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Originally Posted by Number 3
Likely the front had a gap and the air pressure tore it off, more like unzipped it. But to me, and I've worked on bonded hoods (Corvette among others), this looks like a pretty poor hood design. Note there appears to be no fiber tear on the adhesive (which looks like double sided foam tape). A proper bond would have resulted in fiber tear all along the bonded joint. I don't see any.
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What he said...
That's the bottom half of a two piece (aftermarket) composite hood. The bottom half should be designed to strengthen the top. Looks like it was only attached on the outside edges, and a little in the center.
What aftermarket hood is that?
I'm betcha when you got up to speed you could see the hood appear to lift and vibrate.
The blue areas are the only place it appears it was bonded to the top half... not good.
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