YES!! 3rd gens cannot pull off rounded hoods. I'm sorry guys but I would never buy a ram air 1 or 2 hood. They were meant for 4th gens and 4th gens only. We need to be creative here and think of a new design. Everyone is trying to think of spinoffs on designs that already exist and personally, I hate all the existing hoods except maybe a small cowl. I'd like to see something that doesn't rise way up but that has some sort of venting/heat extraction on it and it has to fit the body lines. The only hood at the moment I would trade my stock TA hood for is a power buldge formula hood. I would LOVE to see a hood for our cars but it has to fit the part. I'm going to draw up a few designs and see what I can come up with.

 

The firebirds have a real lousy hood line to make a nice looking hood that fits the boxiness of the car, so you first need to change the lines on the hood.....like so. Notice the two lines up the hood on either side are now closer to the center, and more squared like the camaros design.

 

I think simple is better on third gens. Heres a quick LT1 trans am style hood I drew up for a third gen. I'm working on a few more ideas.

 

Heres a quick heat extractor style hood. Could work for single or twin turbo cars if they were made functional.

 

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2 in. cowl has my vote. i've seen it before, but haven't been able to find someone who makes it.

 

Bumpity - Need as much input as possible - We _will_ be producing a new, never offered before hood.

 

see im picturing a GTA (there is a guy on here that made his GTA hood functional by cutting the underpart of the vents so RA is pointless to me) style hood with the middle of the hood just bulged up. like stay flush until you start to pass the stock vents then start a subtle rake upwards.....rising 2"-3" by the time it gets to windshield. 3" would be cool with like a cutout for a 4 inch guage.

 

No...Now your new lines don't match up with the angles front the nose, between the turn signals. Your new lines don't flow with the nose anymore.

 

I'm still a fan of FYRCHKNs hood, with or without the Heat extractor.

Here it is PS onto my car. Was still in rough shape.

 

Me? I'd go for either a nice RA1 hood like on the Polly motorsports GTA (http://pollymotorsport.no) or a lightweight stock TA/GTA hood.

 

As long as the lines start at the corners of the raised part of the front bumper, I think it would work out and look just fine. I hate hoods that start narrow, like at the lines on the bumper and get wide as hell towards the back of the car. Just looks goofy to me. I would love more than anyone to see a hood designed that actually accents the car but every single one out currently just looks downright dumb on these cars....not to mention a lot of them are based off camaro hoods or newer trans am hoods (ram air) which I don't think looks right either. By far my favorites are still the power buldge and the stock trans am hood.

 

i still say this is HOT.....


also i like the 1 fyrechken.. made... but stephen you photobucket isnt showing the pic...

heres a direct link to his thread

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/fabr...tor-build.html

been following it FOR A LONG TIME... maybe ask him for his hood make the mold and split the $$$$

 

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i honest to god LOVE this hood the most...

 

even something simple as the evo x or even something similar to the subaru sti hood would be nice..

 

got one in mind but gonna build 2 different ones cant say for now both badass lay you money every bird will want one or the other

 

Pic fixed!

Your about 3 sweeks too late.......

 

correct me if imwrong , but i think i have seen that exact hood on this board before , it was on a red firebird , except the corners near the headlights looked kind warped , really nice hood though , almost looks stock .

 

Make the raised section reach all the way back. FYRCHKN did it that way to retrain structural stiffness, since it is "simply" a modified stock hood. Cutting it all the way back would have turned it into a U-shaped piece of paper.

I fixed my 'chop with his extractor in the hood......
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/post...03-post60.html

My biggest dream has been the Jongbloed/Sunoco hood (same hood, different names), which was why I did the 'chops.

Just never have found a manufacturer willing to make my 'chop. Always hemming & hawing about doing it, or too busy with 5th gen stuff, after it finally came out for sale to the public.

One thing about doing the heat extractor though.....Unlike the Camaros, Firebirds can already barely fit a STB across the plenum, without it being a different STB than what fits the Camaros. So be careful where the heat extractor is, or it'll run into peoples STBs or even a TPI plenum or air intake.

