WHAT TYPE OF STB IS ON THE RED MARO W/ 19's AND 20's????????

 

DITTO

 

Graboid that's because of a few things with number 1 mistake any thirdgen owner can make by going with a staggered size like the 19/20 combo. beautiful car but a few things off like that can really throw it. probably has something in the rear weighing it down too which doesn't help.

IROCFAST i respect what your saying and don't doubt the guy told you 40 hours but if that were the case it would have had to been someone who had no idea what they were doing. harwood hoods are typically some of the more decent shaped hoods and it looks as if there isn't any real custom pieces done to the actual hood. i could see 40 hours if that included the custom detailing with paint as it probably took a weekend to decide how he wanted to paint it but i doubt it took 40 just to prep it. i have over 14 hours into my ss hood and that was extreme just to make it perfect.

 

I think 40hrs time could be possible only if it was a hood from Unlimited Products lol! THE most terribly made hood that I had ever purchased

 

yeah i've heard some bad things, my ascd wasn't that bad but i wanted it perfect so it took some time to rework the edges smoothing seams and whatnot.....40 hours and i could have made a duplicate for sure. now if you count paint and prep and everything else i'd have that but definately not just to get it ready.

 

To answer your questions:

The reason it took him 40 hours because it has about 2-3 inches of to much fiber glass on the sides, so it had to be cut to fit. Also, it came with no mounting holes, brackets, or anything to get it on the hood; it all had to be made. And I'm sure the custom paint on the cowl didn't help either, lol.

He also said that it is so light weight that when he is going down the highway, the edges actual start to lift up and flap in the wind

 

2-3 inches on EACH side, no mounting holes?....

I don't know what's worse the fact it was so horribly built or the fact the guy looked at the hood and accepted it instead of returning it and saving himself 20-30 hours worth of work....

Even with the custom paint, 40 hours? It's 3 stripes with a little airbrush work on the bottom, it's not a full out custom mural.....

and since when do hoods ome with hinges, last time i checked you use the stock ones......

 

As far as I know, its custom made.

 

That blue RS OWNS!!!! RamJet Baby!!! :rockon: :hail:

My RS will be cool too someday...

 

He did not tell me that, I have never talked to the guy. My father owns a Body shop and we do quite a bit of custom and restoration work there. I have seen a few fiberglass hoods that would take quite a bit of labor to get them perfect. Some people think that show cars are done overnight, Kandied, you know differently. I was just simply stating that 40hrs would not be out of the question depending on what he was starting with. Consider the fact it is a dark color also. FLYNLOW92rs, I don't think that the "3 stripes and a little airbrush work" would be quite as easy as you are making them out to be. Masking would take some time also, consider there are probably 6 different colors in that combo, Each takes time to mix. I am not trying to start a war here, but give credit where credit is due. The fact that this guy seems to have did it all himself, is awesome.

 

I can totally see the 40 hours...if thats what it took him to get it to the point where he wanted it, then so be it. It could have taken him 200 hours but who cares anyway...the end result looks great regardless of what kind of time was put into it. Irocfast...you have probably seen quite a few poor aftermatket pieces come in that need a great deal of work for proper fitment...in fact, at third gen fest 04, there was a 4th gen ram air hood on firebird that fit terribly(sorry for offending anyone). It looked like it could use 100 hours worth of work to get it right.

 

Fiberglass always seems to need work, even a few "high quality" name brands needed an obscene amount of work for them being so expensive. Even our goodmark steel hoods do not fit perfect, granted, they are better than most fiberglass hoods, but not perfect.

 

Getting back on topic, those cars, all of them look great. Alot of work but the results are outstanding. I'm going to catch the tour the next time it swings down south.........

 

The power tour doesn't come to Florida.....

However there is a Super Chevy Show in Gainesville, Florida, that's in October though.......

 

Heres one form Arlington Race Track:

 

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another

 

 

 

 

 

:lala:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last one....unless you guys want other cars besides 3rd gens.

 

BTW, I talked to the guy with the above car and he said he had 20 hours into the hood....the car is really good looking----the pics don't do it justice. It was raining non stop from 4:30 to about 7:30 there but was absolutely worth it. They are going to Wisconsin next I think and you guys close by should stop in if you can.

Flirtin....where were ya

 

Had to sneak this one in!

 

very nice pics.....



have a link to other non thirdgen, i'd love to see them!

wish someone had a good clear sunny pic of the above, would like to see what color that really is.

 

Heres another one I have of it trying to get am angle shot for the color difference, but it wasn't successful:

 

they are make:BOZE FORGED model:STIXX

http://www.bozeforged.com/wheels.htm

 

I spoke with flirtn1 @ the st. louis stop, it was the first leg he was hitting. He is a real nice guy and the car and beautiful.

 

IROCFAST it was good meeting you also, We had a blast on the tour even tho it rained for most of it I would recommend it to everyone. I have some pics but I just got home so I have to get them loaded also Hot Rod got some of my car Here and I got a quarter page picture of my car on the front page of the metro section of the St Louis paper

 

looking good...

 

I also talked to the guy with the purple camaro. nice car and nice guy. hood took so long because he got it from a swap meet for real cheap and it needed finishing.

 

Hot Rod Power Tour

These are just a few....I should have the rest in here by Monday at the latest.

 

Whats the Password

 

 

Try it now

 

Here is the picture I got in the St Louis paper and the Link to the Power Tour pictures

 

Congrats on making the paper! That's a bad ride!

Like your vid clips, especially the 25 mph burnout one!

 

Thanks, I was hoping to get some more video of my car on the tour but mother nature had other ideas

I do have a cool video of a custom SSR with a supercharger and nitrous on the dino with a shot of n2o

 

Here's some more pics that I had took. Don't think I took any thirdgen pics. The good ones were already posted here.

Was alot of fun.

http://home.wi.rr.com/karpsta/Power%20Tour/

 

Some fine 3rd gen representatives! I do not dig that neon green engine though.... wtf? Otherwise a nice car.

 

Anyone have videos of the burnouts at the end?

 

Didn't see any of that.

 

I finally got around to adding the rest of the pics...look up a few posts for the link