Dex

i like it

suoperdave84

Thanks for all your input guys. I agree it would look better on a ram air hood like the GT500KR hood has. I am actually in the process of modifying a GT500 hood to make it look like a KR hood, and I know it would look better on that. I also think it will look a lot better without the horse and the fog lights and the license plate too. As far as them being too big, they are actually a little smaller than the Shelby letters used on the KR.

To answer the question on how I did it....I found a font I liked and changed it a little, then printed it out. I then cut out the letters and put them on a flattened piece of clay that you can bake in the oven. I cut around the letters with a razor blade and then baked the clay letters in the oven. Once it hardened, I sanded all the edges to make the rounded.

I painted the clay letters so that the surface was smooth, then I glued them to a flat peice of sheet metal and brushed on many layers of latex. Once it was thick enough, I took the latex off the clay letters, and I had a latex mold. I mixed up a batch of resin (same kind you use for making fiberglass parts) and poured it into the latex mold. Once that hardened I pulled them out and sanded some imperfections. For the "T" I had to sand the back so that it would sit snug across the body line in the center of the hood.Then 2 coats of primer, 3 coats of paint and 3 coats of clear.

jerseystang07

I just put FORD lettering from a 65 on the hood and MUSTANG lettering from a 65 on the decklid. It looks really nice. These pictures arent of my car but check these out maybe.

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GTstangB.F.D.M.

thats insane... lots of works seems like.. where the heck would you figure that process out..

anyways.. i like it..

2007GT/CS

Across the back deck right underneath a nice ducktail spoiler. Classic.

FORD across the hood then if you're feeling froggy with maybe a shaker.

05gtdriver

I applaud your efforts, job very well done! As for the letters on the hood? Well, I think the words and the font size are okay, it's just the S197 is a "modern" car with nostalgic styling cues. I think it would look better painted on with an offsetshadow background to the letters IMO. Maybe a tiny bit smaller too, but large enough to see and notice. I think with painted(air-brushed actually) letters, should you ever decide to add hood pins, the hood won't look so cluttered and busy.........btw, I think the letters should be orientated to the contour of the hood(like a smile)and not straight across. Just my take.

chupac

I wouldn't do it. At least with letters that large, and not on the hood. Great work though.