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Old Sep 13, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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LOOKS GREAT!!!! I love that hood, i wanted it but since mine was a factroy SS(which I'm sure yours is also) I wanted to keep the SS look and went with the 3" SS hood from VFN. Great Job!!!
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Old Sep 13, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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thanks man. i just didnt go to a upgraded ss hood. i wanted something totally different. havent seen a pewter ss with a sunoco hood yet.
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Old Sep 13, 2008 | 06:57 PM
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thanks fellas. the hood was part of a trade. its was from vfn fiberglass
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Damn! Maybe I made a mistake, ummm you want trade back? JK. Glad you like it and thanks again It looks sick!
The two of you need some updated sig pics then And the hood looks awesome!!
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Old Sep 13, 2008 | 07:23 PM
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thanks man.
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Old Sep 13, 2008 | 08:44 PM
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very nice ,looks mean as hell.
sunoco hood looks better on LS1's than on LT1's,in my opinion.
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 09:59 PM
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looks mean
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 10:05 PM
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Well you have me convinced, i am buying the Sunoco hood now
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 10:39 PM
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haha. good deal man. cant wait to see it on your car. i may clean it up and wax it tomorrow and try to get some shots somewhere.
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looks mean

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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 10:48 PM
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Looks great man!

Lately, I've been reading a lot about how much of a pain in the *** it is to align Aftermarket hoods. How much time did you spend?
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 11:12 PM
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Looks great man!

Lately, I've been reading a lot about how much of a pain in the *** it is to align Aftermarket hoods. How much time did you spend?
well me and my bud did this. took forever. a few hours. we're not good at this kind of stuff. now that we know what to do, not long. should only take bout an hour or less. it still isnt PERFECT. but we did our best. i had to remove the hood stops so it would sit flush with the fenders/bumper...

thanks for compliment.
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 11:56 PM
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haha. good deal man. cant wait to see it on your car. i may clean it up and wax it tomorrow and try to get some shots somewhere.
That would look really cool, get em up lol. Ill post some pictures here in a litte, have to get the car painted, so keep an eye open.
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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Very nice! Any chance you can take closeup pics of its alignment (front, side, etc.)? I installed mine and it sticks up a little at the front. How long after install did you paint it?
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i got it painted first. then i installed. just have to be easy with it. i'm repainting my car later anyway. i took the hood stops off. that solved my hood from sticking up. may be different for you. mine is a little off on the driver side corner head light. but can only tell if your just examining it, or just looking for little details. i just fooled with it today, and i'm not touching it again.
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 05:15 PM
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looks damn good! but paint behind that grill it takes away from it!!!!
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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i got it painted first. then i installed. just have to be easy with it. i'm repainting my car later anyway. i took the hood stops off. that solved my hood from sticking up. may be different for you. mine is a little off on the driver side corner head light. but can only tell if your just examining it, or just looking for little details. i just fooled with it today, and i'm not touching it again.
Not smart. You should put in on your car so it adjusts first. Now it might crack the paint.
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Did the grill on the back of the hood come with the hood?
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Not smart. You should put in on your car so it adjusts first. Now it might crack the paint.
well lets hope not. and if so, i plan on painting the whole car later. but glad ya told me, i know next time and can pass it on. its been fine so far.
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Did the grill on the back of the hood come with the hood?
yea. should i take it off?
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looks damn good! but paint behind that grill it takes away from it!!!!
what ya mean paint behind it? dont understand what ya saying quite clear.
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