fiberglass parts
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My Dad bought a 67 shelby style hood from mustang depot and a rear shelby style deck lid from mustang depot. The hood needed very littlte work and fit great. The deck lid took a little more work but turned out great. You need to remember fiberglass parts will all need to be fit to finish. GOOD LUCK
mdjay
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Although we carry Maier fiberglass, we also have been working directly with another supplier of glass called Fiberglass Specialties Inc who has put together a very nice line. FSI has been in Baja Bug and Bronco glass for approx. 30 years...
The FSI line is denoted by an "FS" leading the part number and the Maier glass is denoted by the "MR" leading the part number...
Thanks for your consideration!
Fostang said:
Although we carry Maier fiberglass, we also have been working directly with another supplier of glass called Fiberglass Specialties Inc who has put together a very nice line. FSI has been in Baja Bug and Bronco glass for approx. 30 years...
The FSI line is denoted by an "FS" leading the part number and the Maier glass is denoted by the "MR" leading the part number...
Thanks for your consideration!
mdjay
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67GTA-FB429 said:
There are slight variances of fiberglass parts coming out of the same mold. They are not like stamped steel which are the same everytime. Also the smoothness of the gel coat is a very big issue to the finisher and end result!
The best manufacturers have strict QC standards to minimize the variance between parts.
The other issue is these cars are 30-40 years old. They have been bumped, bruised and unibodys twisted. They can be difficult to fit new parts on to.
zookeeper
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I hate to disagree with a salesman, but all fiberglass I have bought is total crap as far as fit goes. My hood and nose came from Mustangs Plus and was built by Maier. The nose needed to be cut in several places to get it to fit. The hood was so narrow that the fender mounting bolts showed and sagged in the center (as does every Maier hood I've ever seen, just check the pics in any catalog) and needed to be separated from the frame, have the bracing shaped and reglassed to the skin, plus I had to 'glass on several strips of mat to get the width right. The trunk came from Branda and was again too narrow, too short and had a twist in it, sweet. The end caps also came from Branda and the fit was so bad, they most likely could have been make to fit my '88 Mustang with the same amount of effort. Same goes for the taillight panel, couldn't even get the gas cap through the hole, and the surrounding 'glass was too thin to enlarge the hole enough, so out came the mat and resin...again. The roof scoops came from Mustangs Unlimited and fit very well, with only some minor sanding required. The brake scoops are functional '67 scoops, so I didn't expect them to fit my '68's contours, but they didn't require too much work. My big gripe with ALL fiberglass stuff for Mustangs is total lack of quality control by the manufacturer and misrepresentation by the vendors. The list of excuses is unbelieveable, "fit's like original" BS... I've seen several stockers, and while the fit wasn't perfect, at least it could be bolted to the car! "Your car must be bent" Yeah, right. My car was purchased from the original owner and only had 91,000 miles on it when I bought it and I've now got it stripped to bare metal for paint and I can assure you there has never been anything worse than parking lot rash on this car. Besides, why would my steel hood and trunk fit fine if the car was so badly tweaked? My 'glass hood and trunk were 9/16 and 3/4 of an inch too narrow respectively, does that mean my car was widened in the past? Sorry if I seem bitter, but I wanted you to know what you are going into before you lay out your money, because nobody else will. Would I do it again? You bet! Working with fibeglass is fairly simple and the finished look is exactly what I wanted. I would also be more than happy to answer any questions at all concerning your car or provide photos, etc. I would also be absolutely thrilled to hear from ANY of the manufacturers of the stuff I bought as to why they are so willing to turn out half-assed products to their customers. Better pack a lunch, because I've seen good 'glass prducts from reputable companies like Downs, Outlaw, Poly-Form, Cevini and the like so the old "that's just the way fiberglass is..." story won't cut it.
Bought all my 'glass from Maier Racing. Basically, it didn't fit worth a Krap! Had to do a lot sanding, glass and resin work to make it fit properly. I've always been told that's just the way fiberglass is, but I don't believe it. I thinks it's bad/old molds that they are being cast from, but who here as bought a perfect hood, nose, or trunk lid?
12sec67
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mustang plus hoods are great fitting, but the deck lids are junk for the trunk 
my c/s deck lid needed alot of work to even get the thing bolted up
my c/s deck lid needed alot of work to even get the thing bolted upI have a 67 shelby style hood for my 66 from Mustangs Plus in Stockton, CA. When I brought it home it wouldn't even sit right on the car. It took my roomate and I about a day of sanding, drilling holes so the hood would sit flush with the fenders and adjusting the fenders. We are not body men and we got the hood on just about perfect. The car was hit in the front driver's side fender so even the stock steel hood didn't sit right.
mdjay
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The main reason we got into producing a quality line of fiberglass with FSI was that we thought the same thing as Zookeeper... Believe it or not, we have addressed all the areas he ran into... I can't make any arguements against the other manufacturer issues.
zookeeper
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mdjay, it's great to hear that not all manufacturers are deaf to the needs of their customers. I only wish I'd done more research before forking out my money. But, in the end I learned quite a bit about 'glass work, and my stuff fits perfectly now. I also may be building another clone after this one's done, since one of the guys I work with has taken a real interest in my car, but lacks the energy needed to build one. If that comes about, you can bet I'll be taking a good look at your parts.
mdjay
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blkfrd said:
$40-50 on the FRT. Add $25 for a residence...
No problems thus far on the center piece...
The prop rod mounts to the core support and would lay over the hood latch support...
A buddy of mine just bought a fancy schmancy FG hood for his WS6. It cost him over $1,200.00! But it fit like a gem.
I think the average price for a FG stang hood is in the $300-400 range, maybe we are just too cheap for a manufacturer to put the extra effort into.
I think the average price for a FG stang hood is in the $300-400 range, maybe we are just too cheap for a manufacturer to put the extra effort into.
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