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new bodies and old bonnets
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 3:24 pm
by stace
I have seen alot of pics on this website of widebodies with no bonnet scoops and with bonnet scoops. Am I correct in thinking that all widebodies came without the scoops ala JB and JD and that the owners are sticking on the old JA bonnets coz they look so much better. I remember when I had my old Staz the bonnet scoop is what said it all about the car.
stace
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:16 pm
by Starion VR4
Yep! Yr correct! :beer
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:18 pm
by Nosaki Faki
yep, spot on Stace.
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:51 pm
by airbats801
yeah the widebody owners like me have hood envy. Too bad they sell for 500 bucks here -_-
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:30 pm
by stace
500 bucks!!!! wouldn't it be cheaper to just buy the whole car????
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:31 pm
by airbats801
naw they are pretty rare here. We didnt get the starion until 1983, so we only had the bonnets for one year, and most people cracked their head from overheating, parked it, then the car gets crushed down the road.
Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 10:50 pm
by Gary
stace wrote:500 bucks!!!! wouldn't it be cheaper to just buy the whole car????
Yes.
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 1:09 pm
by WidebodyWoody
HAHAHA I got a JA bonnet here and I got it for nothing :beer Thanks again Jay.
Still gotta get the damn thing sprayed though
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 2:30 pm
by FST4RD
JAS sold me a silver scooped bonnet to match my car for $20nzd.... was covered in crap and alsorts but came out a treat!
Not sure if I prefer it though
Luckily I still have the flat bonnet! :D
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 6:15 pm
by tri26t
My Jap spec came with JA bonnet, I hope this
was the original, because the widies (jap spec)
all have JA bonnets -DONT THEY ?????
LOL : maybe not hah ??????????.
Cheers:Phil.
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 6:37 pm
by groupAralliart
No - mine has flat bonnet?
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 6:39 pm
by JDSTAZ45
tri26t wrote:My Jap spec came with JA bonnet, I hope this
was the original, because the widies (jap spec)
all have JA bonnets -DONT THEY ?????
Cheers:Phil.
Nope. They came with flat bonnets, as I have the GSR-VR Jap brochure!
I'm still sitting on the fence whether they are actually better aesthetically!!
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 7:04 pm
by FST4RD
I'm moving towards the flat bonnet to be honest... Think i'm going to put mine back on.
The scooped bonnet is cool but the front looks to "busy" with the extra intake.... to much with all the intakes and what not at the front.
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 7:54 pm
by JD_Stazza_Brendan
I like both,, On the JD the flat bonnet suits the lines, nice and smooth.
On the JA it makes it unique.
Ive got both types now to swap on the JA.
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 9:19 pm
by groupAralliart
JD_Stazza_Brendan wrote:I like both,, On the JD the flat bonnet suits the lines, nice and smooth.
On the JA it makes it unique.
Ive got both types now to swap on the JA.
I have both as well and will run what I feel like and they are easy to swap over if there are two of you anyway. I wouldnt mind doing a custom one as well with bulge like earlier EVO