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Old Mar 30, 2012 | 07:15 PM
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Looking for some sweet looking hoods. post up some pics of your favorite and their manufacturers.

Whats your favorite:

1. Heat Extractor
2. Cowl Hood
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Old Mar 30, 2012 | 10:47 PM
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Old Mar 30, 2012 | 11:15 PM
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Old Mar 30, 2012 | 11:16 PM
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I had the MCM hood on my '00 - absolutely loved it.

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Old Mar 30, 2012 | 11:28 PM
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Mallett extracter. Made by MCM.

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made by yours truly. Cost, less than $300






This is when my Vette was black.

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Old Mar 30, 2012 | 11:55 PM
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 01:42 AM
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Why you say that? what issues have you experienced?

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ACP Magna Extractor. While I love the look of my hood, based on my experiences with it, I cannot recommend it:

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Here is a couple of my RK Sport hood I love it but it is cracking in the center at the functual hood scoops.









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which hood would give the best clearance for a supercharger?
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made by yours truly. Cost, less than $300


This is when my Vette was black.

That is pretty impressive for home built. Nice.
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It was a LOT of hard work and long, long, hours of sanding. I didn't keep track of time, but If i was to guess the time i put in this project, I would say a total of six weekends.



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That is pretty impressive for home built. Nice.
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Except for the front plate, This is IMHO the BEST looking car on this Forum!!!
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This car is nasty
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Franks car still drops jaws after all this time. Just so tasteful and dreamy.. Love to see more pics of peoples hoods, keep em comin!
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