68 fiberglass hood seeking help
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MidTexCuda
Ancient Member
Vfn or glasstek
Do you have one?
ssba
Well-Known Member
I have a vfn flat pin-on hood for a 69 dart and their Hemi scoop.
I haven't put them together yet but the parts look good.
They are very thin and light. Defiantly race parts. Surface gelcoat finish is smooth and flat and the fit is good. Not sure I would want them on a street car myself. Would try to find something a little thicker for street. They require more pins than I wanted on a street car as the hood bowed up at speed without a center pin. About 3-4 inches, I thought it was coming off.
The scoop has some very cheesy metal "L" brackets that I didn't trust for for mounting. I figure they can be removed and
a better flange glassed in for better attachment to the hood.
This is why I haven't mounted scoop yet. I think it would blow
away on the first pass if it wasn't improved upon. These parts
are obviously designed to use many duez (spelling)perimeter fasteners
rather than 4 corner pins like I had wanted. I think they are
great parts if used as intended. Not so much as I did.
I haven't put them together yet but the parts look good.
They are very thin and light. Defiantly race parts. Surface gelcoat finish is smooth and flat and the fit is good. Not sure I would want them on a street car myself. Would try to find something a little thicker for street. They require more pins than I wanted on a street car as the hood bowed up at speed without a center pin. About 3-4 inches, I thought it was coming off.
The scoop has some very cheesy metal "L" brackets that I didn't trust for for mounting. I figure they can be removed and
a better flange glassed in for better attachment to the hood.
This is why I haven't mounted scoop yet. I think it would blow
away on the first pass if it wasn't improved upon. These parts
are obviously designed to use many duez (spelling)perimeter fasteners
rather than 4 corner pins like I had wanted. I think they are
great parts if used as intended. Not so much as I did.
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