GTA1990

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just curious if the early trans am aluminium hoods were the same as those used on firehawks. I'm guessing not; seem to recall (from reading on here) that part of the reason GM stopped offering these was the poor fitment

curious is all

okfoz

Never heard about the fitment issue... Please expound...

TTOP350

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They used the same mold as the steel hood. So i've been told by someone "in the know"..

Fits the same as a steel hood and are stamped with the steel hood pt number . I know this for a fact.

jez3941

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There is one for sale on ebay as of 12/27/12 by f-body-king
here is his description

Up for Auction is a RARE ALUMINUM HOOD OFF OF A 1983 CROSSFIRE CAR. THESE ARE SUPER HARD TO FIND AND ONLY MADE THEM FOR A HALF A YEAR IN 1983 AS A ORDER OPTION CODE (RPO-T45) FOR CROSSFIRE CARS ALONG WITH THE ALUMINUM FRONT BUMPER SUPPORT WHICH IS NOT FOR SALE...WE DID END UP HAVING IT PAINTED (WHITE) FOR OUR 1982 MECHAM RACING TRANS/AM #138 OF 300 TARGA TOP CONVERSION ...THIS HOOD ONLY WEIGHS AROUND 20 LBS. AND THEY ALSO PUT THESE ON SOME FIREHAWKS BUT THIS IS THE ONLY ONE I HAVE EVER SEEN AND I THINK IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM. SERIOUS INQURIES ONLY AND NO LOWBALL $2,800 IS STARTING PRICE .....BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LOCAL PICKUP...WILL NOT SHIP THIS RARE ALUMINUM HOOD BECAUSE IT HAS NO DENTS OR DINGS AND THIS HAS NEVER HAD ANY BODY WORK DONE TO IT.........HAPPY BIDDING! SEE OTHER ITEMS

I looked up the t45 code and it comes back as the aluminum hood, so does anyone know how many of these were made or could any of the 83 pace cars have come with them. The pic of the "A" stamp is form the listing

TTOP350

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It was a very low production option.

GTA1990

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I'm afraid it was a cocktail of hearsay and confusion with the z28 fibreglass hoods which had seperation issues; which I appreciate is not what we need in the history section.

Part of me is curious about why GM stopped producing these/ did not market them more aggressively. Does anyone know what the original option price was?

And then for them (or a remanufactured variant) to appear on the firehawk some 8 years later

You hear about the GTA being overweight, so much so that t-tops were not available and yet they had low weight panels that had already been through the red-tape process.

okfoz

GUESSING HERE::: I would think the aluminum hood was probably around $100 or so up-charge, it could not be much (in today's Dollars it seems cheap, but in 1982 $100 was quite a bit... Not found anything but that would be a guess...

In 91 & 92 SLP was asking something ridiculous like $2500

John

TTOP350

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They also wanted proof of damage plus a firehawk VIN to get a replacement hood.