davids2toys

I am getting a little POed at the moment, stopped by weds night and it is looking great..the middle peak looks so much better.
the painter is doing my hood in between jobs, and wants to do a great job, so I am just going with the flow for now, he told me he is hoping for friday, well today is friday and I have not heard a thing!
I am hoping for the middle of next week.
Maybe I will call Scott tonight!

JonCo

Yeah, after seeing that middle ridge I'm all for removing it. Not sure why its there but its coming off. Haha. What are they doing as far as those heat extractors for you? You leaving the cover on? Or did you drill/cut a small section so water could drain and it "semi functions"?

Centurion96

Hey gang how about some photos of this hood with the wrappers off.

BB
Semper Fi

Scotte28516

Ouch! Stop that!!
Sorry guys, I've been busier than a one legged man in an **** kicking contest lately. I literally just got home about 15 minutes ago from taking the car to the body shop and putting on the hood. It just ran outside and took a couple of crappy pictures. Let me upload them and I'll post `em up. You all have been hanging on long enough!!! Give me a little bit.

Scott

JonCo

The wrappers our only protection . Anyways mine wont be put on for a few. No point in leaving it unprotected.

We'll give you a little bit alright...

Boltzman

Mine is staying wrapped until I get an appt at the shop..Unfortunately they are closed on weekends

Scotte28516

Drum roll please............................................ .......... Here's a few crappy photos, but they'll have to do until I get some good ones! I'll take any and all criticism.

rrobello

good god scott thats horrible, Ed cant paint....just kidding....came out T!TS.

I dont see Agent 47s lower grill in there though????

we definitely need to get u some more A47 stuff to finish it off but I like it, I like it alot

YaoNYC

wow!!!

Scotte28516,

congrats!! looks absolutely amazing!!!


i dont think we need hood pins for this.

it latches pretty tight and firm...

Scotte28516

Thanks!! Yeah, I didn't have the lower grille in there when I took these pics. I had just gotten home and grabbed my camera. I did get it in there tonight, and it looks bad ***! I looked around Ed's place for that ****ed thing for 2 hours, and so did a couple of his guys. They had moved it when they took the compressor out of that rear building and nobody knew where it was put. We finally found it sitting on top of a quad outside, in plain view!! It'll be on there tomorrow when the car is on display in the Hardcore Mustangs/TruFiber booth at Fun Ford Weekend in Fontana, CA. You going Richard?

Scotte28516

You're right Yao. I don't see any reason to have them other than cosmetically. It would look good with a set of original twist locks, though!

rrobello

nope I have to work, Im heading up to Cars and Coffee right now for the prefestivities but have to come home afterwards

OKLACOP

Hey guys, for those of you who have purchased the hood and had it painted, what are your paint and body guy's thoughts on the hood???????

My paint and body guy is great, but I can tell he doesn't like fiberglass hoods. He said he has never seen what he calls a "good" fiberglass hood. He says no matter how expensive or how good they advertise to be, all of them have their issues. He says they never fit right. He goes on to say that they all require many, many man hours to make them right. I'm anxiously awaiting my Trufiber hood (venom hood) that will fit the GT500 front fascia. I know it won't be here til December or maybe even after the first of the year (more time to save for paint), but I was just wanting to hear some feedback from your paint/body guys. Here's hoping Trufiber will prove my paint and body guy wrong!!!!!

Sandyman

With an attitude like that, I think I would be looking for a new painter while waiting on the hood. If he doesn't like fiberglass hoods, he most likely will not do his best work. JMO

davids2toys

Hey Scott,
Looks great!!!
Are those painted stripes or vinyl!
Hopefully i will have pics and a g#d d#mn F#**#*G car by end of next week...then you guys can see one with the center bead removed and a small (stock like) peak installed.
Jonco...I think I am going to fabricate some deflecting trays out of stainless and leave the louvers open, I have some real good ideas on this , I am going to use the underside of the strut brace as a mounting point, they will also hide my NASTY looking valve covers...lol
I cant do anything until I get the car back, I am thinking the trays that come with the hood are useless the way they are at the moment!
I have also a few ideas for them, but again, I need the car back first!

awakeinAZ

Scott +1 Looks GREAT! Trufiber came through!!!!

rrobello

the hood I have coming out very soon doesnt have that center bead as well as a couple other subtle differences, unfortunately despite all my efforts I wasnt able to get it done in time for SEMA but it shouldnt be much behind that now

JonCo

How is yours coming along?

YaoNYC

hi OKLACOP,
i find that VERY strange. my bodyshop dude i would not even say he calls himself super master painter...but he had NO COMPLAINTS and did the job and made the hood hit dead on. He did paint the 2 times because the first time it didnt come out right and he wanted to do a great job. he gave me no push back and was happy to work on it.

honestly bro, im a little skeptical of your painter/body guy now. i know many dudes who do not like to do the work or second guessed how much time they need to spend will start to bad mouth things.

just a hunch..

good luck

Scotte28516

The stripes are painted on. They were done by a great shop called SW Body and Paint in Azusa, Ca. There was several hours of block sanding prep that was done, but nothing major. The hood bolted right on with a perfect fit. I'm still not understanding why your body guy needed to change the holes for it to fit right on your car. At yesterday's Fun Ford Weekend in Fontana, Ca., my car was on display with Hardcore Mustangs & TruFiber. Phil from TruFiber was there along with 10 hoods(all different styles) for the 2005+ GT. After discussing your fitment issue, they decided to test fit each of the 10 hoods on my car, and every single one bolted right on to the factory hardware and closed with a perfect fit. This is why I was kind of dismayed on the phone with what you said your body guy did.