It runs $620 without shipping. I do have access to a $50 mail in rebate form though good through October.

 

The past couple thursdays i've been working on hood....















Enjoy

 

 

nice build and write up. i have seen all too many start with good intentions and never updated, kudos and looking forward to seeing more.

 

Here is more on the hood. Fiberglass parts are never perfect out of the box and when dealing with parts that have had molds made from imperfect originals and then years of mold use you end up needing to do a LOT of work to get the parts straight.

The first step was to block sand the hood to find out where the problem areas were....there were a lot. We then marked the hood in those areas where they were high and low. If you just painted this hood it would look terrible...especially on a dark color.

 

Then after HOURS of work to get the hood straight we are ready for the first prime....

Keep in mind this was one of the best hoods you could buy and STILL needed this much work so you can imagine what you would end up with by buying the cheapest hood available .

 

Now here we have our first prime applied and then we used some blue basecoat to apply a guide coat so that we can proceed with another block and sand session.....all this work goes to make sure you end up with a perfectly straight finished product.

 

My dad is in the auto painting business so i know all about these steps. Nice informative stuff for everyone about the process.

 

are you going to keep the scoops wide open, or put some mesh in the nostrils?

 

They are going to be kept open....the originals did not have any mesh so we are not installing any in this one.

 

taking that much structure out of those vents will not cause it to be flimsy??

 

Structure? The vents are supposed to be open. The hood is not flimsy at all.....

 

what i mean is the fins having no support and waving in the wind, keep in mind i have not had a hood like this but have seen many of the qualities offered out there.

i realize that they are designed for the wind to blow over them and draw heat out of the engine bay.

 

They are very solid....no worries there .

 

what did you use to cut out the fiberglass in the nostrils..I have a similar hood and want to cut them out...woud you even recamend I do it on a hood that is already painted?

 

We used an air tool with a carbide bit(metal bit but it works fine on fiberglass). A hand file was also used. I would not recommend doing it on a hood that is already painted unless you are prepared to repaint the hood.

 

Alright....time for some new parts.....

The first shipment of parts came in from Griggs Racing....we have front upper control arms, Mini-tower mounting bracket set, front anti roll bar, Watts link kit, subframe connectors & rear upper coilover mount.

 

Alot has happened to this car since I was last there. I'll have to swing by this weekend and take a look at it again. Love the harness, suspension and the modification to make the S197 seats work.

 

looks good paul

 

Pics from last Thursday 9-25-08