I went back to late Jan in your posts and nowhere do you mention you are getting turbos and I did not find anywhere in the other hood thread of a mention of this either. Guess I need to put you in the same category as my X-wife, I don't read minds. .

Now that I know this, I understand why you do not want this hood.

 

I didn't say it was because the hood was functional, that I'd have to pass on it...I'm saying I don't want the air routed to that spot under the hood. I have the WMS Ram Air Tray and would prefer if the air just dumped in thru the 'nostriles', right into the tray....The Cervini Concept Hood does just that and looks good also......and for $600 I can get that hood too. I like the look of this hood better, so it's basically function over form for me...

http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showthread.php?t=61038

There are other reasons besides what you may think is the only way....

hags1

 

Now that you explain it, it makes perfect sense.

There have been a number of threads that have blasted the "non functional" hood scoop of the GTAP. Those are the people I was poking the fun at . But nobody in paticular.

IMO this is one of the best looking hoods I have found, and it works with my CAI.

 

hey guys!

so, i still got my credit card on hold for this...

still waiting for 4 more

thanks all!

 

yao,i want to do it but I need to find out if someone can stregthen area properly for hood struts

 

According to Mustang Buster the stock hood weighs 26.5 lbs.

I've never worked with a fiberglass hood so I don't have a good answer but there was a photo in this thread of a piece of angled aluminum as a top attachment point to one strut that looked like it would distribute the weight. It was a strut in one of dougxox's posts.

BB

Semper Fi

 

I talked to Phil yesterday, I did like his verbal gaurantee, but that is just what it is...verbal, in todays world, I will need a little more that that if I decide to go with Trufiber. He also was not aware that the pic was the DCF hood, he also had no idea about the strut situation. I did explain to him about the struts and the 2 different locations both mount at in the hood. I have the MRT ones , they are the smaller ones that someone posted, I love them and most definately want to KEEP them.
As far as fiberglass vs Aluminum regarding weight, I am almost positive that aluminum is much lighter than fiberglasss, and not subject to many of the pitfalls of FG.
Most of their hoods are 500.00, even the ones that are in development at the moment, so I dont understand the 600.00 mentioned in the thread, for 500.00 and free shipping I am interested.
I also like this fully funtional hood by them...67 shelby hood for our cars for 500.00 http://alliance247.com/product.php?p...a4780ca9eb8481

there is also a pretty nice heat extraction hood for 500.00.

 

I dont think it will be an issue using the struts becuause with the strut on each side of the hood hinge. It distribute the weight evenly on both side so there should not be an issue.

As for the price of the hood. They qouted us for $600 w/ free shipping with group buy of (5 hoods)

 

there is a problem and it is based on how the hood closes with the manual prop as opposed to the strut system. With the manual prop, gravity makes the hood close as you lower it and the stresses at the front hinge support are minimal. With a set of piston struts, you have to physically push the hood down from the front. You are making the hood into a long moment arm and using it to apply force at the hinge mount with the most stress at the forward bolt hole. You will be flexing the fiberglass at that point.

If you build a longer hinge mount into the fiberglass you will alleviate two problems. First you will have a shorter moment arm which will exert less stress on the weakest point and you will spread out the force of resistance to movement from the pistons themselves over a wider area thus lessoning the stress per unit area.

Just a personal observation.

BB

Semper Fi

 

Bob ,this is what i've been looking for.For some reason I could not envision why hood struts would not be goood for fiberglass. Now I understand. Fiberglass hoods would therfore have to be retro fitted with a brace that extends further out around the hood.

 

Man my Redline Products hood struts are so easy to open and close I can't see how they would damage a fiberglass hood. I can move my hood up and down with one finger and very light pressure....
I bet it's more a 'who's responsible for damages' thing....if they say, don't use hood struts and you do, then don't go crying to them if the hood gets damaged....Without a warning, they're going to have partial blame if the hood is damaged...

hags1

 

You've got a point there. If you took your time and lowered the hood gently and then gave it just enough to latch,theory says it should be alright.

 

Man, I'm on the fence with this hood. I too would like to run struts, and I'm pretty sure I could reinforce it without issue. But here's a question I haven't seen raised...can the struts support the heavier fg hood? It's considerably heavier than the factory aluminum hood. Has anyone else officially joined Yao yet? I think I have to have one!

 

Someone just order and install this thing so that I can learn from the guinea pig

 

I'm going to give them a call tomorrow! I can't stop picturing that hood on my car!

 

we'll have to wait till summer anyway

 

i still have my credit card money on hold for this...

anyeone taking the plunge with me?

 

Just got off the phone with Phil. I'm officially in! To allay any fears anyone might have, he is going to distribute photos of the first production hood so we can review it BEFORE we pull the trigger. There is zero obligation at this point.

BTW - Anyone trying to call him, he's in the office 10-6 Pacific time...

 

If it included other style TrueFiber hoods I could possibly jump on the banwagon too. I'm interested in the one with the roush style hood scoop.

 

Give him a call. You never know!