Looks REEEEAAAALLLL GOOD!!!













Thanks again Roger, if you're lurking around here!

 

looks to me like a firehawk hood

 

it is.... Roger dubbed it the Superhawk hood for legal reasons i'm sure....

 

The superhawk hood is slightly higher than the firehawk hood in the middle area. There's also a superhawk outlaw hood which is really raised. Glad to see another satisfied US Exotics customer (I have the WS9 hood and love it).

God I need those wheels.

 

yessir that is correct, did Roger ever get the Outlaw Superhawk in production? He told me he quit workin on it since he was having problems with the molding or something like that..

 

Looks good to me to to...

 

That looks sharp. I need one of those for my 'bird.

 

How much is the hood? And after doing so how much would a quality paint job cost to get the hood painted. After viewing the last few posts on the WS9 hood and this hood I am almost ready to hit the purchase button......Like I said trying to get a feel of how much getting it painted would cost. TIA!!!

 

nice lines on that hood, looks great

 

I also think that looks BAD A$$

 

Well the hood was about 650 shipped to my door, you pay freight charges to the driver of the delivery truck... so you already save $200+ as opposed to going with Suncoast for the "Raptor" hood which doesn't have the heat extractors. Sell you hood to a local junkyard for ~$100 and you come out at $550ish

As for paint, well, that's totally up to you... I know a guy in Austin, TX here that does show quality paint on hot rods and old school muscle and he pretty much hooked me up... Front bumper clip, rear bumper clip, hood, and fenders, fully prepped and painted for $950... if you just want to get the hood done, I'd suspect anywhere b/w $300 and $500 would be a fair price, but someone could do a real shitty job for that much, or a real good one, just do some research locally...

Facts about the hood:

-Fully molded from fiberglass, weighs 31 lbs. (as opposed to my stocker TA hood 44 lbs) - Yes I weighed them.. lol

-Hood does not come prepped so post-cure time must be factored in, just drive around with the hood on for a week, let the heat from the motor raise any imperfections out of the mold, and then have your body shop block and sand and primer... Don't want bubbles and lines to form under the paint and show through FOREVA....

-Comes with grilles installed, non-removeable, all ram hoods are debaffled so it's straight shot intake

-~6 week wait time for the build

If you want query him more, ask for Roger at *edited* , he's a solo man operation pretty much so don't be discouraged if it takes him a day or two to get back to you, he's very courteous and truly wants to do FABULOUS work for you... I had a great experience with him as many others have! Also, search "US Exotics" on here for other testimonials and for his webshots link, he has other styles of hoods for the bird as well!

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Appreciate the feedback I will look into this....I live in Cleveland and I am am running out of time to have some good weather. Would you suggest waiting for warmer weather or would I be ok now. I have patience so now or 5 months from now is cool by me. Car will be in storage in about 3 weeks!!

 

mmm... totally up to you, most paint shops have a bake booth too so they can heat cure it as well... But your engine bay heat, if you drive daily, should get up to at least 120 degrees even in cold weather... BUt then again I know you guys have some SERIOUS cold weather... lol... up you, a body shop and paint shop should be able to heat it up for you too, just depends on how much downtime you want... Otherwise you could just leave the car running for an hour with your garage door open! lol....

 

Looks good im interested in getting the superhawk outlaw when income tax comes around.

 

Roger did the hood for my car so I could fit the SBC w/ Dominator

 

My hood should be here this week hopefully.

 

That looks awesome !!! I have talked with Roger about getting one of those here soon. I sent him an email and he replied the very same day, and asnwered all my questions. He has been a big help in having me decide what I wanted, and been nothing but totally honest.

 

sweet!!! also mention that it weights about 1/2 of the stock hood

 

I have came back to look at those pics a bunch of times Just looks awesome, and can't wait to get mine.

 

looks good man