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Old 12-08-2006, 01:30 AM
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its fiberglass do you even need anything to hold it up. i like my stock hood on the grande I have but I do want to get the one with the air holes in it. I think it just looks cooler even if it doesnt do anything.
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Old 12-08-2006, 01:38 AM
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i dont unless theres a wind gust or the cars running and shaking from the cam
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Old 12-08-2006, 06:01 AM
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the paint covers it
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Old 12-12-2006, 11:46 AM
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hey I resurected this thread, but had an additional question.

Dodgestang I noticed you said you had a steel frame and still got bowing, and this is the one I'm probably going to get.
http://mustangsunlimited.com/itemdy0...atKey=EMUSTANG
It would seem as though this hood has much more metal than yours.
Does anyone think that the light tension spings will still do damage to this hood?
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Old 12-12-2006, 01:20 PM
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I have yet to have any problems with my fiberglass hood. I would say it depends on where you buy your hood from. I would NEVER get anything glass unless it has both a finished outter, but more importantly, a finished underside. Mine has all the reinforcement that the stock hood has from the underside, only its all layed up in fiberglass (and finished). I have the low tension springs and have yet to have any warping or post-body fitment issues. The thing with glass hoods is you just have to be gentle with them!. Open from the center, and don't slam um....and ALWAYS use the safety latch from the stock hood setup.
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Old 12-12-2006, 03:06 PM
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so where did you get your hood, if you don't mind me asking?
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Old 12-12-2006, 03:10 PM
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One of the things I don't like about my Mach is the prop up rod to keep the hood open. But, I guess the Ford engineers knew what they were doing. That would be your ceapest and probably safest bet to keep the hood from twisting.
I also dis-like prop rods, but for the life of your hood, I would get one. Either that or don't leave the hood off too long. If you are going to a show, devise a way to take the entire thing off. It would make it easier to look into the engine bay and you wouldn't have to worry too much. Just lean it in a different spot each time.
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Old 12-13-2006, 04:11 PM
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so where did you get your hood, if you don't mind me asking?
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Old 12-13-2006, 04:51 PM
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many thanks grasshopper
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