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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 09:02 AM
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my stock z hood has a dent in it and i want to change it and i want an ss hood but which one. the is the hood that comes stock on the camaros, the suncoast ss hood and the VFN hood. im paint ing my car spiral grey with the scoop black and the back panel black also. which looks would look the best?
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 10:20 AM
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IMO, suncoast.
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 10:38 AM
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Here's a pic of the suncoast on my car.



The VFN scoop is awfully tall, but that's just my opinion.
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 11:31 AM
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I say go with the RK Sport hood. I asked the same question a long time ago about aftermarket SS hoods, and didn't get much feedback. So I figured I would give RK a shot and it is a very nice hood and looks identical to the stock hood!! When I took it to get painted my body man said it ws one of the nicest fiberglass pieces he'd ever seen, so if that means anything.

I know the pic sucks, but thats all I got!!
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 11:33 AM
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the vfn hood is very tall but no one where i am has it.
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 11:36 AM
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I have the VFN 3" SS hood, and I love it.


Matter of fact, everyone I've talked to compliments me on it, and nobody else has it.
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 12:05 PM
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OK, heres some better, albeit not much, pictures of the RK Sport SS hood. Remember the car is in storage under a car cover, so don't mind the dust!! But I say if you are looking for a close to stock SS hood, this is the ticket. The other hood thats nice and looks stock is the ASCD hood, but I think it is pretty expensive, I had the RK hood shipped to my door, Illinois, for like $650.

Just tryin to help, been there too!!!
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 12:27 PM
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Well I had a RK sport hood on my old Z... and it cracked on the underside... in a few places... so I would stray away from RK Sport... but maybe they have changed their quality now...
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 12:35 PM
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I sure hope their quality is better now, I try not to slam the hood as much as possible, just let it sit on the spring and then press down and distribute the load throughout the hood.
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 09:16 PM
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I got the OEM SS Hood, can't be any happier.
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