sillyboybmxer

looking more and more Wiseguy v2 every update

pastoli

Your car is gorgeous. You nailed it with the hood and front bumper .

S2KWALT

wow man, the new facelift looks awesome. love the build thread!

arsenal

Perfect! Thank you for confirming my thoughts on my plans

andrewhake

I don't really find anything unsightly about the OEM hood prop. It works great weighs nothing, and is simple. I looked into struts but there just isn't really any actual benefit, and none of them are really made for a hood that is this light. I won't need to modify the hood for the solution I have in might. And really for any normal working environment without wind the way the hood is propped open in the pictures is fine really.

Another option I looked into was mounting a small carbon fiber telescoping rod near the radiator support at the front that could be raised when needed, but the hood prop works fine.

One thing I do need to look into is the windshield washer squirter tubing. The OEM hood has places to clip into and obviously this one doesn't, so the tubing hangs down a bit. Just need to make sure it isn't hanging down to low and too close to the engine. I am considering just removing the tubing all together since I rarely use the windshield squirters.

fernando.

Just let me mop up all my drooling over here...

andrewhake

OMG OMG. As I was driving today I noticed that from inside the car when the light is shining at the correct angle you can actually see the carbon inner frame while sitting in the car.

Bullwings

How does the car drive when pushed a bit through the turns?

I imagine with the extra down force generated by both the bumper and hood, you should feel something at higher speeds.

WhyW

This. 100 times this.

It looks great Andrew, of all the vented hoods out there I think the Amuse is best. The attention to detail and the CF weave is nothing short of amazing.

Chris_Lum

there are various things you could buy that just attach with adhesive and should hold the tubing: