tyler ovel

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I was woundering if anyone has pics of the rksport aftermarket ss hood? woould like to see it on a car, and the bottom of the hood. thanks

future_Z_Owner

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I have one.. I really dont feel like digging for pics however. I bought it as a Christmas present to myself while i was in Iraq. I kick myself in the *** every day i walk out to my car for buying that thing. Especially since it costs over $500. That hood straightened out on me. It is high in the rear, low in the middle, and high in the front. I talked to the owner of my bodyshop (who is a family friend and they are by far the best shop in the area. They have done several cars that have been on Barret Jackson so dont tell me its the shops fault.) To see if something could be done, and he said the hood didnt look like that when it was installed and that it was likely built right before they installed it. I called up and found out it wasnt made until after it was ordered. (right before it was installed.) When i told the owner of the bodyshop this he said fiberglass likes to straighten out after a while because it doesnt FULLY cure for some time. The proper procedure should have been after about 6 months of getting some sun and all that it should have been RE-CHECKED. And it wasnt. I called up RK and they told me to basically f*** off and that it wasnt their problem.
I will never buy another product from that sorry place nor would i ever recommend anyone else do so. Go to VFN or someone else.

P.S. RK, i hope you are reading this.

future_Z_Owner

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Oh also theres another guy on base that has one on his 99 Camaro. It looks like s*it also. Same problem.

tyler ovel

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thanks for the info and sorry that it happened to you!

future_Z_Owner

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Some gotta learn the hard way to prevent it to happening to others. Check out the suncoast hoods. They are pricey but they are the best hoods you can get. Ill be getting one soon.

3800RS

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rksport customer service is very unprofessional. Had an encouter with them on my lower ground effect lip

97camaross

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the only way to get a good fitting lt1 ss hood is to buy an oem one but youy may want to try http://www.glasstek.com/

rob69zombie

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$570 for the Glasstek. Woo! lol It costs to look good.

355TurboLT1

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Thats precisely why i drove to van horn texas to take one off your hands! LOL

tyler ovel

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Hey thanks for the info. but glassteck is not a funtional hood it looks like from the pics and the scoop opening dosent look quit like an oem and i aint tryen to cut a whole to make it work, thanks ne ways. Think im going to go with the suncost or this one at www.americansportscardesign.com , looks better i think

9WhiteCamaro9

not tryin to steal this from the OP but whats the diff between a bolt on and a pin on hood? and what does a L88 hood look like for the LS body car?

Slowv696

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I have a rksport SS hood on my lt1. Bought it still in the gel coat for 250 bucks. Fits great and looks good too.

themadspoon

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I have a suncoast hood on my car and I'm happy with itt.

future_Z_Owner

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I find this very hard to believe. You must have gotten some freak of a hood. at some crazy *** deal. How much work did your body shop have to do fixing it to make it look right?

For the record the RK hood is NOT a true SS hood clone. The scoop is wider and the scoop is shaped a little different.

tyler ovel

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thanks for the replies guys