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Swap regular GT hood for Cobra Hood Question

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hauoli63

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Does anyone know what I would need to purchase besides the hood to swap out my GT hood for a Cobra hood?

Thanks!
 

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you shouldn't need anything else except to get it painted if it isn't already. You can use your hinges and hardware for the latch and everything else. Does it come with the heat shield thingy. That is something you might want to know. You want one in so it doesn't discolor your hood with heat spots.
 

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Thank you ... I'll make sure I get that, too.
 

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Thank you ... I'll make sure I get that, too.

Another question .... does it have to be an 03 cobra hood to replace the o3 GT hood?
 
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What year Cobra hood? 03-04? If so, then I think I remember reading that you'll have problems fitting it up because the 03-04 cobras had a hood that sat lower on the front fascia of the car. The front bumper is also shorter to accomodate this. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
 

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I believe there will be a gap between the GT bumper (where it goes next to the head lights in the middle) and the hood.

There are pics of cars here with it, but it is noticeable but not too bad.
 
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04DarkShadowGT said:
I believe there will be a gap between the GT bumper (where it goes next to the head lights in the middle) and the hood.

There are pics of cars here with it, but it is noticeable but not too bad.
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I think that's when you have a Cobra bumper and GT hood, though . Like I said before, I think you'd have problems with a Cobra hood and GT bumper because of the way they line up.
 

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there won't be any problem at all with an 03 cobra bumper and GT hood...the supposedly gap can be fixed in 5 min
see the reference thread on corral.net
 

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more here:

http://www.corral.net/forums/showthread.php?t=329904
 
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