> Sethracer@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Except for the weight savings, the hood could be considered an
> "appearance,
> > comfort and convenience item". The weight saved would, unless
compensated
> for,
> > via an appropriate added weight, would make the car illegal. If you
bolted
> an
> > equivilent weight on top of the motor - for competition only - I think a
> case
> > could be made for the car being legal, since there is no attempt to
> > "Materially reduce the weight of the car" which causes the illegality. -
>
> This would not make it through protest. The hood is not stock (or
> available) for the year, make and model, therefore the car is illegal. In
> fact, adding the additional weight is illegal too.
>
> Steve Hoelscher
> #27 DSP
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