davids2toys

BUMP!
What happened to this thread...we should have kept all the posting concerning the GTS2 hood here

TRUFIBER

Scott's ride at Fun-Ford-Weekend
Fontana Speedway, Ca

JonCo

Looks great Phil! More pictures guys!

07 GT/CS

I have a question on the GTS2. Is it true that in order to keep the rain out of the louvers in the back, you have to leave the lower panels on, which precludes it as a vent for air passing through? If so, would it be possible, or preferable, to have some vents on the rear raised portion of the hood back by the windshield to allow air to exit? Or am I wrong on the louvers? My existing stock hood does the rattle and shake at high speeds and I've read that is the result of not enough air venting due to the front end design.

Bmacs1

All,

Here she is... bead removed and all!!!

It looks like this is just SCREAMING for the "Eleanor" style grille - with the center fog lights.... but I haven't decided for sure yet.

My body shop said the hood fit with NO adjustments...

I can take pictures from other angles if someone wants to see them.

Bill

Bmacs1

I did a photoshop of center fogs....

I don't like it at all!!! okay... maybe it's a bad photoshop job -but I STILL don't like it....

Bill

5150PONY

Very nice....

JonCo

Bmacs, awsome pictures. I am so anxious to get my hood done.

Whats everyone been doing with their stock hoods?

davids2toys

Bill,
Yours came out fantastic, gaps and length look to be perfect, Im very jealous!
Well, I volunteered to be a guinea pig, guess it bit me!
Congrats on the great looking hood Bill.

YaoNYC

wow! awesome!

congrats! what do you mean by 'bead removed' ?

thanks!

Scotte28516

Look at mine and you can tell what it will look like. I think it looks off because the fogs in your pic look like white circles. In my opinion, it will look great on your car! I love the look of the center fog grille, but only with the Street Scene Speed Grille, not the plastic one. The Speed Grille is powdercoated steel mesh and does not have those tacky plastic diamonds like the factory grille does. It looks more performance, and is completely open for more air flow, whereas the regular center fog grille has a very small open area. For me with the HO Whipple, I prefer all the airflow I can get!

Boltzman

the center has a ridge running down from the back to the edge of the front. They had it removed.

ptlm4life

i like it with the center lights..i still might change mine..but i will miss my horsey....decisions decisions

rrobello

which hood do u have?

JonCo

Looks like the Cervini 68' hood

Boltzman

You did'nt like the stripes all the way to the edge?

ptlm4life

cervini hood is correct ..as for ending the stripes it copied the kr concept..i will prob put f-o-r-d across front like they put shelby..i also like the way it accentuates the scoops.

JonCo

Bodyshop tried to remove my bead(starting from the front) and found... not good results. So, all in all, my bead stays. He fixed the front where problems emerged and it looks good. Its in the primer stage and it looks fantastic.

Should have it on sometime this weekend.

Boltzman

My hood painting was a bust Place had my hood for 3 weeks and did'nt even touch it. I picked it up today and now am searching for a good place

Bmacs1

JonCo,

What do you mean "not good results"? When you remove the bead - it is BARE fiberglass - you need to re-seal it before you paint. Did they make a HOLE??? You only need to grind it down level - Did they dig a channel in the hood? Could you be a little more specific for others?

I was there when my shop removed the bead (we checked the underside of the hood, by looking through the hood latch hole, to make sure it wasn't structural). It *looked* ugly because it was bare fiberglass, but there was still plenty of fiberglass to re-seal.... no problems..

Thanks,

Bill