Carbon Fiber "Grabber Type" Hood DONE! IT'S HERE! Finally!

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  1. Maverick Man

    Maverick Man The Original Maverick Man

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    Two 1973 LDO Mavericks (one 4 Drag one 4 driving like Mad on the roads :) ) also have a 75 6cyl Stock! Ok, well sort of Stock :P
    someone has already has painted one and then left the center in CF. looks killer! as far as a silver CF no such think carbon is black and is only black however you can weave another type of thread within it. but it is something i won't do. ;) the request will never stop if i do just one and trust me you haven't been the only one to ask this.
     
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    You mean something you won't do after you do mine, right?
    Sarah;)
     
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    gee how did i know you would read this... lol! but that would be me first if i did something like this... lol! ;)
     
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    Well, hurry up and start making yours so that you can get started on mine, the car will be done sometime spring/summer of 2009. So, get to work!
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    how long are you going to continue making these hoods?? I want really bad!!
     
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    Two 1973 LDO Mavericks (one 4 Drag one 4 driving like Mad on the roads :) ) also have a 75 6cyl Stock! Ok, well sort of Stock :P
    depends. the grabber ones i should be doing for awhile. the cowls what ever i have left that is it! you snooze you lose. ;)

    you can do it that way but i don't ;)
     
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    How many cowls do you have left?
     
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    i forget...lol not many and i don't ship them either the box is just way to hard to find.. a big PITA
     
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    Heres a question I haven't seen for the grabber hood. How hard will it be to block off the openings? Or can they be ordered closed. Im not really interested in having rain and what have you entering through the hood holes. I would rather have the hood look completely stock with the fake grilles in the holes. Im still kicking around buying the hood. I just made out pretty good on a sale on ebay for my Falcon grille so now I can apply this money to the car. Also do you take paypal? Thanks ... Bob
     
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    Maverick Man YOU have a gift. That Grabber hood looks awsome! Do your spoiler kits fit the big bumper cars?
     
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    Might have been asked before but I'll put it out there. Any thought of CF small bumpers? I know you've done the cowl hood, spoilers, and grabber hood and saw you were looking at mirrors. Just thought bumpers would be pretty cool (IMO)...
     
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    Hey just curious Mav Man.
    How much lighter would you say this hood is compared to a fiberglass hood?
    And what is the reason behind the fiberglass frame? If carbon fiber is lighter shouldn't you use carbon fiber in the frame? I understand it would be more expensive to use carbon fiber in the frame so that might be an issue.
    BTW, awsome job on the hoods!
     
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    Forgive me if Im wrong, but I think the hood is fiberglass overlayed with bidirectional CF(he didnt mention whether it is or not), but if thats the case then the frame just isnt CF wrapped, he could probably do it, but itll be a steeper price.

    Doing some research, carbon fiber has a tensile strength of 820,000 psi, or 5650 MPa, while fiberglass has a tensile strength of around 50,000 psi. But, fiberglass is much more ductile than carbon fiber, so it will bend and is "stronger" than carbon fiber. Its not "stiffer" than carbon fiber. this is why carbon fiber will crack pretty easy, while fiberglass can take some beating before it cracks(which is probably why the frame was made from fiberglass and why most CF products are usually FG reinforced).

    Very nice hood at a very reasonable price
     
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