blakecharles

I just wanted to show yall some of the convo I been having with Anvil... please see the emails below and post. I'm trying to get a few places interested in making carbon fiber parts for Mid-Year F-bodies

Please post, I'm trying to show them the level of interest

blakecharles

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blakecharles

I actually talked to them quite a bit about this when I saw the Anvil stand at the Good Guys Car Show. I recently got a lot of Carbon Fiber parts from them for a 1969 Camaro.

The quality of the part was great and they are a nice bunch of guys to do biz with. I was told that they actually started on this, but scrapped the idea.

Who else wants a CF hood??

blakecharles

Nobody has anything to say huh?? bump!

ROCFATHER

I think a CF hood would be awesome! Count me in, we need to show that there is a market for 3rd gens.

Mad Max

I would just make my own if I wanted one but I'm sure there are plenty of people out there that don't have the knowledge or the resources to make composite parts.

blakecharles

wow! ONLY 1 PERSON? funny because when someone was making these, nobody knew about it until AFTER he stopped due to lack of interest.... then ppl started popping up all over the place saying they would have been in on it if they had known. here we are presented with a similar opportunity....

If I cant get anyone else on on board, I will most likely have to make my own as well.

blakecharles

here is another

BADNBLK

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I contacted Anvil... Tracey Cambell, and they seemed to think that the market was coming back and be looking into more development of parts for our cars. I sent him every pic I could of the "Japanese" heat extractor hood. He seemed interested and I am supposedly on a list when parts will be available.

I'm still interested.

85_ZED28

Someone needs to make a fiberglass "IROC" hood.

blakecharles

This guy dose some vary nice work!!! I saw some mustang molds that he made and decided to contact him. This is what he said. The below represents a "sun cured" hood if I am not mistaken. Not sure if this is high pressure or hi temp cured, I'm guessing it's how the price is kept so low... most likely a lightweight "looks" deal.

blakecharles

I was able to talk to tracy @ the good guys car show and I was told they had been looking into this for a while but never pulled the trigger. They don't think the parts will sale, I beg to differ tho.

I agree... pulling my hood off by myself is always such a pain. 60lbs is not crazy heavy, but due to the size of the hood, it's vary difficult for me.

BADNBLK

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I don't think that the parts will sell like they probably need them too, to be profitable. Doesn't mean I wouldn't bug them about making the hood I want. They are making parts for guys with really deep pockets, and collectible cars. One of two things is gonna happen... our pockets get deeper, or the demand for these cars modified will justify the market.

I would be really excited for them to make something. Wish those B-holes is japan would just sell us some of their carbon hoods.

blakecharles

Maybe your right, not too many willing to drop $600-$900 on a hood (Anvil is expensive). I also didn't figure it would be such a huge PITA to make a few if you already have mold. You don't have to mass produce these things.

in the case of thirdgens they could be made as needed.

02 camaro

WEll Im interested as I even posted this a month or so ago. I dont want a COWL hood I want to keep the factory look just with CF

Marine_Marauder

I'm interested, but it would depend on the cash flow when it became available, and I'd want to see one finished first so I know I wouldn't be changing my car from a stock appearance.

blakecharles

I have clearly specified multiple times that we are looking for a IROC style hood that will take the factory louvers.... not sure how to be any more clear than that. Let's just hope they get the point.

hellz_wings

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A RAM air carbon fiber hood is what I would want.. Like the RAM AIR II hood (with the opening in the front for a REAL ram air effect). Also other parts for our cars like the heavy dash, trunk lid, etc. There is a list on another thread where everyone posted things they would want in carbon fiber.. I think it would also depend on what is POSSIBLE to be made into carbon fiber.. If the sky was the limit, I would say a super lightweight TPI induction system, t-tops, IROC replica wheels (in bigger sizes), axles (is this even possible? but would be light), driveshaft, complete hatch (minus window), front spoiler and rear bumper and side skirts, complete front nose of car, seat brackets, automatic and manual shifter *****, internal engine and transmission parts, etc..

Tony V

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I already have a CF hood. Well, actually I think its a fiberglass 3" cowl hood with CF covering. Looks good and really light. What I'd like to see is a CF deckid to match.

Marine_Marauder

That doesn't mean their mold will produce a hood that will fit the way I want mine to without having issues getting the right clearances. I've dealt with lots of shoddy body panels from people who do a half a** job making their products in the past. That's why I want to see one mounted first before I buy one.

I didn't say anything about the louvers fitting.

blakecharles

have you ever scene an Anvil product in person? They are vary nice pieces and I never had fitment issues with the parts I have for my 69 camaro, everything lines up like stock. These guys only produce carbon fiber parts. I wont flood the thread, just google them...

They are not in the biz of making half *** parts (they are VARY WELL KNOWN). That is the reason I contacted them.

blakecharles

here is another

Marine_Marauder

NO! That's why I wanna see it first!

