> 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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