I only see two. If its three, its probably a radiator, oil cooler, and transmission cooler.

The only thing in the way would be the tube from the throttle body to the air box. Thats not near enough to make it unfunctional. Its just a little 3 inch tube.. the opening for the hood likes like its around 2 feet wide.

The air exits the hood on the engine side of the radiator, not the side the airfilters are on.

 

Oh... an oil cooler. THat didnt occur to me.

I'm assuming he has another radiator in the stock position, and then one in each fog light hole. 3 Radiators.

There appeared to be a radiator in the stock location, that's why I asked.

 

i didnt meant that it wouldnt be wide enough but in order for it to function properly it would have to come down behind the radiator the "extract" heat and with the tube to the TPI there the hood cant dip down behind the radiator unless it has a relief molded into it for the tube and if so that might look a little strange

 

I am still waiting on that custom japanese hood. Were you all talking crap or did anyone actually stand behind what they said. I bet it was all bull ****.
No one actually had it made.

 

Yea... what's the status on this?

 

this is an anchient thread but does anybody make one of these in carbon like the japanese ones and how much?

 

hmm this hood with their front chin spoiler in cf would look sick.

 

Are you selling the ss hood kandied just wondering?

 

lol...

I have a fiberglass version and a c/f version. they never went into production for obvious reasons of those who know anything about what happened to rex.



if someone were to mass produce them the fiberglass would be around $4-500 and the c/f double that aproximately. I have the molds if anyone knows a company that would be interested in doing it.

yes i would sell my ss hood, i had it for sale for some time but because of the work involved to make it perfect i had to ask as much as one costs new so many would rather buy their own and work them to fit.

fiberglass hoods are nice but do not fit perfect when they come..

 

We aren't modifying our 'birds, because the aftermarket isn't supporting them. Not because we don't want to.

Every aftermarket place is catering to the Camaros....

 

because they sell more... typically 4 times as much when it comes to the cars themselves for aftermarket parts. it's unfortunate but true and when it comes to thirdgens pontiac is very far behind unfortunately. never understood it but the thirdgen f-body in general just isn't a widely accepted vehicle let alone one for aftermarket upgrades visually.

 

If you really want to get it made you could always pitch it to the fiberglass hood makers. Like that one thats a site sponsor, or even harwood, cervinis, etc.

It looks like alot of people want the hood, so it could potentially be a nice moneymaker for any company.

 

true.

 

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Jeff,

PM me a price on the mold. A local buddy does glass/composit work. he ownes his own shop doing boat stuff and Old Hot Rod bodies. like 32 roadsters, 40-41 *****’s Coupe! etc. In fiberglass.

same guy I was gonna do these hoods with before but nobody wanted to step upto the plate wanting one for sure.

 

Kandied, you could always talk to Bruce at hawks thirdgen. They have someone who makes there hoods.

 

The Z28 they are using is for SCCA type of racing in Japan I think.

 

my problem is rex was always pretty straight forward with his pricing, these other companies will take this mold and sky rocket the cost on it knowing the demand shown here.

chris i have only $1,200 into the mold of the hood and obviously it can be used to make whatever you want be it fiberglass or c/f. if i sell it i would sell it for the same as i've used it to make all i'm going to do and i could care less about making a profit off of it. the whole point was for rex to help mass produce it so that we could have it here in the states.

 

Is it just me, or does that hood look like it belongs on a Mitsubishi Evo????

 

Kandied.

Did you know of anyone that will make the hood using the mold on a small scale producton?

you have 2 of them made already?

Do you have some pictures of your hoods you made?

 

lol, this hood is the biggest joke on TGO. i knew it would never be made. i will never believe this hood will be made here until i see it!

 

Its one of them things that everything has to fall in place.. I origonally was following this a couple years ago. I havent been here much sence the site changed (slow now) and was hoping for the best...

 

said the guy with a 3.1 6cyl camaro..... you might as well be driving a cavalier......those cobalt ss giving you a hard time?
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I would love a GTA CF hood...........anybody? bueller? bueller?

