Christmas came early this year!
12-08-2006, 03:17 AM
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Christmas came early this year! After nearly 3 months of :quoties: issues with fitment and Gravana dragging their heels(hate to say bad things about a sponsor, but their post sale support left much to be desired), I finally have my GTO back!!!
I really like this Woodward hood. It's so lightweight I am afraid I'll break it every time I close it. It looks good enough that on the way home from the dealership I passed some construction by my house and the whole construction crew, plus the cop directing traffic, all looked right at me and rubber necked as I drove by. I could still see their eyes glued to the car in my rearview mirror as I drove away. It's a great feeling.
I also want to give a big :thumbs: to the body shop at Auburn Valley Pontiac. I told them I absolutely had to have the car back this week so that I could get it over to Kentlake High School on Monday. (it's going to be their advanced auto-shop suspension project) When we found out Gravana hadn't shipped a new hood yet, (they were waiting for the first one to be shipped back) I had told them to just throw the old damaged hood back on so I could get the car where it had to go. Well, when I went to pick up the car this morning...it was finished!!! They decided to eat the labor (8 hours worth!) to try one last possible way to get the first hood to fit right. They completely unbolted all the front end body panels and framing and adjusted everything to match up with the hood, and still have even gaps all the way around.
Another A+++ for the service staff at Auburn Valley Pontiac.
I really like this Woodward hood. It's so lightweight I am afraid I'll break it every time I close it. It looks good enough that on the way home from the dealership I passed some construction by my house and the whole construction crew, plus the cop directing traffic, all looked right at me and rubber necked as I drove by. I could still see their eyes glued to the car in my rearview mirror as I drove away. It's a great feeling.
I also want to give a big :thumbs: to the body shop at Auburn Valley Pontiac. I told them I absolutely had to have the car back this week so that I could get it over to Kentlake High School on Monday. (it's going to be their advanced auto-shop suspension project) When we found out Gravana hadn't shipped a new hood yet, (they were waiting for the first one to be shipped back) I had told them to just throw the old damaged hood back on so I could get the car where it had to go. Well, when I went to pick up the car this morning...it was finished!!! They decided to eat the labor (8 hours worth!) to try one last possible way to get the first hood to fit right. They completely unbolted all the front end body panels and framing and adjusted everything to match up with the hood, and still have even gaps all the way around.
Another A+++ for the service staff at Auburn Valley Pontiac.
12-08-2006, 01:00 PM
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Biased on the look, they are close to the LT1 style of Camaro 
Sooooooooooo.......what are the kids going to do to it? Lower to a tennis ball eater? That rocks and don't forget to post pictures of them working on it. Kids don't always get the credit they deserve looking at this stuff with fresh eyes.
Sooooooooooo.......what are the kids going to do to it? Lower to a tennis ball eater? That rocks and don't forget to post pictures of them working on it. Kids don't always get the credit they deserve looking at this stuff with fresh eyes.
12-08-2006, 01:23 PM
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Is it just the photo, or does it look like the front of the hood could be adjusted to sit more flush with the front grill and fenders?
Other than though, awesome choice for hoods.
I've seen quite a few different aftermarket hoods for these cars, and that is one of the better ones I've seen. 
Mike
Other than though, awesome choice for hoods.
I've seen quite a few different aftermarket hoods for these cars, and that is one of the better ones I've seen. Mike
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12-08-2006, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Mikey 97Z M6
Is it just the photo, or does it look like the front of the hood could be adjusted to sit more flush with the front grill and fenders?
Other than though, awesome choice for hoods. I've seen quite a few different aftermarket hoods for these cars, and that is one of the better ones I've seen.
Mike
Other than though, awesome choice for hoods.
I've seen quite a few different aftermarket hoods for these cars, and that is one of the better ones I've seen. Mike
GEARHEAD, they'll be installing a set of Hotchkiss sways, a drive-shaft safety loop, and checking the alignment.
