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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 10:18 AM
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Stock Firebird hood- but fiberglass?

Hey guys, anyone else besides USBody.com make a stock Firebird hood? I don't want a cowl induction hood- i'm not running a carb.

Either that, or, has anyone taken a cowl induction hood and sliced it up to "lower" the raised center? As in, changing a 3" cowl induction hood into a 1" cowl induction hood?

Putting a 3" cowl hood on my V6 firebird just seems too damn ridiculous to me!
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Old Mar 3, 2005 | 12:08 PM
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i really like that twin turbo hood that they have...really nice IMO
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 12:13 PM
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There are two places within a half hour of me that make them. Both have them for $260 plus the cost of shipping for pin-on, and $360+sh for bolt-on.

VFN Fiberglass in Addison, IL 60101
Glasstek in Naperville, IL (forgot zip)
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Old Mar 13, 2005 | 03:50 PM
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Fantastic!! Thanks!! Any experience with either of those guys?
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Old Mar 13, 2005 | 04:44 PM
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Not quite yet. I've heard good things about both so far though. I think I'm going to end up going with a cowl hood, but I don't want a 4" so I have to talk to them to see if they'd make like a 1.5" cowl hood for my bird. I'd be purchasing that in the next few weeks more than likely.
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Old Mar 15, 2005 | 02:08 PM
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I got a VFN fiberglass cowl hood. They make good fiberglass parts. My hood came very straight, and with a good fiberglass thickness (it is a bolt on hood). This is the second hood I have got from them, been nothing but pleased so far.
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Old Mar 25, 2005 | 03:19 PM
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stock hood but fiberglass?

hey do you think they will make one for my gta no cowl no ram air 1 or 2 just stock with the holes for the louvers front and back as a bolt on hood?? i just hit my stupid grilfriends car and smashed my light my fender isnt bad and my nose is fine but the hood i think is not easily repairable and so it is a great time for a glass hood but i want stock and usbody or whoever sells the stock hood for the birds went up 80 dollars in price from to a now $530 and they dont have the louver holes and wont put them in either..

that is without shipping too. so any more hood places let me know please
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Old Mar 25, 2005 | 09:05 PM
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stock hood but fiberglass?

know of anyone who does fiberglass in massachusetts?? so i can have the hood louvers put in if teh place wont do it for me...
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