Who has fiberglass hoods on their cars?

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  1. predfan2001

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    yep, you would want to mold the mold again to get a smooth hood.
     
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    Speaking of making a mold, I think somebody needs to get ahead of the game and make a mold for qtr trim panels and kick panels. I think there will be a market soon.

    Back on topic. I did a search about the Crites hood here and did find a couple of posts mentioning them....has anyone ever got one? Crites stuff is pretty good in my book. I'd like to see one.

    Here's a couple pics of my Crites hoods

    64 Falcon 427 hood...dirty around the edges from handling

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    66 Fairlane 427 hood still in gelcoat

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    thanks for the article on making poly hoods, i may use that technique to build a new motor box for my boat! :) love this site!
     
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    they are crap....they suck.... dont do it. if you search long enough you can find a steely hood and be alot happier for near the same money.
     
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    But im interested in a cowl hood, and they don't make one in steel. I wish they did tho.
     
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    i'm going to do it when i get a good hood, the one i have right now is a POS.
    I'm also going to ask my neighbor if i can borrow his cobra jet hood scoop to make a mold outta it(y)
     
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    maverickmans cowl hood carbon fiber fit great
     
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    Yeah, but he won't ship them.
     
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    lets have a road trip !!!!!!(y)
     
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    Since you're in Louisville, head up to Columbus a take a look at Crite's hoods if he has any in stock.
     
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    I seen one it was a decent hood IMO but the best with out a doubt is Maverickmans stuff
     
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    Do you remember if thier hoods are molded without the scoops? I saw on on the strip that had a fiberglass hood that had the scoops molded in but the frt was solid...I guess you can cut them out but they just wouldn't right. Not sure who makes that one.
     
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    the one I saw had grabber scoopes installed......it was a white 71 and that was atleast 7 years ago
     

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