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I love the big block/LT-1 hoods. There’s a shop near me, Fiber Concepts, they sell those hoods for $595 and I save the S&H fees picking it up in person.
2 part question -
Anybody have experience with this company?
How much (approximately) does it cost to spray one of these hoods?
reasale value? just keep old hood.
definately will enhance.
no experience with this hood.
im going to guess 250.00 to prep and spray..
imho....l88 much nicer looking and look its not a big block!! i do not care...
I too love the LT1/big block hoods. In doing some research, I found that aftermarket hoods very often have fitment issues. So I set out to find an actual GM LT1 hood (I didn't want to deal with filling the emblem holes on a BB hood). I finally got lucky and found a very nice one that I was able to get for a great price. Having it painted was the expensive part. To do it right the paint needs to be blended into the rest of the car. I ended up essentially repainting the entire front end and it cost me $2000. I didn't put LT1 stripes on it or anything. And I didn't do it because I thought it would enhance the value of the car (which it wont) or to try and make people think it had a BB. I did it because I like it.
I too love the LT1/big block hoods. In doing some research, I found that aftermarket hoods very often have fitment issues. So I set out to find an actual GM LT1 hood (I didn't want to deal with filling the emblem holes on a BB hood). I finally got lucky and found a very nice one that I was able to get for a great price. Having it painted was the expensive part. To do it right the paint needs to be blended into the rest of the car. I ended up essentially repainting the entire front end and it cost me $2000. I didn't put LT1 stripes on it or anything. And I didn't do it because I thought it would enhance the value of the car (which it wont) or to try and make people think it had a BB. I did it because I like it.
what color is your car? what kind of paint? original lacquer or base/clear? depending on the color, you MIGHT be able to panel paint (spray only the hood) and not have to blend it. I have panel painted several items in the past and had success.
here's one problem with blending the hood in- now you cant put your stocker back on, cuz it wont match the fenders if you blend them.
i would expect at least $500 to prep and paint and hood, maybe more depending on how good the is.
My good friend fitted and painted mine........we traded some work off but expect to pay about $1000-1200 to fit and spray......this is with the airbox.....which I recommend as it makes the hood much stronger and less flexy....if you look close at the one pic......he epoxied some Texas high fence wire along the back of the scoop for strength as this is an area known to droop......especially on the "long" L-88 hoods.....GM had a brace in there but it looks like **** to me......the wire/epoxy is ultra stiff......good idea on his behalf! He spent a lot of time around the back of the scoop and I requested that he did because you stare right at it driving.......
This is an A1 job.......I used to do this kind of work and wouldn't touch it for less than 1k.
BTW...this is an ACI hood and they are ALL I recommend after exhaustive research....the airbox came from Eckler's as ACI does not build one ironically.....
I kept the original hood in case someday I want to cut a hole in it for a tunnel ram
Jebby
Last edited by Jebbysan; Aug 19, 2020 at 12:33 PM.
I'd say if you can get it done for $250 that's a pretty good deal. I would budget another hundred and fifty bucks just to cover yourself.
It depends on how 'straight' it is, or does it need 1/2 a day of bodywork to make it presentable? You won't know until you get it. You might run your hands over it if you can before you take posession and reject if if there are noticable fiberglass flaws. But chances are it's packed up in cardboard and you won't be able to do that. And if you 'really' want them to do it right, you should leave your car there and have them fit it first ....because fiberglass parts often need bodywork on-the-car to get the edges and lines to line up 100% (if that's what you're shooting for. They they'd have to remove it and fine-tune the bodywork, prime and then paint. It take some work to get an aftermarket fiberglass hood to be 'perfect'. That's going to cost more.
If I was a shop owner I'd throw out a range for a price and once they can see and inspect it (how straight is it?), then they can narrow the price. If you just want them to squirt paint on it, and you install it, that's one thing, but the best approach, if you're picky, is to have them fit it, and do whatever bodywork is needed to get it to fit 100% as good as possible. That's going to cost more. But you'll be glad you did. You'd forever regret it if you just have them paint it and the hood doesn't line up with the fenders (or the back).
Spraying a hood