 

im sorry but im lost im 3 weeks late on what?

ive posted on this thread look at page 1 and i have been posted on the fyrechkn 1 also in august

 

3 weeks late on getting it from him. You got beat ya to getting it!

 

 

I had always wanted a Firebird hood that had the "power bulge" on both sides of the hood. I would call it a "double power bulge" hood.

 

I thought about that too - I'd have to see a photoshop of it to decide if it would look cool or just run the awesomeness of the original power bulge hood...

 

Here's a crappy pic I made of what I'm talking about.

 

that actually doesnt look half bad...

 

That hood already exists & is posted in one of these new Firebird hood threads.

 

Are you talking about the ISMA hood? If so, I would rather have two separate power bulges than a wide one.

If you're talking about another thread, I would like to see the hood you're talking about.

 

The OP has like 3 or 4 threads going about the hoods, so good luck finding it.

Only hoods I know of.....
Double Power Bulge (1 wide bulge)
Suncoast RA1
Hawks & others RA1
Hawks & others RA2
ISMA
Cow Induction 1", 2" & 3"

And I think that is it, IIRC, for aftermarket 'glass hoods for 3rd gen 'birds.

 

I joined late, but the Jongbloed hood looks the best and I think would sell. IMO all the hoods now like everyone else says do not fit the body lines of a firebird at all. Looks good on camaro's, but not on firebirds. Ill draw up a photoshop to show you what I think looks good.

 

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The resin and glass mat just arrived; we're waiting on the gelcoats and hopefully we can get a hood here soon!! Still trying to obtain either (a) a straight hood we can bodywork or (b) someone who would be willing to give us their factory hood in exchange for the first hood out of the mold.

 

Dante93GTZ asked asked about my idea on a 91/92 'bird.

I think it looks pretty good. Not sure about the ridge, although I do like the center ridge on 82-90 'birds.

 

I just photochopped my car...traced around half the hood, copied it, pasted it, and just dragged the edge of the hood to the other side, making it exactly the other half of my hood. I think it looks cool...and different than the IMSA hood. The IMSA hood looks to be less defined. Anyways, here it is:

 

That looks HOT daytona!!!!

 

I don't know who's car this is. If its someone on TGO's feel free to speak up. Or if you want me to remove it thats fine too.

I have always liked it.

 

that is ****, i would buy one in a heart beat

anybody here actually have the imsa hood? never can find a good picture of it.

 

That would almost be an IMSA hood, just not quite as good. Those double scoop lines don't match up real good with the creases in the hood.

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/auto...uper-duty.html

 

I guess I'm not really familiar with the IMSA hood, but from what I recall, that looks pretty familiar. Looks good, tho!

 

I actually REALLY like this chop! I also like something like what I chopped, but with the flow of the scoop following the other lines on the hood. A wide cowl hood would be sweet, but round the edges and have it flow into the hood and not like the usual cowls that stick straight out of the hood and come at a sharp angle. Needs to have the contours somewhat like the power bulge hood.

 

I like it, the only problem is, is that the 'birds already have hood clearance issues.

 

Yea I know the clearence is tight as is. I guess if the hood could have a slight raise to it in the center for the extractors it could work.

 

i cant believe i still havent found the hood that makes me say WOW...thats the one i want for my car, but i just cant seem to find a good selection, without customizing one to my own specifications...which can be expensive

 

that's the hood i want...

 

Photoshop it! I'd like to see it.

 

id like something like this, but i really cant photoshop what i want in a hood..it needs to be sleek, hot, uncommon, and last and most importantly IT MUST WORK! lol

 

Looks like a square scooped RAII hood. Am I missing something there?

 

yes, you are...there are none made for firebirds like that one....and thats my favorite car ever made...1969 Hurst Olds 455 H.O. i love that car, but i cant afford it (maybe 70k) and I wouldnt mind having that hood on my car, but i think it would look weird because our hoods go down that one is straight horizontal not like our contoured hoods. but it is a great idea...PHOTOSHOP ANYONE?

 

I meant other than seeing 2 square scoops instead of 2 round scoops like the RAII hood that already exists, but see what I can do in PS.