rabbit320

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as they say, curiosity killed the rabbit.

had to, i mean, a superhawk for $cheap? Really? shipped for another hundred, and yes, from Ebay.

these pics are in the raw state it was shipped in. the hinges on the hood on the passenger side have been adjusted and drilled out some to lower the hood, and front bumpstops are adjusted. other than that nothing else has been touched yet... (fenders, maybe front bumper, and headlights all to come)

passenger side line is ok, driver side needs help and driver front corner seems to stick up just a little higher than the rest - i am putting on hood pins to secure it (yea yea rice this) and to pull it down just a hair. front also needs some serious help.

under the hood, i opened up the front holes to add my own honeycomb mesh to match the rest of the car, as it matched right up to the ws-6 airbox that i have. I still need to open up the hood extractors ontop and on the underside, just trying to figure out water drainage (will be garaged and not driven in rain, but what if...)

i will use long hair to extend the hood and fill in the gaps, then sanding, more sanding, filler, sanding, prime and paint...

rabbit320

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more...

lethal bird

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Looks good.

05MBMLS2

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I think i may take the plunge as well......im tired of my "double vision" hood. Hows the overall quality of the fiberglass? Is it going to need 3 days worth of sanding and filling?

lemons12

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Wish I was in Tampa right now so I could check it out. In for finished product

SportGoldSS

Just picked a hood up yesterday from these guys, same deal here, just have to make a few adjustments but all is well.

Conrad

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We bought a ws6 hood from them. The nostrils are straight through and we cut out heat extractors at the back of the hood (not through to the top of the hood. I'll get some pics of it, it's going to be primed soon.

BlackBirdDaddy

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Yea, what he said above.

We purchased a hood from them also and it did need work. But as was mentioned, if you can do a little body work it is an awesome deal.

We had cut out the inlet and layed-up f/g through the backside where the air box inlet is located. I had also made a snap-in close-out that drains in case the weatherman is wrong!

Next, a little filler primer more flat sanding and then off to paint!








Heat extractors were also fabbed into the back of the hood.

LilJayV10

iTrader: (39)

Damn that's some nice looking work there.

black_sheep454

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Lookin good, nice work on the underside

The Alchemist

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Very interesting.

Photochop

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Anybody order it with the holes cut out for $30 'making it functional' like the ebay ad says? Wondering how good of a job this is for $30 haha

Conrad

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We picked our hood up and saw one with the hole cut out. Cut your own hole is all I gotta say

Thanks guys, BlackBirdDaddy has been working his butt off on that hood for a few weeks now, it should be a 1 off custom work of art when finished, like other parts of the car.

BlackBirdDaddy

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Thanks guys, lots of tedious hand work so hope it looks on this ride (left). That's right, when we picked-up our hood, the guy said it would take $30 and 5 minutes for him to cut out the ports!! We respectively declined his offer.

Note: The Bird' on the right has the hood from the same manufacturer, although we did not make the scoops functional (3.8 so, why?). That installation was basically a paint and bolt on. It fits decent considering that the right front was smacked.

Detoxx03

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Wanna see the outcome of this

lemons12

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That 3.8 almost looks OEM. How much was it? 250$?

Z28MJ

I personally was not happy with my hood I bought from him. The bottom side was horrible!! there was gobs of resin all over, bare fiberglass spots, and grinding marks on most of the underside (I dont know about y'all but when I have my hood up I want the bottom side to look good too). the top side had an unbelievable amount of of little holes that needed filled (I know some holes are normal with fiberglass hoods,) the edges of the hole hood where not very "clean," plus on the sides I could see the separate layers, plus on my ss hood he made the scoop a 3/4"-1" to low plus he cut the opening to wide (by like 2") so the OEM grill would not fit so i had to fab up a grill. it fits alright but not perfect. I would only buy a hood from him if I had low cash and need a hood bad, but IMO save and buy a high quality hood.

BlackBirdDaddy

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At the time, they were $215 each and we picked them up. We inspected them prior to purchase. That may be the key, because if you have it shipped then there is a chance that a less desireable piece may show up at your doorstep.

rabbit320

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looks good... come finish mine, yr making me look bad! did you also alter the middle ridge of the underside of the hood? how do you form the front for the curved intake gap, tin foil?

ya i would cut out your own holes, because if the supplier cuts them he puts in a diamond weave mesh - i wanted mine to match the honeycomb on the rest of the car.

05MBMLS2 - probly not 3 days worth, but definitely one or two.

i will keep pictures posted

and sorry mods - thought i could name names just no link

rabbit320

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i was impressed with how it was shipped, with a 2x4 screwed to each back corner @ the hinge mounting points, and foam placed around the front corners for protection; all in a big box