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Fiberglass Shelby-like hood for S197

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Old 10/19/05, 07:04 AM
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Link to eBay item:
Shelby Hood

Does not appear to be functional though ... :scratch:
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That looks like the Dream Car Factory hood. There is a thread on the Dream Car Factory in the High Perfomance section.
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Sorry, but the California Dream Hood by RK Sport does not have the air extractors, but the inlets it does have are functional.


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http://www.thedreamcarfactory.com
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I really like the design of this hood. Best I've seen so far. If it were functional, and was sent ready to paint I just might have to have it. Too bad it's not, tho. Especially for that $.
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So what is the cost of the hood?
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Like $850 plus another $200 shipping. Waayy too much for what you get IMHO. I can get a Saleen take-off hood for $300 and let someone mock-it-up for less than that and it would be aluminum. Sheesh!


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Are you basing the cost off of Ebay or have you talked to them personally?
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the dream car factory website says $849 as well.
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I love the Hood out of any I have seen it is just so expensive!
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Originally posted by ekessler507@October 19, 2005, 1:37 PM
Like $850 plus another $200 shipping. Waayy too much for what you get IMHO. I can get a Saleen take-off hood for $300 and let someone mock-it-up for less than that and it would be aluminum. Sheesh!
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WHERE can you get a Saleen hood for 300??? I would be all over that. (BTW its not aluminum, its a composite material)
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Originally posted by Thunder Road@October 19, 2005, 7:24 PM
WHERE can you get a Saleen hood for 300???
"... a Saleen take-off hood", meaning the stock hoods removed by Saleen, as well as stock wheels, tires, bumpers, CAI, ect, ect, all are sold as take-offs.
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Yeah, the take offs are the stock peice.
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yeah that looks nicer than the california dream hood
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Looks a lot better!
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How can you guys say it looks a lot better than the california dream hood when it is the excact same hood? The ebay seller even took the picture from the california dream website.
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Originally posted by Trampus@October 19, 2005, 11:10 PM
How can you guys say it looks a lot better than the california dream hood when it is the excact same hood? The ebay seller even took the picture from the california dream website.
They're talking about the RKSport California Dream hood. They are two different hoods. :scratch:
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moved to exterior mods section.
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Originally posted by Trampus@October 19, 2005, 10:10 PM
How can you guys say it looks a lot better than the california dream hood when it is the excact same hood? The ebay seller even took the picture from the california dream website.
You may want to look again. The Rksport california dream hood is taller and functional. This hood is flatter, has the extractor vents, and is nonfunctional. The height of the california dream hood is what turns me off from getting it.
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Or the fact that everybody and their brother seems to be putting it on their mustang. I don't mean to be harsh but part of the reason I like the shelby look alike is because it has retained very similar characteristcs from the older shelby hood and it is a subtle yet aggressive mod.

But still ridiculously expensive!


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