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dachillman65

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does anyone know where the best place to get a fiberglass hood? ive heard that mustang plus is crap, but any other help would be appreciated. thanks.

brian

 

Edbert

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Mustangs plus gets a lot of heat in here about their hoods, they just sell the ones from Maier Racing though and they clearly print that they are for racing cars not show cars. I have no idea who makes the best hoods but Maier is probably not it. Be prepared to pay significantly more for the best ones though. A freind of mine just bought a high quality one for his 2001 WS6 and it cost over $1,100!

 

1320stang

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Where are you located at?

 

danewers

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www.mustangdepot.com 390 bucks. awesome fit.

 

Marshall

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Mine was from Tony Branda - quality was exceptional, needed only minor work before painting.

 

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FWIW I've had no problems with my Maier hood for my '67. I even picked it up directly from Maier's shop. All the hinges line up and I use the stock latch. I had to drill two holes to clear the Monte Carlo bar's bolt heads but that's about it. This was about 8 years ago and it's still holding up just fine.

 

1320stang

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There's a guy on Ebay that goes by "daddysundown" that is near Tulsa, OK that has some hoods on Ebay. I can't vouch for the quality as I haven't seen one in person, but they seem to be nice. I've wanted a '67 Shelby styled hood for my '65, his prices are decent and I wouldn't have to pay shipping.

 

HistoricMustang

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Marshall said:

Mine was from Tony Branda - quality was exceptional, needed only minor work before painting.

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Same here. Great quality and just the normal prep before painting. I would suggest you purchase the hood with the metal bracing "glassed" in.

They are good up to at least 145 MPH.................

HistoricMustang
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fastmax

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The best I have been reading about is HO Fibertrends they built the hoods for 95 Cobra R. Quality is second to none.

 

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fastmax said:

The best I have been reading about is HO Fibertrends they built the hoods for 95 Cobra R. Quality is second to none.

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Do you have a URL, or a phone #?

I'm looking for a new hood, since I'm in just dead love with my Maier peice from Mustangsplus.

 

1320stang

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Problem is, HO Fibertrends doesn't make classic hoods. Cervini's is another great quality product, but they don't make classic parts either.

 

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I got my hood from Tony Branda, also. It fit great right out of the box and only needed minor work prior to paint. My problem is that I got the all fiberglass hood and it now has a bow in it. I guess leaving the hood up while working on it caused it to sag and I can't get the bow out.

How are the Mustang Depot hoods? How stiff are they? Has anyone's hood sagged or bowed?

Tim

 

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glass hood

I got my 67 Shelby style hood from Mustangs Unlimited. Had no problems with it. All I did was cut the air holes in the scoops as I liked. Fits good.