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Jan 25, 2008 | 11:23 AM

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82Vettrin

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this is the address we used February '07 to order the hood:

Joe VanOverbeek
22958 McArthur Rd
RR4 Glencoe, Ont. NOL1MO

and I called my buddy, who will look on the Invoice to see if he can find the phone #.

Jan 25, 2008 | 01:00 PM

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CrossedFlags77

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Originally Posted by 7T1vette

Bike frames are "round" structures which are inherently strong by design. Hoods are long, flat panels which are inherently weak. Have you made any hoods for C3's out of carbon-fiber? How much do they weigh?

No I have not made a hood for a C3. I have made other things with carbon fiber but have yet to make a hood.

This article in Composite World shows that a carbon fiber hood was 10lbs lighter than the fiberglass hood on the C5.
http://www.compositesworld.com/hpc/i...2004/March/392

Have you made an aluminum hood?

Jan 25, 2008 | 01:11 PM

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STINGRAY1WORD

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From: santa clara ca

heres the poors man do it your self:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InNZFpU3sdg

Jan 25, 2008 | 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 82Vettrin

thanks

Jan 25, 2008 | 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 82Vettrin

I am interested in the contact info too. I did this same search a year or so ago and couldn't find any info.

Jan 26, 2008 | 11:54 AM

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82Vettrin

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From: Bardstown Ky

I was surprised when I couldn't find any manufacturers here in the States either. with all the race cars and so-on here, I thought it would be just like searching for any other car-piece.
this is my buddy's hood after unpacking:

and this is the hood installed:

Last edited by 82Vettrin; Jan 26, 2008 at 12:23 PM. Reason: add pic

Feb 1, 2008 | 07:04 PM

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kmckirryher

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Wow, I didnt think this thread was goona go anywhere really. thanx for all the input and opinions. I checked with thie guys at cynergy Panic, they got somethin coming out for the 68, a full body though I think. That Camaro looks pretty sweet

, wonder what the weight loss is?...

Feb 1, 2008 | 09:32 PM

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E-mail Dan Schoneck. Here's his website.

http://schoneckcomposites.com/

The site isn't very developed, but if you look at the parts link you can get an idea of the cost of certain parts. The cost would be much higher for one off parts, of course.

He's a Ford guy and does lots of Mustang parts. I think he'd do Corvette parts too if there's a market for it. He's doing the bodywork and paint on my 69, and he's a great body guy. His carbon fiber and fiberglass body parts are top notch.

BTW, if you read the Dynomax Power to the wheels article, 2 guys mention Dan in their thanks (one of them is a C5 Vette, and the other is a Nova). His drag Stang is sponsored by Procharger and he's very good at setting up cars with Prochargers too.

http://www.dynomaxdynotourblog.com/d...07-dynoma.html

The guy is a car nut, and he does very good work.