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    Hey guys. Finally got my hands on done cool body parts. Making molds now.

    I'm wondering how many would be interested in body kits and chin spoilers?
    -Greg
    Euro-bprt...WORLDS FASTEST FESTIVA !!! 11.78@115.9
    BP, G trans, Megasquirt/ 550cc inj. t3/t3 (tbird) Garrett, REAR TURBO!!!! AND AC!!!!
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  • #2
    I be interested. What you got? any idea on price yet?
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    • #3
      A part of me wants to get another fibreglass FMS hood for modifications lol

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      • #4
        FMS kits?
        I might want a chin spoiler to fix mine.
        If it don't fit, use a bigger hammer!


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        • #5
          Price so far is $200 on chin spoiler. $375 front bumper, and $300 skirts
          -Greg
          Euro-bprt...WORLDS FASTEST FESTIVA !!! 11.78@115.9
          BP, G trans, Megasquirt/ 550cc inj. t3/t3 (tbird) Garrett, REAR TURBO!!!! AND AC!!!!
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          • #6
            I would be interested in front and rear gtx style bumpers if that's what your making . I've wanted to buy from Ernest or Jun but shipping fiberglass halfway around the world seamed like a bad idea lol. Also keeping my money in the us makes me feels better too.
            I did get a rear tail finisher from Ernest but it was rubber and,survived the trip. :-)

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            • #7
              Greg, are you going to do the hood too? I may be interested.
              Ian
              Calgary AB, Canada
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              • #8
                Can you post pics of what u will be making ?

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                • #9
                  How hard is it to implement a stock hood latch into the fiberglass hood? Never looked closely at one. I would be interested in that
                  Last edited by Gomez; 03-04-2015, 09:01 PM.
                  -Bryant

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                  • #10
                    I actually been looking into fiberglass a lot recently.
                    How much are the materials costing to make a hood?

                    10yd^2 of CSM is only about 30-40 bucks. assuming you had the resins and PVAs and etc in preparation for making many parts, It cant be much more than 20-30 extra dollars in costs there per piece you make.

                    Gomez, Im not sure how hard it is to add the latch after, but if you lay the latch into the fiberglass while you are laying it, its pretty straight forward.
                    Tommy

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                    • #11
                      I have done a bunch of work with fiberglass in the past. I just have never looked at the latch and how to mount one with fiberglass onto the hood.. Was hoping Greg could possibly make one with a latch built in since he has the hood an will be making the mold and such. Would be sweet to not have to do hood pins.
                      Last edited by Gomez; 03-04-2015, 10:02 PM.
                      -Bryant

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Gomez View Post
                        How hard is it to implement a stock hood latch into the fiberglass hood? Never looked closely at one. I would be interested in that
                        That might be a tall order. It would really have to be beefed up in the latch area to hold and not crack.

                        Fibreglass hoods should have thick rubber gasket under the hood pin as the hood will crack around the pin area. The constant vibration cracks the hood at the pins. I would say a single point where the latch would be would have a lot of stress
                        Dan




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                        • #13
                          I've often thought that if the outer "skin" of a stock hood was carefully removed from the inner bracing and then the new fibreglass skin grafted on you would end up with stock hinge mounting points and the latch. The center portion of the bracing could be cut away for clearance. I'll see if I can put together a sketch of what I'm getting at.
                          Ian
                          Calgary AB, Canada
                          93 L B6T: June 2016 FOTM
                          59 Austin Healey "Bugeye" Sprite

                          "It's infinitely better to fail with courage than to sit idle with fear...." Chip Gaines (pg 167 of Capital Gaines, Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff)

                          Link to the "Road Trip Starting Points" page of my Econobox Café blog

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                          • #14
                            When I make the hoods, I plan on glassing in a complete structural frame for the latch. I hate hood pins, and I'm pretty red neck.
                            -Greg
                            Euro-bprt...WORLDS FASTEST FESTIVA !!! 11.78@115.9
                            BP, G trans, Megasquirt/ 550cc inj. t3/t3 (tbird) Garrett, REAR TURBO!!!! AND AC!!!!
                            Redneck Engineer
                            FOTY - '09
                            5x Festiva Madness Attendee...FM 3,4,5,6,8
                            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpCZ7...9Pwqw-oe8s2OYQ
                            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU_eX...9Pwqw-oe8s2OYQ

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                            • #15
                              Are those the shipped prices? I may have to start saving pennies.
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