Super Jet Lowered stock RN hood?

[Tmart]

While i'm pretty bored, I wondered has anybody lowered their stock RN SJ hood? It seems like it'd be pretty simple as long as you line everything back up, plus it'd go from weighing 20 freakin pounds to maybe 15! Anybody done this?

 

[DK-Freestyle]

While i'm pretty bored, I wondered has anybody lowered their stock RN SJ hood? It seems like it'd be pretty simple as long as you line everything back up, plus it'd go from weighing 20 freakin pounds to maybe 15! Anybody done this?

One of our guys chopped the top part of his hood, shaped it with foam then glassed over it. You'd be better off just buying an AM hood kit though..

 

[btmboards]

Not that I have personally heard of but was actually thinking about do it a couple days ago.

edit: well there you go big price difference though:haha:

 

[kiddioo]

ksarge did it in his build.
http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/64316-ksarge-s-superjet-build

 

[Tmart]

One of our guys chopped the top part of his hood, shaped it with foam then glassed over it. You'd be better off just buying an AM hood kit though..

A/m hoods are insane expensive! There's stock hoods on here that go for 40 or 50. I might scoop one up and see what i can do with it. 50 vs 700, ill take the 50!

 

[yankeeboy]

I've ridden with Ksarge and seen his hood. If i didnt know any better i would have thought it was AM. He did a pretty sweet job.

 

[O2VW1.8T]

my friends has a lowered stock hood looks very good but barely lighter then a stock hood cause of all the reinforcement

 

[element3488]

im doing this currently and i also plan on removing the annoying fire extinguisher spot on the hood and just having a nice smooth center like the AM hoods.
I have a build thread on PWCtoday if interested. no pics of the hood yet half done though so ill put some up soon!

 

[Tmart]

im doing this currently and i also plan on removing the annoying fire extinguisher spot on the hood and just having a nice smooth center like the AM hoods.
I have a build thread on PWCtoday if interested. no pics of the hood yet half done though so ill put some up soon!

yea im not so much worried about how heavy it is, i just am looking to get ride of all the unneeded/unused space on the stock hood

 

[INDebtSJ]

I didnt have any weight savings when I did mine. It was more for the looks.

 

[Tmart]

I didnt have any weight savings when I did mine. It was more for the looks.

Truely thats why I wanna do it too. and holy shizzz, you live in athens too!

 

[227]

If you lowered your stock hood, not only is it a lot of work, you still have to make/purchase a lowered nose piece, which is a big hassle and more expensive than if you just went this route;

http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/101258-Finally-a-truely-blended-RN-Superjet-Nose-Piece-for-a-stock-hood.

Although having storage probably doesn't apply to where you ride, I personally prefer the stock hood, as I use the fire ext compartment for storage of tow rope, plug wrench spare plugs, etc.

 

[jaxrider]

heres one i chopped up. it took a few nights in the garage to get this far. it weighs around 12 #

 

[Freakrider]

heres one i chopped up. it took a few nights in the garage to get this far. it weighs around 12 #

that looks pretty good...my extra one is in the mail to ya...

 

[N3vrSat1sfied]

Click the link in my sig.

 

[snowxr]

Aranka did a nice how to thread a couple years ago on here. Might be worth searching for it, and getting some ideas. I wouldn't bet any money that it would be lighter, but cheaper than buying A/M for sure.

 

[Tmart]

Aranka did a nice how to thread a couple years ago on here. Might be worth searching for it, and getting some ideas. I wouldn't bet any money that it would be lighter, but cheaper than buying A/M for sure.

Thanks snowxr. I found aranka's thread from when he did the same thing, def helpful. if anybody wants it here it is http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/26397-RN-Hood-rebuild

 

[Tyler Zane]

if you think a a/m hood is high dollar, dont look into engines.