GT4 Hood...??? Options

[Jordan95CelicaST]

Can you fit a GT4 hood on a normal ST?

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

It will fit, but you'll have a wierd gap between the hood and the front end if you dont get a GT-4 front end also. By the way, make sure you search for the topic b4 you post......this has been covered many times in the past

[FallenHero]

I photochoped the GT4Hood onto a celica like mine second ago. If you can find a good body shop to do some work for you, I think you could get away with just the hood.

[Guest_Matthew_*]

mr. hero. i hate to contradict you but photochopping is a lot different than putting it on.

i think that it would be better to get the hood and bumper. just for future mods like the 3s swap.

[NEVERSTOP]

it wouldnt be all that hard to make the gt4 hood work on a usdm celica... i would suggest havin a shop do it for you and it would be easier to do with an aftermarket front airdam that is made of fiberglass but it would just require getting a mold of the top of the front airdam and reconsturcting a pice as wide as the gap.. the mount it on to the top of the fornt airdam and raise up the rear end of the new piece and then have the sides filled in and smooth to match the body lines of the hood down onto the front airdam... just dont slam you hood down too ofter

[FallenHero]

I wonder if they could just mold the hood down to meet up with the bumper? That would do much better than working on the bumper.

[jayi12-15psi]

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igotta5S-FEturbo Posted on Feb 24, 2003 - 11:22 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- mr. hero. i hate to contradict you but photochopping is a lot different than putting it on. i think that it would be better to get the hood and bumper. just for future mods like the 3s swap.

well I think that fallen is right, I've seen the bumper gap and its no big deal, and I'm sure he dosen't think its easy just because he can photoshop it. and correct me if I'm wrong but I don't believe having the bumper would effect your 3s swap at all, unless you have an out of control JDM fetish

[0Re0]

This is how the gap will look like

[FallenHero]

That's not near as bad as i thought. You could almost get away with it like it is. A fair body shop could fix that and it would look great.

[Neipas09]

Why even fix it?
It allows more air into your engine compartment and makes it easier to lift the hood up.

[FallenHero]

Yea, but it just doesn't flow.

[Neipas09]

No i guess not. But the air does!

[FallenHero]

true enough. Get the hood, mod your bumper, and wait till you have the money for a Real bumper.

[Neipas09]

Looks like the GT4 front sits more level and they US is more roundy and shiit.