Somebody somewhere please make the GS inserts for a 70-72. Soooo frustrating to watch those on ebay. Looks like the last set purchased at 227, then the person pulled the inserts apart and is now selling all three pieces seperatly and of course in doing so has doubled the price to 400. Really wanted to stay with a stock GS hood, but I am forced to go different route. I can't afford 950 - 1100 for a hood with scoops for a teenage boy. Guess I will get the 15x11x1.5 ABS scoops that everyone else sells on ebay for a whopping $8.99/ea. Oh yeah... that includes the inserts.
Please elaborate on the hoodscoops; which parts are you wanting reproduced? I have a box full of originals to use for templates to submit to my company, that could make all the parts for the hood scoops/inserts/seal plates/etc. It's not impossible; unfortunately, it costs for the machining/molds/tooling/materials, etc., so we'd need it to be practical to make them available in quantities, as with everything else.:Smarty: What specific parts would you like quoted?:beers2:
The fiberglass hoods appear to be readily available problem is ou need to cut out the area for the inserts which is three parts (as I understand it) the plastic screen, the plastic frame to hold the screen and the plastic part under the hood that directs air into the air cleaner. I would need all three parts
The original hood scoop grilles (screens, as you refer to them) are metal; the hood scoop inserts (the part that attaches to the hood, which holds the grille on top, and the seal plate underneath) is made of fiberglass; and the original seal plate (the part that goes underneath the hood, that seals to the foam on the ram air cleaner) is also made of fiberglass. The reproduction inserts & seal plates are made of plastic. Are you trying to stay with original equipment specs, or do you just want them for function OR appearance, not necessarily both? In other words, would you be ok with plastic hood scoop grilles, instead of metal ones, if the appearance was still correct? To make 3 different parts, with 2 or 3 different materials, will definitely not be cost effective to make only 1 set for your purpose; but to mass produce them for all ram air hoods, steel & fiberglass, alike, could be practical & economical for everyone. I'll ask some questions, and let you know what I find out!:bglasses:
I am cost motivated. This is for our boy and its his first car. All plastic is fine. Note our car is 71 and I was told Buick was plastic that year anyway. Anxiously awaiting and thank you.
Anybody have a good feel for the fiberglass hoods quality and how well the fit up. I read on another website that if you go with the fiberglass hood to switch hood springs as well
Not sure of the qulaity but you would need to change the hood hinges from what I have been told as well.
I included a few pics of my fiberglass hood. I bought it from VFN, it comes with light weight springs. The stock springs have too much tension and will damage the hood. Fit is decent but not excellent; the corner lips near the end of window are slightly higher then the fenders edge. I bought the hood scoops and grill inserts from Poston. I think Year 1 sells the scoops and grill inserts to.
I think plastic scoop grilles would go over well for the non-purists, as long as they are significantly less expensive than metal ones. Not to sidetrack, but does no-one make a fiberglass hood with the grills at the back(near the windshield)? I would but a glass hood if they could replicate that section. Maybe the 'glass guys here can tell me...
The 1971 ram air grills were plastic, here is a set on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OEM-...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories Repros aren't cheap either - I had bought a set of repro '71 ram air grills when they were available and they were around $200. There were plastic underhood seal plates available for a time but the problem was they were not fiberglass like originals and would warp from the heat. If you are really doing this on a budget, I would skip getting all these parts and would just get a fiberglass ram air hood (with the lightweight hinges for it) and paint the scoop section black so it looks like you have the seperate parts on it.
Wow that looks really good to me. From what others have told me recently, year one stopped selling their supply. They are out.
My gut feeling is there is one company making the fiberglass hoods and about four companies selling them. I have not seen a fiberglass model with the vents.
What would you be able to pay for a complete set of scoops with all 6 pieces? I do not have any 71 grilles though all 70 style with the metal grilles
When our family started looking into this (and please keep in mind this is a father/son event) we were naive to the process. It took the wind out of sails to learn the dual air cleaner was 300 and the hood w/freight is about 550, only then did we realize the hood did not include the intake (as you noted 6 pieces ) I think in the hundred range is where we were thinking.
On ebay the sets (since we have been looking) have been around 200. The last pair that sold for 227 (last week) appeared to have been reposted the next day... (or maybe conincidence) after the winning bid for 400. I applaud them for trying to make a good healthy profit. If I had em... probably do the same to see what the market will bear... I just need to sit tight till I too can find a complete set closer to 200.
FYI - Year One has 'em again. Takes a while because they are on back-oder....but they're worth the wait. BTW - I am just using them for cosmetic reasons, I do not have the complete assembly nor the correct air cleaner.
What did you use for the scoop inserts? I'd considered just cutting it out and using metal screen epoxied on the bottom! Is it the regular GS scoop setup?
