fiberglass hood?
10-31-10, 03:34 PM
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fiberglass hood?
i wanna make a mold of my steel N/A hood and make a fiberglass hood with the mold.
has anyone done this? would i have to lay metal in the fiberglass where the hinges and latch goes? and would it weigh enough to latch, or would i have to do some kind of hood pin setup? any info would be appreciated.
has anyone done this? would i have to lay metal in the fiberglass where the hinges and latch goes? and would it weigh enough to latch, or would i have to do some kind of hood pin setup? any info would be appreciated.
10-31-10, 03:42 PM
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thats a good price but at the moment its hard to come up with that money.
if i can make a mold and do it myself for~100$ i will. i love building things no matter what.
and i love saying "ya i made that" not "ya i bought that"
if i can make a mold and do it myself for~100$ i will. i love building things no matter what.
and i love saying "ya i made that" not "ya i bought that"
10-31-10, 04:16 PM
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you have to make a mold, then the parts.
You have to make 2 molds, one for the inner structure and one for the exterior.
You would need 5 gallons of resin, tooling gelcoat , mold release wax, 1/2-gallon of gelcoat, fiberglass matting. Assorted tools and accessory items, by the time you bought the items needed you would spend alot more then $100, if you have never made molds from plugs or worked with fiberglass it could also just turn into a messy learning process with you having to buy more materials to try to get it done.
These people buy materials in bulk so it costs them less to produce, and they work with them everyday so it takes little time, most of them are using chopper guns and not hand laying the fiberglass.
Trust me for a stock NA or TII style hood you are just better saving your money and buying what is out there
You have to make 2 molds, one for the inner structure and one for the exterior.
You would need 5 gallons of resin, tooling gelcoat , mold release wax, 1/2-gallon of gelcoat, fiberglass matting. Assorted tools and accessory items, by the time you bought the items needed you would spend alot more then $100, if you have never made molds from plugs or worked with fiberglass it could also just turn into a messy learning process with you having to buy more materials to try to get it done.
These people buy materials in bulk so it costs them less to produce, and they work with them everyday so it takes little time, most of them are using chopper guns and not hand laying the fiberglass.
Trust me for a stock NA or TII style hood you are just better saving your money and buying what is out there
10-31-10, 04:21 PM
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Find a t2 going vmount in your area and swap hoods with them since they will have to cut a large hole in it anyways. T2 hoods are aluminum and lighter.
Making a hood from scratch just isn't worth your time. If fitment or structor is poor, you wasted your time and money.
Making a hood from scratch just isn't worth your time. If fitment or structor is poor, you wasted your time and money.
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It would suck trying to get the fitment right. I would buy one already made and get it painted. Call it done! And don't be "that guy" that bolts it on before painting it . . .
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hey thanx for the info guys
i think people learn best by just doing it and learning from mistakes but being my first time working with large fiberglass pieces i guess my first time wont be with my beloved 7.
is there N/A aluminum hoods, or just most TII?
i think people learn best by just doing it and learning from mistakes but being my first time working with large fiberglass pieces i guess my first time wont be with my beloved 7.
is there N/A aluminum hoods, or just most TII?
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you have to make a mold, then the parts.
You have to make 2 molds, one for the inner structure and one for the exterior.
You would need 5 gallons of resin, tooling gelcoat , mold release wax, 1/2-gallon of gelcoat, fiberglass matting. Assorted tools and accessory items, by the time you bought the items needed you would spend alot more then $100, if you have never made molds from plugs or worked with fiberglass it could also just turn into a messy learning process with you having to buy more materials to try to get it done.
These people buy materials in bulk so it costs them less to produce, and they work with them everyday so it takes little time, most of them are using chopper guns and not hand laying the fiberglass.
Trust me for a stock NA or TII style hood you are just better saving your money and buying what is out there
You have to make 2 molds, one for the inner structure and one for the exterior.
You would need 5 gallons of resin, tooling gelcoat , mold release wax, 1/2-gallon of gelcoat, fiberglass matting. Assorted tools and accessory items, by the time you bought the items needed you would spend alot more then $100, if you have never made molds from plugs or worked with fiberglass it could also just turn into a messy learning process with you having to buy more materials to try to get it done.
These people buy materials in bulk so it costs them less to produce, and they work with them everyday so it takes little time, most of them are using chopper guns and not hand laying the fiberglass.
Trust me for a stock NA or TII style hood you are just better saving your money and buying what is out there
the one we still have is a single layer of CF, you can see thru it, it pops up at speed, and its the same weight as the stock aluminum flat hood....
if you want to do a CF/FG project, try the headlight lids or the sunroof. its a smaller project, but it would still be fun.
11-01-10, 10:52 AM
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+1 thanks guys, when i bought my car couple years ago it looks like the previous owners girlfriend got mad at him and dented the hood in spots where it cant be fixed, so i need a new hood anyways but i guess it entail much more than i anticipated.
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Walk around every junk yard with a magnet in your hand and check for rivets at the hood latch, they're out there.
