Is there a fiberglass or carbon fiber hood available on the market that has a nice underside where I could still use my hood liner??? If anyone knows,let me know at pvilser@fortdearborn.com Thanks! Paul
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toofastforyou
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Paul, what I did to give my Kirban fiberglass hood the "stock" appearance, was to have the underside of it painted semi-flat black, and then I called a friend of mine who does hand-painted lettering. He measured the position, took the measurements about the size of the original lettering on the original hood, made himself some sort of stencil, and then lettered them to the underside of the fiberglass hood using some silver paint...The result is stunning!!!
I assure you, it's the closest to stock as you can get!
A while later, I was in Englishtown N..J. for some races and Dennis Kirban himself came over and wanted to see my hood because he was told about it by another Buick racer and he said that it was one of the neatest jobs he had seen...
E-mail me if you want to see some pictures...I 'm sure that I have a few on which you can see the underside of the hood....
'bye!
Claude
Paul, what I did to give my Kirban fiberglass hood the "stock" appearance, was to have the underside of it painted semi-flat black, and then I called a friend of mine who does hand-painted lettering. He measured the position, took the measurements about the size of the original lettering on the original hood, made himself some sort of stencil, and then lettered them to the underside of the fiberglass hood using some silver paint...The result is stunning!!!
I assure you, it's the closest to stock as you can get! A while later, I was in Englishtown N..J. for some races and Dennis Kirban himself came over and wanted to see my hood because he was told about it by another Buick racer and he said that it was one of the neatest jobs he had seen...
E-mail me if you want to see some pictures...I 'm sure that I have a few on which you can see the underside of the hood....
'bye!
Claude
Hey Claude, I would like to see some pics. I am thinking about getting a Kirban glass hood, how do you like it and does it function ok?
Thanks!!
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Thanks!!
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toofastforyou
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pics...
Guys...I'll take a few pictures this morning and get back to you!
How's that!
Claude
Guys...I'll take a few pictures this morning and get back to you!
How's that!
Claude
Thanks Odell & gnxis. Paul, I don't know when you plan on getting a hood, but we are bringing 7-8 to the Nats this year. It will save you a ton in shipping. They all have the underhood bracing, use a stock hood latch and have the trim piece incorperated into the back (windshield) edge. They will be first come, first serve. Last year, all but one was sold before we got there.
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