joshp007

Ok guys I want to see what hood looks best on a black TA. If anyone has pics of these two hoods please post em here. Preferrably black. Thanks!

JasonWW

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I'd like to see some, too.
Thanks.

SonofaBish

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Raptor looks better... looks damn near identical to a Hawk hood... looks gorgeous.. just wish i coudl afford one

JasonWW

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Of course it does. I just want to see one on a black car.

peterlawl84

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Raptor hood on a nbm. Ive had it for 4 or 5 years now and love it. The fitment along the front edge could be better, ive seen others that were better fit. Also get the matching airbox if you get this hood, it makes a huge difference.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/peterl...3f.jpg&.src=ph

JasonWW

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Your not kidding. I can see it in the photos. Have you already tried adjusting your metal headlight cover shields higher along the top edge?
If you haven't, then you may be able to fix it somewhat. If you've already adjusted them, then the hood is way off.
I might even be so inclined to remove some material from under the nose tip so that the whole front of the hood can go lower. If the front of the scoops were then too low, I would build them back up with fiberglass.

TransAm98

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Raptor in the black...

kraaazymike

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I dont normally say this but.... thats hot.

JasonWW

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Does anyone notice that the raptor is basically a Ram Air hood with the front scoops shaped different? If you cover the front of the hood, you'd swear it was a Ram Air. Even those Blackwing graphics fit it.

Not that it's bad or anything. I like it.

gnbooster87

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WS9 HOOD, see the small ports by the fenders, fully functional

TransAm98

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Thanks The hood acutually is more curved where as the ram air has a more of an angular shape to it. Here's a front shot

JasonWW

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Dude, why are you posting that??

Was anyone bothered by the fitment at the nose with all those crazy shapes? I think I'm going to cut off the back edge of the bumper cover like the Firehawks did and then extend the hood forward to fill in the gap. I'm not sure about the little nub at the tip. I might cut it off and put a firehawk emblem or something similar to make it all flow. Or I could leave it and just reshape it a bit. Am I the only one thinking this?

kraaazymike

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i was thinking the same thing. It's neither the HO nor is it a raptor hood

OneMeanZ

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Beautiful man, if I was going to get a hood. The Raptor would definitely be it.

TransAm98

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I've been wanting to fix that issue for a while. If I had to do it all over again I would have trimmed the nose a little, but it doesnt really rub to bad. I'm also going to try and raise the nose to meet the hood a little better. Where would one get a firehawk emblem? I'd like to see how much it would cure that stub nose. Thanks for the compliments.

JasonWW

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I didn't say anything about rubbing. That is strictly prohibited. The body shop should have fixed the gaps around the bumper cover.

What I'm saying is to cut about 1.5" of the bumper cover off and then extend the hood the same distance to compensate.

Here is a hood very similar to the Raptor:


And here is the Firehawk:



The Firehawk emblems are only if you want to slice off that nub in the front and reshape it. On the Firehawk hoods the area right behind that emblem are raised so that the top of the emblem perfectly matches the top of the hood. When looking straight down there is one continous arc. When looking down on the Raptor, the lines go all over the place.

TransAm98

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Wow, I didnt realize how different they are shaped. The firehawk has a much cleaner line to it. A buddy of mine did the hood as a side job. The only place it touches is under that stub. Nothing serious an easy fix. Definitely feelin ya on extending the hood. Would look much nicer.

JasonWW

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You should be able to take a dremel or something and remove a little material from the rubbed spot under the snout and then add some touchup paint. Probably some touchup paint to the bumper cover as well. Luckely it's in a spot not normally seen.

gameovergt

Nice hood

pewterbirdls1

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my raptor hood with black bird style Ls1 stripes





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