Subject	Carbon Fiber requires a torch to burn, Aluminum melts faster (n/m)
Posted by	Red Hawk (CO) on December 16, 2011 at 12:51 PM
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In Reply To	Finally got the guts to clean my Z and check out the damage posted by Beachy on December 15, 2011 at 03:44 PM
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Follow Ups	Finally got the guts to clean my Z and check out the damage - Beachy 15:44:32 12/15/11 I found a hood at Rockauto.com for $260 - Beachy 16:02:52 12/15/11 get a used oem hood. only sensible option (n/m) - Antihero 16:25:09 12/15/11 Agreed. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 16:28:54 12/15/11 yup, i got my aluminum one for 80$ used. (n/m) - Z32TT-R 22:30:48 12/15/11 ill fitting steel (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 16:28:39 12/15/11 and heavy (n/m) - zgene4 20:46:23 12/15/11 Any idea what the root cause of the fire was? (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 16:52:51 12/15/11 You mean... - madscientist222 17:53:08 12/15/11 Autozone fuel hose and clamps. (n/m) - Beachy 18:16:40 12/15/11 I am actually carrying an extinguisher now because of this, - Jkova300z 19:58:49 12/15/11 One of the first things I bought for my Z. (n/m) - arrowenterprises 22:02:39 12/15/11 I was running autozone line and OEM clamps - alpha_omega16 20:55:02 12/15/11 OEM line is slightly less in diameter than than most generic - Gordo 93TT Daytona 21:41:21 12/15/11 Craigslist. There are always someone parting - zellamay 17:06:04 12/15/11 lol what a coincidence. - Evan(CA) 18:16:19 12/15/11 Yea, the memory is going. I guessed at the $125 figure. - zellamay 00:21:58 12/16/11 Re: Finally got the guts to clean my Z and check out the damage - Nis300owner 17:24:15 12/15/11 Definitely stay with an OEM hood. - pa300 18:26:56 12/15/11 Re: Finally got the guts to clean my Z and check out the damage - CmyZ 19:23:26 12/15/11 ^ Is fuel hose and worm style clamps from Autozone/ Pepboys - Jkova300z 20:04:00 12/15/11 From personal experience: - MrOzzie5183 20:27:13 12/15/11 I run the 300degree setup, so if I go all OEM - Jkova300z 20:40:12 12/15/11 Thats what I would use - MrOzzie5183 20:50:08 12/15/11 absolutely not ok. fix that. (n/m) - Antihero 22:19:20 12/15/11 The over the counter fuel line is typically NOT rated for - Bernie (NoVA) 22:55:24 12/15/11 You can find some there, but it won't fit as good as OEM (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 08:09:06 12/16/11 Use FI hose rated at SAEJ30R9; not gas line SAEJ30R6 - Gordo 93TT Daytona 07:35:06 12/16/11 Forgot to add: When in doubt... Go w/ OEM line and clamps - Gordo 93TT Daytona 07:39:05 12/16/11 and it must be correct metric size (n/m) - Antihero 16:36:38 12/16/11 Re: and it must be correct metric size - CmyZ 20:34:29 12/16/11 Nauseating feelings of the fire my Z went through @ Vina-Wreck - samsungZ [Houston] 21:37:11 12/15/11 Give me a call when you get to Austin. I'm sure I have a - sfarrah 21:54:35 12/15/11 I have a mint hood, but that is a long way to ship it... (n/m) - na300zx (OH) 23:02:23 12/15/11 Yep, your hood is definitely "Toast" :-P (n/m) - ZXoltan 07:37:51 12/16/11 Carbon Fiber requires a torch to burn, Aluminum melts faster (n/m) - Red Hawk (CO) 12:51:20 12/16/11 Are these fuel hoses legit? - WhiTTe Z 18:33:29 12/16/11 YES - very much so. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 19:30:13 12/16/11 But arent' they replacing protected fuel lines with regular? (n/m) - WhiTTe Z 12:24:25 12/17/11 If by "protected" you mean the dotted sleeves. Exchange them - Gordo 93TT Daytona 21:52:14 12/17/11
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