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02-11-2015, 12:50 PM #1Lurker
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New hood idea in motion!
Just ordered my new Suncoast Creations Z style hood today. Hope to get in a week or so. This is a hood im going to take a chance on. A few months ago I posted a similar thread in which I asked for opinions on the new hood. Basically I will be making my own hood by modifying the Z style hood. Idea is to get this thing to be unique yet tasteful. It may not be appealing to all but if it works for me heck why not.
The Z style hood is a fire hawk hood molded to a camaro hood. It's a camaro not a fire hawk wanna be so I'm going to have it modified to remove the center post and make one large air inlet as opposed to the dual nostril inlet. Unique, functional, and to me it looks good. My concern is being able to do this clean and not make it look like a hack job and I also don't want to compromise structural integrity in the front. Odds are I will hit up a local body/fiberglass specialist to do the work. Then it's off to paint and then get some stripe treatment ideas on that are in the air still. The pics I'm posting were provided by @whiteheartbeat as he had the exact same vision that I had. He did the photo chop on there as well. As far as i know when it's done it will be the only one in existence so that's cool lol it's a simple mod that I think will really set it apart. Who knows. I will update this thread periodically. Here they are. Let me know what you guys think.
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkArctic White 1996 Z28. Stock internal LT1, CAI, LM1, MGW Shifter, 3.73's, some suspension junk, and shiny salad shooters (retired). Forgestar F14's 18x10 on all 4. Fun stuff coming soon. Also, Cali smog regulations suck...period. **Insert witty quote here** LT1FTW that is all. Have a nice day.
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02-11-2015, 12:57 PM #2InActive Member
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Honestly that looks sick I like it
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02-11-2015, 01:26 PM #3
Man I'm glad you finally got something ordered! I doubt it's gonna be that simple but I think it's doable!! Sorry for not being able to get that hood to you! I'm super busy and also have another baby on the way, hope you understand!! Looking forward to this man!!!
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02-11-2015, 01:46 PM #4Lurker
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Looks a hundred times better with no center bar, personally I'd leave it all silver though, no stripes/other colors
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Thanks for the positive encouragement guys. I appreciate it. This hood will be going on an Arctic White Z so stripes are up in the air I may add something to add some more visual pop. I'll have to wait and see. It definitely seems easier on paper than what will actually have to be done. I'm trusting the craftsmanship of the fiberglass/body guy that will be doing it. Guy has some experience and done some pretty intricate jobs so I got my fingers crossed. @whiteheartbeat don't sweat it man you tried your best. I just found a good deal on it and swooped it up. No worries! And like I said I'm gonna keep this thread updated hopefully this gets movin quickly. Just checked tracking and it says delivery by Friday! I'm stoked! And I'll be able to utilize an LS style k&n intake a la ram air style lol. Passed on the lid set up ( I know makes more power ) but I didn't wanna deal with the conversion this is a straight drop in. Here goes nothin lol
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkArctic White 1996 Z28. Stock internal LT1, CAI, LM1, MGW Shifter, 3.73's, some suspension junk, and shiny salad shooters (retired). Forgestar F14's 18x10 on all 4. Fun stuff coming soon. Also, Cali smog regulations suck...period. **Insert witty quote here** LT1FTW that is all. Have a nice day.
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02-12-2015, 07:14 AM #6"The Rock"
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If u can pull it off... that will look fantastic.
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that looks awesome! i like the stripe idea in the last pic too, can wait to see the updates!
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02-12-2015, 09:41 AM #9"The Rock"
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02-12-2015, 09:56 AM #10
Ok, gottcha. I didn't realize they where out of production. There is actually one on craigslist about 10 miles from me.
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