Stock Firebird hood- but fiberglass?
03-03-2005, 10:18 AM
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Car: 1986 Firebird
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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!
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!
03-10-2005, 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)
VFN Fiberglass in Addison, IL 60101
Glasstek in Naperville, IL (forgot zip)
03-13-2005, 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.
03-15-2005, 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.
03-25-2005, 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
that is without shipping too. so any more hood places let me know please
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03-25-2005, 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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