I found this pic of a hood awhile back in a thread. Anyone know the name or is it custom made?

 

i think it was custom made for that wide body kit, i've never seen it before

 

Not "custom" in the sense of only made for that body. It was as easy to buy as any other fiberglass hood. I'm looking through my Bookmarks & trying to find it.

 

Found the pic listed with the Widebody kit, but in the text lines it is also listed individually.

http://www.showcars-bodyparts.com/firebird82up.html

 

Yes actually seen a few of those around however the name escapes me right now... Ill check later sorry

 

Imsa! that's it or at least very similar

 

Thanks, Im doing some searching now, it's the only aftermarket hood that I like so far. Love to see some more pics if anyone comes across one.

 

I like it a lot. Might have to buy another 3rd gen for a project car to do something like this with. Mine is all stock and original and in too near-perfect condition to mutilate.

 

Mine is all orignal also but needs some work, Im keeping all the orignal parts that I take off and putting in storage.

 

Here's the right rear quarter of my current project.

The tire is a Mastercraft Avenger G/T 295/50-15 on a Summit Fast Five 15X10 with 5.5" BS plus a 1.25" wheel adapter.

The sidewall bulge is nearly flush with the top of the fiberglass fender lip. Without the adapter, the inner sidewall just barely cleared a bump somewhere on the inner fender. I'll probably bite the bullet and order another pair of Fast Fives with 4.5" BS.

The fiberglass fender was bonded onto the original fender. It is about 2" wider than original. That means with a big jounce, the tire will contact the new fender and squish it to the original fender lip. I plan to rip the fiberglass fender off with my air chisel and whack off most of the original fender and do a half tub job to the fiberglass one. I suspect this will affect the rigidity of the body, which should be compensated for with a roll cage of some type.

Oh, when will it ever end?

 

lol ......never

 

I'm going to try not to get too off-topic here. In order to "optimize" the installation of my flared fiberglass rear fenders, this is Plan A:

1. Carefully remove the fiberglass fenders with the air chisel.
2. Trim the original sheet metal leaving just enough to bond the fiberglass fenders back on.
3. Trim the outer parts of the wheel wells from the point where they start to curve downward.
4. Bond the fiberglass fenders back onto the car.
5. Fabricate sheet metal or fiberglass extensions from what's left of the original wheel wells out to the fiberglass fenders. That should keep rain, rocks, and rats out of the car. It will also allow me to trim the fiberglass fender lips so the fat tires have somewhere to go without creating mayhem with the bodywork.

As I wrote in my previous post, removing the sheet metal fenders will certainly affect the rigidity of the body. I'm now wondering if a roll bar/cage consisting of a main hoop and two diagonals to the rear or even an x-brace will be sufficient to restore the lost rigidity.