin. The way they were mounted was by welding flat tabs on and attaching with dzus screws. This is why we added the substructure. Also the lids without reinforcement are very flexable and har to cut and buff unless you do it off the car on a bean bag.

They are however the lightest you can get. The set up you have is a track design and for a daily driver I'd pass. The time and money to do this would be more appreciated and cleaner to add displacement to the engine. A 2056 build would offer you a better power to weight upgrade (or at the very least be a wash) , that would be easier and retain more resale value for funds expended.