Dante93GTZ

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To those with the SS hood... I like the looks, but the fact that the end of the cowl just kind of drops off, instead of flowing over the end of the hood bothers me.

Has anyone got any closeups of the side profile of the SS hood on a car?

To those that have it, does it bother you? Do you ever wish you'd gotten a different hood?

I'm really wanting that look, but argh...

Its either that or the Cervini or Harwood hood.

Kandied91z

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i'm not sure what your asking...are you talking about the lip near the glass that extends pass the actual hood almost giving an arch like effect??

if so then no the ss hood is pretty much straight forward as far how it ends. there isn't an arch to it at all which is another reason why i personally like it. cowl hoods are alright but they are bland and common. myself i would have rather had a remake of my stock hood or something similar to the japanese hood but the ss hood looks good. definately made my car alot more aggressive looking and the cowl isn't so high that its a pita to see either which is nice.

Dante93GTZ

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Yeah, most cowl hoods have a "lip" the extends over the end of the hood, towards the windhshield.

The SS hood doesnt from what I've seen.

Kandied91z

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nope so if thats what you want either have it grafted on or not but i personally don't think it goes well with the cars as it is and definately not with the ss style hood.

1badrocZ

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This isnt the closest picture but I think this might be what you are talking about...The gap where the scoop ends and the windshield. Doesnt bother me much i love the hood either way

NCZ28

Here is a closer side pic. The back doesn't bother me at all. I love the way the hood looks.

Sickness91Z28

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dosen't bother me one bit....I love the looks of the front, the back, the sides....and everything about it..

Droptop_Z

What kind of hood do you guys think will look good on my car? Picture is in the signature. Thanks

1badrocZ

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hey Cmeb4ubuy you know a SS hood with a nice roll bar would look badass on your car. Might just be me, but the SS hood looks best on verts.

Dante93GTZ

iTrader: (5)

Ok, next question: As far as the back of the hood, where the cowl drops off, is it sealed off or is there a vent in it?

Got any pics of the back of the cowl? (Note: Not the underside, but the backside of the cowl, facing the windshield).

1badrocZ

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no vents, just a solid piece of fiberglass there

Dante93GTZ

iTrader: (5)

Wouldn't that look funny?

Sickness91Z28

iTrader: (1)

nope


I would think it would look funny with a vent in in though. It's molded the same way as the 96-97 SS Camaro's were and it's exaclty the same...it looks fine...nothing funny about it

ChevyKen

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Just adding in my pic of the back of SS hood. The way the back of the hood scoop ends is also the one thing I think could have been done differently on this hood....





Ken

Dante93GTZ

iTrader: (5)

Thanks ChevyKen, thats EXACTLY the pic I wanted.

To those that do have the hood, how much prep work, or money was involved in getting the thing to fit right. I've heard this is a pretty bad mold for the hood.

Oh, one more thing - What have you done about the vent in the center of the scoop? Does the hood come with the cover for it?

Droptop_Z

Hey 1badrocz do you know where I could find one of these roll bars? I know that third gen resource is trying to get one out but it seems to be taking a while. So any other suggestions would be great. Thanks

P.S. anyone think a roll cage would look good in a convert with an ss hood?

Kandied91z

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prep work really depends on your tastes....as far as fitment i didn't have to do anything to get it to fit right. could have just painted and bolted it on. for true show purposes beyond my own modifications just to make it look nice it was better then some i've played with but i still had roughly 8 hrs of finish work....

it all depends on the level of finish you want. had i had to pay full amount for products, typical hour rate of the job, the hood itself and paint i would be up around 2600. now if i had the stock color and didn't care about shows maybe around 1,000.

the mold itself isn't necessarily "bad" it just could use some work. my hood for example almost bows in the center so you can see a raised portion slightly from the side of the car. a few things here and there that could be work out by your body guy but should be worked out by the company......however i've never made a mold so i don't know how hard it would be to fix that sort of thing except that with actual shop time i would assume at least 40+hours to shave and refill the necessary areas.

i'm somewhat impressed with the quality but not impressed in other areas for what it costs.......however that seems to be the same for just about everything built for our cars. one things for certain its definately lighter and it gives an aggressive look to the car for sure.

good luck in your choice.

Flyersman29

still gotta get me one! :hail:

Spdfrk1990

I love the look of the ss hood i think it looks great at every angle.