Help Deciding On Hood

mr.bubbles · Oct 21, 2007

Hey everyone, I can't make up my mind whether I want a 1.5" or a
3" cowl hood. If you have either of these could you please post up some pics?

Also I am looking at buying the hood and a cobra rear bumper cover and cobra grill insert from design concepts http://www.designconceptsauto.com. Does anyone have any experience with this company or know if their products are any good?

Trbofox · Oct 21, 2007

what are you putting it on?

mr.bubbles · Oct 21, 2007

Oh yeeeahhhh, my bad, lol. I've got an '88 GT that I'm working on, it will be painted '93 cobra R red, and hopefully have 18" black
FR 500s.

Hope that helps.

PUNISHER RACING · Oct 21, 2007

Put on a 1.5 inch cowl or a Cervini's heat extractor that red and black scheme never dies it will be bad ass!!!!!

mustangjoe87 · Oct 21, 2007

1.5 and I'd go with cervinis

2000xp8 · Oct 21, 2007

I got the 1.5 because it was noticeable yet suttle.
But you suggesting you want a 1.5 then skipping to a 3, i don't really understand, what a bout a 2?

Kumm3 · Oct 21, 2007

or a 2" Kanean hood

Have one on my car now, and thing fits mint, and a lot cheaper than cervini's

mr.bubbles · Oct 21, 2007

2000xp8 said:
I got the 1.5 because it was noticeable yet suttle.
But you suggesting you want a 1.5 then skipping to a 3, i don't really understand, what a bout a 2?

The reason for this is the only company I could find that made a hood in my price range only makes a 1.5" and 3".
http://www.designconceptsauto.com

Chuckman · Oct 21, 2007

ive got a 1-1/2" on mine, you can tell its there, but it doesnt look as massive as a 3".

some pics

leroy93lx · Oct 22, 2007

I agree with Punisher. 1.5 or the Cervinis 03 cobra looking heat extractor. There is a company called Champion Fiberglass that has a 1.5 cowl with vents on each side of the cowl. Like the old school Steeda hood. Sumpin kinda different. They are also in that $270 price range

mr.bubbles · Oct 22, 2007

Have a link? I couldn't seem to find it on their website.

and.... More Pictures!

2000xp8 · Oct 22, 2007

I've seen so many fudged up hoods, IMO, anything is a risk other than cervini's.
A hood isn't a price range mod, if you gotta save for another 2 months to get high quality, that's what you do.

mr.bubbles · Oct 22, 2007

So has no one dealt with Design Concepts?

skunk21 · Oct 22, 2007

2000xp8 said:
I've seen so many fudged up hoods, IMO, anything is a risk other than cervini's.
A hood isn't a price range mod, if you gotta save for another 2 months to get high quality, that's what you do.

nuff said!!!!

ttop88 · Oct 22, 2007

I have seen some junk glass hoods. I have one that is so jacked up it can't be used as a pin-on! Cheap hood will take 12 or more hours of body work to make nice. Cervini's will take at least 5hours to make nice. The nicest hood I ever saw was a Boss inc. They only make one style but you will not find a better finished hood.One to two hours work to make it perfect. Thats just my opinion. I grew up in a body shop and my family has a restoration shop.Nice parts are not cheap,but it costs alot more to make a cheap part nice. You can make chicken salad with chicken chit, but you still wont like the result!

blackened88lx · Oct 22, 2007

My stock hood does a great job of covering the engine. It's a lot cheaper and looks a lot better than those gm hoods on a Mustang too.

riceslayer302 · Oct 22, 2007

lol zing

leroy93lx · Oct 22, 2007

I guess thats one way to look at it! Different strokes for different folks though. Thats why i had mine custom built. I wanted something unique that nobody else has or ever will. Kinda pricey but i love it.

iwashmycar · Oct 22, 2007

Darkwriter77 · Oct 22, 2007

I wouldn't go any bigger than you absolutely NEED in an aftermarket hood. If you have plans on going with any kind of an intake that will need a lot of clearance, especially if you want/need to run some kind of a fat spacer under it, then you might want to plan ahead and go just a hair bigger. It doesn't always look it, but a 3" rise in a hood is HUGE, especially from the driver's perspective.

Just sit in an SN95 with the stock hood and give it a comparison. Its big center bulge is roughly equal to a 1.5" cowl on a Fox, and that thing borders on being a visual obstruction (for me, at least). My buddy's Stormin' Norman/Mach 1 style cowl hood on his '93 notch is a 1.5" rise, and it's the same way - just about as high as I'd want to venture going on a hood. I've plopped my butt into a few show cars at the WFC with 3" and larger hood cowls, and they're just friggin' ridiculous. I mean, if you want the Mad Max feeling with your motor's balls hanging out the front and/or you just like to have a clear view straight to your motor from the driver's seat, then go for it, but it's pretty much overkill unless you absolutely NEED the clearance.

Cervini's is a pretty safe bet. I've heard a few other odd brands mentioned here and there that are worthwhile, including Kanean, but some to steer clear of would be ghetto-cheap places like ABC Exclusive. You do kind of get what you pay for with hoods (as a rule, not a law), unless you just happen to get a smokin' deal from someone else on a good name-brand hood like a Cervini (eBay or Craigslist). If I ever come to a point of financial ability and mechanical necessity to warrant getting a cowl hood of any sort, I'll probably be looking to Cervini's for one.

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