I donated a GS hood to The Parts Place about 3 years back, so they (an unnamed company in China) would have a pattern to work from. I was promised a great deal on one of the first hoods finished. I've been in contact on and off for the past 3 years and no progress. I believe the project is shelved until better economic times are upon us, (if that ever happens!). Steve
Steve, I saw you donated the hood and so I asked Shane about just doing the hood scoop area (as the hood thingy doesn't seem to be happeining) so it could be grafted onto a lark hood (like we did with mine) but he says there building the whole hood or nothin, so....maybe its nothin? Gord
I have since bought a US Body Source 4" Cowl Hood. It took my body guy 30 hours to fit it. Bought a reinforced hood since I drive it on the street, however, the rear bracing wouldn't clear the cowl area on the car. US Body Source didn't seem to care, said I had bought it from a second source. It was there authorized after hours number (since they don't answer the phone after 1:00 Eastern time) and they made it and shipped it. But with all the money in it, it does look good. Just a lot of fitment issues. My pictures the body shop took will not open as I tried to include pictures of how it looks. Only picture that is a fairly good view has me standing beside the car and no one wants to see me. After all, it's all about the cars. David
Dave, forward your pictures to me and I post them for you. That may need to be resized, shoot me a PM if you need me, AL.
Here is another attempt at uploading these photos and I'll go ahead and include the one with me in it. Glen, sorry we didn't meet up in BG. David
It's all good...You were having fun driving and I was trying to make some scratch vending, just didn't cross paths. Hopefully you can make the picnic again this year. Geven A. and Don "Mc" should be there too. :TU:
Does using the fiberglass hood on a buick reduce the value of the car? Are they very durable, long lasting? I have a 72 skylark custom (non gs) But I would like to make it a GS clone. I am having a hard time steel hoods.
My real GS has a fiberglass hood. and it bugs the ass of me! Just because its supposed to be steel. I dont know the story of how it came to be. But as you say, finding a steel hood that's local and worth fixing is rare. I just cant pay shipping on a hood. But the fiberglass one is nice though, and no one at a show has ever said anything about. I do have a steel one though that was in a rear-end accident - lots of rust on the front lip too. Got it for $20 at a 1/2 price weekend at a local junk yard. But the scoops are solid. I plan to swap them into a skylark hood, but finding a nice one of those is proving difficult too..
