This was on a 82 Z. It was looked horrible when I found it, all covered in dirt and who knows what else. I spent some time cleaning it up and tried to start some sanding (320 grit), but the paper kept getting clogged and I didn't want to mess it up. The body shop at the dealer I work for wants $325 to paint it, of course they'll be prepping it and fixing the 3 spots that needs some filler. But I can't decide if I want to spend that much. What do you guys think? Is it worth $325 to put on my car? Should I get another estimate on the painting?

 

i would get another price i would do it for around 150-200, and that is mostly paint cost but the dealer body shops make there paint inhouse so it should be cheaper. i have a fiberglass twin turbo hood for that car that i would sell for around 350 painted, to give you an idea of what you can get.

 

nice find. I know I'd like a fiberglass hood if I could find one for a good price.

less weight is always a good thing.

 

I have that same hood the fiberglass functional CFI one, i wish i could get rid of it, it's collecting dust ! But yes rare find in good condish.

 

sweet! how much weight does that save over a conventional steel hood?

25-50 lbs?

can't wait to see it painted...
brandon

 

very very very nice!
i thought i had a lead on a crossfire hood, but it was just an early Z hood, i still got it for $30 though.
if you cant find someone to paint it for you, ill buy it!

 

I called dibs...Kris is a liar and a theif, he snatched it right out of my hands. He even had the nerve to put it on the roof of his camaro and drive off going 35mph on Rt.1

Its hard to tell from the pics but it looks pretty good, of course ill prolly end up seeing it this weekend. Dont give up on that hood!

 

nice find man, those hoods to the best of my knowledge, if its OEM, are pretty rare, not fimiliar with the production numbers, but i know in my 3yrs in the thirdgen world i havent seen many.....

 

Incorrect sir, you called dibs on the center console clock! Which your not even using .

I wonder what people were thinking seeing me drivin up rt 1 with a hood on the roof, we should have taken a picture of that.

Anyways, here is a crappy pic of it before I worked on it?

 

Sweet find make sure though that the the fiberglass isn't seperating, because they had some problems with this

 

WOW,
There is a hood exactally like that one at a local recyle center here. If anyone is interested let me know, I have seen it a few times and always wondered about it, it is hidden way in the back.

 

ive wasted one before, let it go to junk

was on an 83 Z

hav ing it painted should not cost anywhere evne remotely near that much, you can find a small time local guy in his own little shop who will paint it for cheap and do a damn good clean job

ask around, ask the racer guys and hot rod guys in your town, they will know who to ask and find

good luck

 

I have no use for it...nor do i have the money to fork out to get it painted and match factory heritage stripes

Why you want my clock?

 

well if you could ship it to me and all prices were resonable, I'd take it off your hands.

 

I am actually guilty of doing that too. When I had my 84 I had to replace the entire front end and got a hood from the junkyard. I had no other way of getting it home so on the roof it went. I bet people were like wtf Hood looks good though. I had the same hood on my 83 before I got a cowl.

 

No I don't want the clock, I was just bustn your *****.

Does anybody have a pic of that hood? red with black scoops.

Anyways, what have you guys paid in the past to get a hood painted?

Is it looks and wieght loss worth the money, or should I just sell it?

 

you should deffinetly sell it to me.
haha, j/k.
paint it yourself! it isnt hard, just take your time in the prep.

 

Incase anyone is interested, I can sell the hood for $150 plus shipping or $150 picked up, I am pretty sure the hood qualifies for DHL shipping so it will range from $35 to $100 depending on how far you are from NM

 

THREAD HIJACK
Please start you own thread in the classifieds.

Can anyone please let me know how much is reasonable on the hhod paint job, that's all I ask.

 

well I paid $80 (CDN) to have just hood blisters prepped and painted.. but that was two colours aswell, then clear overtop of it all.

 

[QUOTE=krisb410]THREAD HIJACK
Please start you own thread in the classifieds.

Dude, do you want some cheese with that WHINE, you never stated that you were selling a hood, all you stated is what you found I can't believe people cry like you do on a FREE PUBLIC web site JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZ. Get a GRIP, A LIFE, AND STOP CRYING!!!!!!

 

This is not the classifieds guys. Try to keep it half way sane. Duke if you want to sell the hood list it over there. I think he wanted opinions on the repair of his hood.

 

Thanks for your Vertigo, I was just trying to save web sapce so I figured I would chime in. MYOB and I have placed it in the calssifieds FYI! Thank you for your concerns

 

dude, calm down. hes trying to get opinions on painting his hood, hes not starting any wars.