Anyone interested in Plastic hoods for your chevy?

[juanblzer]

[imghttp://www.jpoffroad.com/accessories/images/Clearhood8.jpg][/img]
I want one! They said they'll do a chevy hood.
I contacted JPoffroad and they said they would need a fiberglass hood to make the mold and it would cost about $1500 to make the mold. Then it would be about $375 per hood

 

[cegusman]

I would defanetly be interested

 

[mikey_d05]

How much $$$ are we talking to make a one-off hood? I'm thinking of making one out of a metal frame and plexi but that looks pretty trick.

 

[juanblzer]

the price would be:
a fiberglass hood
$1500 divided by however many guys would be interested.

 

[muddybuddy]

id be interested. would it be a stock style hood, or could they put a 2" cowl or somethin on it?

 

[juanblzer]

if we divided it by 10 people and came up with a hood it would only be 525 a hood.

 

[juanblzer]

those interested could vote on whatever style:
cowl
drop center
stock

 

[mikey_d05]

Sorry, I'm building a tube thing so I doubt 10 people would want a hood like I'd need.

 

[juanblzer]

these could be cut down or narrowed.


have you ever tried to use a cut down sheetmetal hood without hinges? They are heavy. They are also dangerous (I went to the hospital for mine falling on my head, I recieved stitches across my nose for the safety glasses went right into my face when I hit the motor with my face)

 

[mikey_d05]

Sorry, it'd be cool for guys with bodies but for $525 there are a LOT of options for a custom piece.

 

[PeteH]

those interested could vote on whatever style:
cowl
drop center
stock

i'll vote...stock(sleeper look) well i'd probably paint the hood so it wasnt clear except i'd need some type of flex agent

cowl..ehh was never a really big fan. they can look cool and be purposful but a lot of people dont need them.
drop center..could be cool..(like the old prerunner blazers?)

 

[gmc4cw]

Even if I had one I would not be able to see through it. My truck is to tall. Or to dirty, you pick. Seems like a show truck kind of thing. what do you gain with that?

 

[Myke]

Even if I had one I would not be able to see through it. My truck is to tall. Or to dirty, you pick. Seems like a show truck kind of thing. what do you gain with that?

weight reduction.

If I change my hood I want it to be a cowl hood.

 

[yellowK20]

I'd be interested would it use stock mounting??? also what are we talking year wise?? 73-80 or 81-91 drop center or stock would be my vote everybody is going cowl these days

 

[gmc4cw]

why not get a regular fiberglass hood then?

 

[fireplug]

Fibreglass is only $329 by the way, $380 for the drop down which is what I want. But $525 is with only 10 people, we could probably get more.

It looks like the hood comes in solid colours too?

Solid colour, with a drop down style, I'd be interested, IF we brought the price down.

More importantly though, how much for front fenders. Flexible!!!!

 

[juanblzer]

i'm guessing, that with enough guys, the price would come down considerably. I dont want to really pay 525. I'd rather pay 375 for the hood but there is the "setup" cost. I could run fiberglass but it is not as flexible as plastic, or as light.

 

[Quackaddict]

Yeah but you would have to 10 guys with 73-80 then 10 for 81-88 etc.

I kind of think and this is just me if these guys want to make $$$$ why they don't buy the fiberglass hood and soak up the $1500 then sell the hoods for $400 bet they would make more money than doing it this way this way.

Kind of like what was said earlier if I want a front fender in fiberglass I am not going to a company and say here is a steel fender I want a fiberglass one.........I am just gonna go find the company that sells fiberglass fenders you know.

 

[DEMON44]

whenever I end up putting the blower in my truck I definately don't want a stock steel hood. I'll cut a hole in a fiberglass for sure, or this plastic stuff would be cool too. I won't have hinges on mine it'll just be pinned.


Lifting off steel = sucks

 

[juanblzer]

perhaps if we email jpoffroad they could be persuaded to eat the cost and then up the price a bit to offset the setup price.