Don't take it personal brother...

lb9 GTA

The CF decklid is already being made
http://extremedimensions.com/82-92-Camaro-CC-OEM-T.html

and camaro spoiler
http://extremedimensions.com/82-92-C...-Xtreme-W.html

No CF 3rd gen 'bird specific parts exist tho

//<86TA>\\

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yeah, whats the deal with that? The birds are nicer cars anyway (flame suit on)

87350IROC

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I'm in 100% for a QUALITY hood at normal Anvil prices. No doubt Anvil makes good stuff. Agreed, must be an IROC style hood.

hellz_wings

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I've heard bad things about extreme dimensions, but their wing looks nice like hawks but it's a bit more expensive than Hawks' wing. I wonder if their wing is real carbon fiber, stiff but lightweight?

blakecharles

+1

blakecharles

bump!

anyone else??

morrow

i want to see them produce a hood for our cars with the new zl1 hood louver in it... functional of course ...;]

mnug13

I'd love to get a carbon fiber SS style hood for these cars and even a carbon fiber 91-92 Z28 wing would be awesome

mnug13

A functional SS hood would be extremely nice.

MeenZ28

Hell yah! I'm down for that.

watajob

iTrader: (29)

Yeah. What's up with that?

Homer23

I want a quality carbon fiber or fiberglass hood but damn! Does anvil auto f&*%#@ hand make their carbon fiber and fiberglass body parts?

crash371

Count me in for sure as well CF hood would be very nice.

EJHeavey

Ok. So just found this thread. I'll take a hood!!! Maybe some ground effects? Fenders? Front bumper cover!?! Some interior parts, like say for the console and dash, maybe even a dash pad replacement. All carbon fiber obviously. Never really cared for fiber glass.

blakecharles

TTT

anyone else?

blakecharles

Wow! they are right, no interest... guess I will go about making my own and go from there.

NufNuffZ28

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I'd be interested. I want a hood to replace mine on the Iroc

BADNBLK

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This thread turned into a wishlist dream land of I want this and that. I think that anyone that has the money to actually pull the trigger on these CF parts is gonna wanna see a finished part before committing to putting down money on imaginary parts.

I think you should make what you want if you have the ability, and then say screw Anvil, and sell what you make here... hopefully for a profit enough to make it worth it.

Homer23

The funny thing is, this thread is all about a wish list of "I want this and I want that". The original poster wanted to measure interest of some carbon fiber parts but it doesn't look like enough responses.

blakecharles

I'm not asking anyone to put down money (although it would be nice). I'm just trying to show enough interest for a well known CF parts manufacture to pull the trigger.

They where already thinking about doing this, but never did due to the low level of responses. Seems like nobody ever wants one until

This is just like before, nobody wanted them until 1 person posted a pic. By then, the person making the hoods gave up. He didn't do a good job of advertising the hoods nor did he post pics. I will not make the same mistake he did.

blakecharles

I been looking into this for a while now, seems like making the shell is not all that hard. Where I'm running into a wall is creating the stiffening ribs and combining it with the shell.

Here a shell was made, seems like quite a bit of work. but not rocket science.


The ribs from the actual hood was used, carbon parts where not made.



Has anyone removed the ribs from an IROC hood???

1LEZ

I am going to spend whatever it takes to get the heat extractor hood. The IROC hood is played out, who hasn't seen that hood a million times already. If I'm going to spend 1000+ for a hood I'd like it to be unique. I think the hood is around 1500 and shipping 500-1000 from Japan. I am still doing turbo fab and other mock up fab but that hood will be mine, oh yes... it will be mine! I would also buy a CF 91-92 wing and the little door vents in the door jam, also the part where the fog lights go etc.... Bring on the CF, love ANVIL products, style and their interpretations on recreation of factory equip

FSTFBDY

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BINGO !! WISHLIST with only a handful of people who would actually pay up.
(kinda like my billet emblems. People LOVE EM. WANT EM but only a handful of buy em)
This is why I never went forward with making a mold (the expensive part) of making a hood.


OP if you search here on TGO for Carbon Fiber parts. I'm sure you will see over the years this ALWAYS comes up. Ive offered YEARS ago to make a CF iroc style hood.

The problem is true grade A carbon products are big $$ to do it RIGHT. not for just looks but actually vacuum bagged and autoclaved to achieve a LIGHT & STRONG part. for a QUALITY part your talking $650 -1200 per hood.

You can also go cheaper with a Fiberglass hood with a single layer of CF for "THE LOOK"
For the People who just want "THE CF LOOK" they make cf vinyl thats really good quality and looks as real as it can.
This is a nice product
http://www.carbonfabricsource.com/sh...c-carbon-wrap/

This is a wrap I did on a old car I had.


You can also SKIN parts. Ive done this methd also. Comes out nice too.

Sorry to ramble on. Back to the topic. Id love to see a Big Co. start making 3rdGen parts.
If it was worth while Id have made em or would make them but it is A LOT of work doing HAND MADE batches of hoods. Good luck I hope you can get enough interest to get Anvil or anyne else to make them for everyone.

blakecharles

seems like there is not enough ppl willing to pay for a carbon fiber hood produced by a big company (even if they could see it in person) and hand laying hoods is too much work to only charge a few hundred dollars.

02 camaro

Im willing to Spend 1000 On a Normal Carbon Fiber Hood, I dont want any of this cowl crap!

Tibo

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Can someone explain to me why I should pay North of $1000 for a carbon fiber hood?

87350IROC

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If someone needs to explain it to you, then clearly its not the right product for you.

For the rest of us, there are few reasons why we are interested.

- weight savings, a carbon hood should be a GOOD bit lighter than the stock steel hood, and this weight is up high.

- carbon fiber is much stiffer and stronger than fiberglass, nice for those of us that don't like floppy hoods

- Anvil is known for making very high quality stuff. I feel much more confident their hood will be bolt than anyone else