Shelby Hood

Lest we all forget, we are still in search of someone to make this hood:

topless beach said:

I would also like to see the hood from the 05 Vert concept car. Anyone seen that hood for sale?

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pics?

BrewTownVert said:

pics?

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oh - did you mean this one? (figures i had it!) Yeah, it's pretty sweet, too. Damn. Which one to get? Now there's decisions involved!

topless beach said:

That's the one! I like it better than the real Shelby hood or the one in the original post.

I wonder if anyone will be selling that roll bar.

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i'm torn now. i'd forgotten about this hood. and yeah, i want the roll bar, too! 'spose we can get a package deal from somewhere?

ok - i've found a place here in milwaukee (bennett coachworks - www.hotrodbuilders.com) that will make the hood. i need to know who seriously wants this. it will be $2k-$3k to make the mold, and ~$300 per hood. pm me if you're in.

topless beach said:

I'd be interested, but I'm not sure about just doing the hood. The concept vert has a re-worked front end along w/ the roll bar and side body add-ons.

I wonder how doing the hood only would look if the other mods aren't done, and if they are all done what the total cost would be.

If the hood is $600, the total would probably be in excess of $2000.

Just random thoughts.

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initial feedback so far has been pretty good - i think we're leaning more towards the shelby hood rather than the concept vert hood. just to put them side by side:

OUKimber said:

I like the shelby hood over the vert hood. It'd be nice if they could build them with the hood retention kit laready in place. Then you could just install the pins on the car when the hood we getting replaced.

I'd love to have a hood like that, but there's no way I could swing 2K right now. I'd probably have to pony up a little more to get my stripes replicated on the hood.

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at this point we have six commited; we will be doing the shelby hood. the more people who commit the lower the final cost will be:

your cost = (modeling cost / total people) + unit production cost ( + shipping if needed)

if we can get at least 10 people to commit, the cost should be $600 or less, not counting shipping.

greenman, OUKimber, celticstanger and others

i understand your hesitancy to jump in blindfolded with both feet. i guess i'm in a little different situation since i'm the one that will be working directly with the mfgr and will probably be the guinea pig for fit and finish etc. (assuming the darn car is here! GRRRRR! Getting very impatient; especially looking at these pics for the last two days!!! )

as you have noted, i can't really provide pictures for something that doesn't exist yet. the only thing i could say at this point is that my intent is to have them produce something that looks exactly like the picture that we have all admired.

there have been questions about whether the scoops will be functional. i would say that if that's what is wanted (and i imagine it would be) then we can have it designed with functional scoops. same goes for washer nozzles. at this point the design is a blank sheet of paper; the finished product will be what we want it to be.

i can find out what material they will be using - i'm guessing it will be some sort of fiberglass/polymer combo; based on info from their site and from emails i've received from the owner. (i'll post those here next).

that said; i'm willing to front the development costs and sell the hoods to you after the fact; with pictures, specs and whatever else you'd want. for anyone who commits to the project at this stage, i would charge a lower rate, like $500, plus shipping from milwaukee. These people also get a say in design. anyone wanting one in stage two, after initial development, would pay more (like $650) plus shipping from milwaukee. i think that is a fair price for the hood. cal-mustang.com lists the GTR hood for $745 and the Saleen hood for $875. i will honor that price for stangnet'ers with join dates prior to 4/15/05 - i reserve the right to sell/ebay it for more to others.

timing: at this point, the shop thinks they can schedule us within the next two months. this would put tentative availability to stage one buyers in june. stage two buyers i'm going to guess would be looking at two to four weeks after ordering.

since i'm probably walking the thin line on what's acceptable for the forum, i'll stop there. pm or email me if you want in, now or later.

let me know.

marc