Raising Bonnet

[r34 gt25]

hey guys has anyone raised the bonnet at the hinges on an R34 how do you do this?

[john-e boi]

put washers on the bolt on the actual bonnet

[Duncan]

why do you want to do that?

look good?

engine running cooler when moving?

or overheating when standing still?

[(B1) MR_fanny]

if its just for looks on a streeter i recon it looks shite IMO but if its actually for track then its not so bad

but yeah, as above, add washers.

remember its gonna affect how the bonnet crumples in an impact, might even go through the windshield. you might have to consider a safety bonnet latch thingy to stop it flying back.

[Duncan]

BTW I forgot to mention 1 and 2 above are not true. It looks dodgy and will not cool the engine bay if you are moving over about 40klm/h. And if you are overheating at idle you have other issues you need to resolve

[GeeTR]

hey guys has anyone raised the bonnet at the hinges on an R34 how do you do this?

Do a quick search buddy, this same topic came up a week or two ago, and was populated quiet well with ideas, testing / experiances.

[r34 gt25]

BTW I forgot to mention 1 and 2 above are not true. It looks dodgy and will not cool the engine bay if you are moving over about 40klm/h. And if you are overheating at idle you have other issues you need to resolve

Im not overeating i thought it might of cooled the engine bay a bit but it sounds like its not worth it

[gcg7861]

remember its gonna affect how the bonnet crumples in an impact, might even go through the windshield. you might have to consider a safety bonnet latch thingy to stop it flying back.

Yep, he's right.

I had that same thing done to my bonnet, although, it was mild track car.

In accident, bonnet went up and smashed windscreen.

+ didn't have that bonnet safety latch thing.

[RusH_]

All of the above, and its defectable anyway... and stands out like dogs balls

[bubba]

Different state but my car passed the pits with 10mm spacers, I used flatbar painted black and did it so the bonnet would close over my 30 without bending

[DjeMz]

i have 10 mm spacers. it helps throw out the hot air lurking around the engine bay both on idle and when moving around...

as for the bonnet impact thing, if the hit is bad either way ur screwed lol