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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 06:24 PM
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Best Fitting Hood?

who makes the best fitting hood? i was told goodmark industries uses OEM molds, they are a direct bolt in, i've heard there is nearly no fitting at all....can anybody back this up?
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 06:39 PM
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Stock hood, cowl hood, you didnt say?? Ive got a Cervini 3" cowl and it is high quality and fit like a glove
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 06:44 PM
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ive never used goodmark products before. ive always heard good things about them. but we have an early 70s camaro at my work with a goodmark frontend and nothing lines up at all.
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 07:41 PM
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I would say Cervini's is the best when it comes to fiberglass.
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 11:06 AM
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it doesn't matter, fiberglass, metal, cowl, ram air etc etc....i just want to know the best fitting hood...the guy thats painting my car and doing the body work told me to go with a goodmark cuz its steel, and then it'll line up with the fenders great and take very very little fitting...he said usually they make the fiberglass so thick, its hard to get it to line up right, he said if he paints my hood and it takes 2 days to fit my hood right, i'm gonna be into some big bucks, he said i'd be better of just buying one that fits near perfect....
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 11:27 AM
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My Cervini took 30 minutes to put on and line up. Gaps were perfect and the hood was awesome. The difference between it and the Goodmark is no ridge down the center of the cowl and the back of the cowl slopes with the windshield. Take a look.





More pics on my CarDom site
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Old Jul 10, 2005 | 10:29 PM
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anybody got some pics of a goodmark hood?...i would love to compare..
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Old Jul 10, 2005 | 10:57 PM
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i found this in a search, it says its a goodmark steel hood, i don't know which size...2.5 or 4"...if anybody could chime in and tell me whihc size it is, that'd be great...also if you guys have some more pics of a goodmark 2.5" or 4", please post them...thanks..
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Old Jul 11, 2005 | 01:56 AM
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anyone make a steel cowl hood for firebirds and trans-am's?
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Old Jul 11, 2005 | 11:00 AM
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I'm pretty sure Goodmark makes a cowl hood for T/A's and Firebirds although I don't see it on their site. I thought that ASCD also made one. In fact I know they did, but I don't see that on their site either. I have this picture saved from a while ago, but am not sure who makes it.
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Old Jul 11, 2005 | 11:19 AM
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dmair5_0, dude i live like an hour from you...anyways
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Old Jul 11, 2005 | 12:23 PM
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Nice! Are there ever any good 3rd gen type shows around here?

Sorry, yeah, back to topic!
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Old Jul 11, 2005 | 04:37 PM
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yes as shown above there are cowl hoods for birds however finding one in steel seems to be impossible. i would have one if i could have found one before i put a flat hood on. i have seen many good fiberglass hoods on maros however the birds never seem to match up to the seems around the lights and bumpers.
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Old Jul 11, 2005 | 06:41 PM
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Glasstek 2" fit pretty good.
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Old Jul 11, 2005 | 08:01 PM
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I love my glasstek hood. It was about the best for the money thats for sure.....
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Old Jul 11, 2005 | 08:34 PM
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i like that glasstech 2", too bad it wasn't just a bit higher...somebody has to have some pics of the goodmark hoods!
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Old Jul 11, 2005 | 09:37 PM
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My 4 inches glasstek isn't too bad only thing I didn't like is the way it lines up on the front where it doesn't flush with the front bumper just like the car showed above. Klumb15's car is close like mine.
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