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Old May 3, 2010 | 05:20 PM
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^i think the main lid that rubs is the SLP lid
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LOVE THE HOOD im in the process of gathering funds for the WS9 hood myself cant wait to get it on and start breaking necks instead of oh is that a V6 from people who dont know the Trans Am
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its been a couple days man, wheres the pics!? your car looks sick!
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Old May 3, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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great upgrade looks bad ***!
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Old May 3, 2010 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by crimson_bird
^i think the main lid that rubs is the SLP lid
I have a clear MTI lid

Originally Posted by sasquatch094
its been a couple days man, wheres the pics!? your car looks sick!
lol just bolted it back on last NIGHT
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Old May 3, 2010 | 09:06 PM
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Here is how we took care of the rubbing lid......
Attached Thumbnails Only took like four years.....-hood-mod.jpg  
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Old May 3, 2010 | 09:22 PM
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I have a clear MTI lid
oh ok
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Old May 3, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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all i had to do to fix the rubbing lid was adjust the hood latch bracket all the way up and then shimmed my bumber just right.
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Tried that but the body lines were all off
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Old May 3, 2010 | 09:45 PM
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i got a slp lid and it seems to rub in the same spot.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 01:51 AM
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Looks SICK Danny! Looking at it makes me miss my car even more. Damn red Trans Am's..
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Looks great. I had the same hood on my TA. Can't beat the quality. Enjoy.

Blackbird stripes would look great
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Old May 4, 2010 | 09:34 AM
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Looks SICK Danny! Looking at it makes me miss my car even more. Damn red Trans Am's..
Not running yet?
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Old May 4, 2010 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by tasilver
Looks great. I had the same hood on my TA. Can't beat the quality. Enjoy.

Blackbird stripes would look great
Way ahead of ya .

Just not sure which style I want, the pin stripe version or the checkered version
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Old May 4, 2010 | 08:42 PM
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i'd do the checkered
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I'm leaning towards it
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pinstripes!!!

its already such a small stripe, that the checkered flags take away from it a lot.
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Gives the car a much more aggressive look.
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Originally Posted by crimson_bird
pinstripes!!!

its already such a small stripe, that the checkered flags take away from it a lot.
damn should've made a poll
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