HOw much for this mod...
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Aaron, I'm no bodyman but I gotta figure the time it would take for someone to cut, shape and glass that in, paint it, etc, you're talking $1,000-$1,200
Just know what some of my stuff cost me so this is just a edgemcated guess
I'm sure there are more qualifed estimators here
Just know what some of my stuff cost me so this is just a edgemcated guess
I'm sure there are more qualifed estimators here
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BitViper, VetteHunting was kind enough to PM me the link regarding that hood (and that Corvette). Enough people have been asking about it that it definitely warrants linking it here.
So here you go!
If you scroll down about 1/4 of the way through his picts you can see how he did it, and about 1/2 of the way through are some more shots after it's been glassed.
The actual cost would probably be in the glassing and cleanup for the sides, as the rest of the material seems to be the original hood cut and pushed down.
I'm actually looking into doing my own custom hood, probably similar to that. If I get the chance this weekend to stop by the body shop that worked on our Barracuda, I'll ask the shop owner what he'd expect to charge for doing that kind of work to a stock 'vette hood.
So here you go!
If you scroll down about 1/4 of the way through his picts you can see how he did it, and about 1/2 of the way through are some more shots after it's been glassed.
The actual cost would probably be in the glassing and cleanup for the sides, as the rest of the material seems to be the original hood cut and pushed down.
I'm actually looking into doing my own custom hood, probably similar to that. If I get the chance this weekend to stop by the body shop that worked on our Barracuda, I'll ask the shop owner what he'd expect to charge for doing that kind of work to a stock 'vette hood.
Last edited by flaagan; Feb 1, 2008 at 02:03 AM.
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That hood does look great. 
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Thats what I was thinking..I hcould apy as much and have a hood that everyone has or pay the same amount and have a custom look
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the car is from sweden and here are som more pics of it and how the hood was build...
http://www.clubcorvette.se/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5926
http://www.clubcorvette.se/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5926
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Just stopped by the body shop, showed the owner some of the photos, he said the full job for something like that would be around $1500, that's including all bodywork, prep, and paint. Based on previous work done by that shop for us on various cars (including my '86), about $500-600 of that is probably the paint cost.
Have you seen all the crap that he has done to it. It's Bad ***.
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Melting Slicks
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Just stopped by the body shop, showed the owner some of the photos, he said the full job for something like that would be around $1500, that's including all bodywork, prep, and paint. Based on previous work done by that shop for us on various cars (including my '86), about $500-600 of that is probably the paint cost.
Now imaging with ducts like this
blended into the hood in from and mabey thoes slots in teh rear to let air out...Hmmmmm
Last edited by BitViper; Feb 2, 2008 at 06:03 PM.
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