steel cowl hood?????
06-19-2008, 03:11 PM
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RE: steel cowl hood?????
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I would assume that the cost of a steel stamping die could never be recovered with the low quanities sold aftermarket. To amortize the tooling costs, the hood would cost a fortune.
JMO
I would assume that the cost of a steel stamping die could never be recovered with the low quanities sold aftermarket. To amortize the tooling costs, the hood would cost a fortune.
JMO
06-19-2008, 03:39 PM
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RE: steel cowl hood?????
I had zero problems with paint and prep on my trufiber...my paint guy said it wasn't too bad at all. It cost me 400 to paint and install it, but it's also a very good family friend
06-19-2008, 04:14 PM
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RE: steel cowl hood?????
fiberglass,imo, is a pain in the **** to prep and paint..plus, it looks bad years before a steel one would....another thing is safety...i would rather be hit in the front with a steel hood than a fiberglass one.......my son , who is 4, rides in my car sometimes.......i know a LOT of you have the cervini fiberglass hoods and etc, but it is already so unsafe you are asked/required to have the hood pins.......i like the way they look, just not there durability in a worse case scenario.....
just wanted to post the question
no need to bash
just wanted to post the question
no need to bash
06-19-2008, 10:55 PM
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RE: steel cowl hood?????
No site that makes a steel cowl hood sorry! costs to much to make....you can pay to have it done custom at a metal fabrication shop or something but big money IMO..... J
06-20-2008, 01:42 AM
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RE: steel cowl hood?????
The only steel hood I know of is this one but it's not cowl induction.
http://www.musclecardirect.com/store...roducts_id=824
Foose makes steel hoods too but still not cowl induction.
http://www.musclecardirect.com/store...roducts_id=824
Foose makes steel hoods too but still not cowl induction.
06-20-2008, 11:13 AM
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RE: steel cowl hood?????
You do know your stock hood is aluminum, right?
Also, hoods provide zero protection in any crash scenario, they are designed to crumple.
If you're deadset on a metal hood pop for the Saleen 281SC aluminum hood (expensive!). Personally, I'd be looking at the Seibon carbon fiber hoods.
Martin
Also, hoods provide zero protection in any crash scenario, they are designed to crumple.
If you're deadset on a metal hood pop for the Saleen 281SC aluminum hood (expensive!). Personally, I'd be looking at the Seibon carbon fiber hoods.
Martin