 

I'll play Duke Nukem Forever while listening to Chinese Democracy before this hood is ever produced. Which sucks, because I was in the market for a hood and ended up going with the Joengbloed hood.

 

It's STILL a 3rd gen, 6 cyl. or not....

 

hahah thats perfect!

dude u know what i just heard today? Dr. Pepper soda company will give everyone in america a free can of Dr. Pepper if Guns n' Roses releases Chinese Democracy some time in 2008

 

Why are you giving him a hard time about having a 3.1L V6 when your profile shows that you have a 3.1L V6 too.

 

Dude, not cool. Please keep comments like that to yourself in the future.

 

hey kandied whats with the hoods?

 

lol heard that too everyone except slash and bucket head for some reason not really sure why they are excluded

 

Yes, says the one with 3.1 camaro. Rice? How it's functional unlike pretty much everything they put on our cars stock. Don't get me wrong, I love the look of these cars, but comments like that deserve what was thrown back at them. Do our spoilers make us go faster?


I really hoped to see that hood go into production. I liked it a lot, but i'd never be able to use it with the motor i have now.

 

Take a look at the year/make of my car and do the math.......

 

Whats not cool is people claiming rice when they drive a car that couldnt even keep up with honda civic......

 

That you have a 2.8 instead of a 3.1 or you swapped in a 3.1? The 89 TTA was a 3.8L

Yes, that is true, nobody asked for any opinions on if anyone thought it was rice or not.

 

Your so cool

 

automorph.. remind me.. what's wrong with a 3.1?.. i have that and i just sold my 86 SC with a 2.8L.. you make me sad.. your argueing with a bunch of 3rd gen guys.. on their home turf at that, and i'm going to have to agree..some things are better left unsaid... the hood looks cool.. but i'm too stuck on the SS one myself.. but if it ever goes into production.. and i by some crazy chance have my car all fixed up.. bigger engine nice interior.. and i could make it somehow work for me.. i'd gladly buy it..

 

Nothing wrong with 3.1.....just dont go claiming things are "rice" when you drive a car that has a hard time keeping up with a honda civic.....

 

^ Not all of them do, Click Here....

As for the hood though, I'm really liking it. Agreed about the demand be heavier when it comes to Camaro's, but nobody can argue that it'll definitely look better on a Firebird....

 

BTW, if that's the case, you might want to fix your profile to embellish 3.8, and not 1....

 

It's just you...

 

i think thats the trans and oil coolers. its an auto. theres a video of that car on their site raxcing on tsukuba if i remember right.

 

no, its not just him!

 

........

 

The black one, definately the black one.

Anyway, back on topic. I noticed someone mentioned 2 hoods have been produced already?

Can we see pix?

Whats happening with the mold?

 

I'm not docking it for functionality, but paint the blasted thing. then it'd be cool. AFTER ALL this is the Auto-Detailing and APPEARANCE section. I believe my comments were warranted. I love you meat heads.

 

Has anyone tried just contacting the website where this car was found? I'm sure if someone can get in touch with the company in Japan, they will work something out with shipping.....

 

hit kandied91z he has the mold and a hood i believe but it will NOT be produced.

 

I already did that in the past. I tried to get a group purchase set up with them, but it was gonna be over $1000 after ubying it then paying overseas freight. I tried talking with Harwood about doing some in fiberglass but that led nowhere. I am doing my own. When it is done, I will post pics and a how to.
I ordered fiberglass Z28 fender vents from here:
http://www.dankoreproductions.com/de...id=DAN621FND-V

I will be getting a plain flat fiberglass hood and using the aftermarket blisters on it for a more stock appearance. The hood will be vented under the blisters and the fake grill in the blisters will be cut out for heat release, then the 80-81 style Z28 fender vents will be molded into the hood for more heat release.

 

ive tried many times but to no avail ive beern trying to find someone that can read and write japanese so i could get in touch with this shop lol.

 

If you guys are serious; especially you folks in Cali. Get ahold of matt@anvilauto.com hes been working very hard on carbon fiber parts for domestic cars. In the past he has even went so far to provide free product to the person who submits there car for mock up/mold usage.

http://www.anvilauto.com/