Anybody Build a custom hood?
03-15-2008, 01:13 PM
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Not mine, but a friend of mine molded a Mecham Ultra-Z Style 98-02 Camaro hood with 4-Port Extractors to his stock hood. Not my style, but you have to give him credit for the creativity.
03-15-2008, 07:41 PM
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sorryb but 1/2 the point of the E1 is the reshaped side areas i think to smooth it out it may be easier to use a stock clip smooth it then cut out the centers. it would def save u $4-500.
u r talented and creative btw
u r talented and creative btw
03-15-2008, 07:54 PM
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I don't know about the fiberglass to metal bond. Sorry.
What does the grill shape of my last picture look like? I swear it reminds me of something, maybe a Ferrari model? Anyone recognize it?
03-16-2008, 02:27 AM
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Bland is what I'm going for. Leave the boy racer stuff to the kids with their mustangs. I don't want scoops, stripes or doodads tacked onto my car. I don't even know what an RX 8 looks like. I assume you're talking about the 2008 model. I did that closed nose picture several years ago. How can anyone say it looks like an RX 8 when it is a stock Trans Am? 
For my own personal car, I'm going for a European exotic car look that a high end executive might drive. Not too flashy, but streamlined for use on the autobahn and still have a lot of luxury. Something like this:
I think to maintain the overall low look of the car, anything on the hood should be recessed and not stick up. I'm looking at heat extractors or a recessed scoop. I won't even consider an SS scoop. I want to maintain that low nose. The Ram Air hoods lift the nose and make the car more boxy looking. This is just me and my personal direction.
The Ferrari Modena is not even close.
For my own personal car, I'm going for a European exotic car look that a high end executive might drive. Not too flashy, but streamlined for use on the autobahn and still have a lot of luxury. Something like this:
I think to maintain the overall low look of the car, anything on the hood should be recessed and not stick up. I'm looking at heat extractors or a recessed scoop. I won't even consider an SS scoop. I want to maintain that low nose. The Ram Air hoods lift the nose and make the car more boxy looking. This is just me and my personal direction.
The Ferrari Modena is not even close.
03-16-2008, 10:45 AM
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Bland is what I'm going for. Leave the boy racer stuff to the kids with their mustangs. I don't want scoops, stripes or doodads tacked onto my car. I don't even know what an RX 8 looks like. I assume you're talking about the 2008 model. I did that closed nose picture several years ago. How can anyone say it looks like an RX 8 when it is a stock Trans Am?
I think to maintain the overall low look of the car, anything on the hood should be recessed and not stick up. I'm looking at heat extractors or a recessed scoop. I won't even consider an SS scoop. I want to maintain that low nose. The Ram Air hoods lift the nose and make the car more boxy looking. This is just me and my personal direction.
I think to maintain the overall low look of the car, anything on the hood should be recessed and not stick up. I'm looking at heat extractors or a recessed scoop. I won't even consider an SS scoop. I want to maintain that low nose. The Ram Air hoods lift the nose and make the car more boxy looking. This is just me and my personal direction.
Heres why:
the headlights have the same sorta shape and with them filled in it has the same look and just flows up the hood the same IMO.
Not tryin to get your panties in a bunch just pointing out that it has some similarities even though thats not the look you were goin for and that it doesnt fit my taste.
However I do like the last pic you posts with it dropped.
03-16-2008, 11:29 AM
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That black TA with the Photoshopped smooth nose (awesome work BTW) looks nice, but so much like a Mitsubishi 300GT (excellent car, the wife had one), but a bit tame for my taste. I am always up for people getting creative though. I wish I could afford to own and garage several F-bodies, but I have to do everything I like to just one car.
Re bonding Fiberglass to metal, I have gotten good bonding with some work I did under my hood, but the fiberglass has broken were it was unsupported when pressure was put on it. In my case it was where the hood was closed pushing downward on the scoop. When I laid the glass, I roughed-up the metal and used Bondo Resin with woven mat fiberglass sheets. It handled well. When it dried (very quickly) I put another layer of resin and sanded. I finished with a glaze and sanded smooth, heavy primered, wet sanded and painted.
Re bonding Fiberglass to metal, I have gotten good bonding with some work I did under my hood, but the fiberglass has broken were it was unsupported when pressure was put on it. In my case it was where the hood was closed pushing downward on the scoop. When I laid the glass, I roughed-up the metal and used Bondo Resin with woven mat fiberglass sheets. It handled well. When it dried (very quickly) I put another layer of resin and sanded. I finished with a glaze and sanded smooth, heavy primered, wet sanded and painted.