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Re: Carbon fiber AAR'Cuda hood
« Reply #30 on: August 04, 2013 - 07:51:56 PM »
Is there a steel aar hood?

I wish, is prefer carbon or steel over fiberglass any day
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Re: Carbon fiber AAR'Cuda hood
« Reply #31 on: August 04, 2013 - 07:53:22 PM »
Is there a steel aar hood?

I doubt it :eek2: I know a guy in the U.K. that is having one made, this is as far as they have gotten ,it has been put on the back burner if you will due to other work but it is and would be very difficult to make it , the hours are immense  :eek2: 

I SPENT  way to many hours to get mine somewhat decent (THAT IS ME IN THE THIRD PIC ,I was rather stoked to get the car running),but yea there has to be another way
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Re: Carbon fiber AAR'Cuda hood
« Reply #32 on: August 04, 2013 - 09:12:06 PM »
Wow, that looks really good Drew!

Do you have a thread on the making of that hood.

Really sweet job!
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Re: Carbon fiber AAR'Cuda hood
« Reply #33 on: August 04, 2013 - 09:48:43 PM »
You could stamp them and reproduce them fairly easy, it's just getting the dies made that would be costly
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Re: Carbon fiber AAR'Cuda hood
« Reply #34 on: August 04, 2013 - 09:50:12 PM »
Just curious. 
What's the approximate cost of a making a die that size?
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Re: Carbon fiber AAR'Cuda hood
« Reply #35 on: August 04, 2013 - 10:29:02 PM »
At least $15-$20k I would imagine
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Re: Carbon fiber AAR'Cuda hood
« Reply #36 on: August 04, 2013 - 10:54:34 PM »
Wow, that looks really good Drew!

Do you have a thread on the making of that hood.

Really sweet job!


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Re: Carbon fiber AAR'Cuda hood
« Reply #37 on: August 07, 2013 - 01:11:07 PM »
Luv that 3rd pic! Ha.  :ylsuper:    Hood looks great! I was wondering if anyone made a metal one too...prolly sell a bunch.  The DustAAR guy coulda sold glass a body AAR hoods all day long. I'm surprised AMD or somebody hasn't done it.  Eh,I want CF.     I think there's a guy out of Wisconsin making CF AAR hoods but they are taller at the scoop. CSR er some initials like that...   
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Re: Carbon fiber AAR'Cuda hood
« Reply #38 on: August 07, 2013 - 02:29:28 PM »
The guy who did my steel TA scoop sells them for $1200. Add to that the cost of the flat hood to put it in if you don't have one, and the labor if you can't do it yourself. I don't know if he's ever considered a AAR scoop, but it couldn't hurt to ask him.

That steel AAR scoop does look great  :wow:


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Re: Carbon fiber AAR'Cuda hood
« Reply #39 on: August 07, 2013 - 03:20:17 PM »
looks great Drew  :2thumbs:  steel aar hood is my plan as well. Still looking for a flat hood to start with though... not exactly growing on trees here  :grinno: 
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Re: Carbon fiber AAR'Cuda hood
« Reply #40 on: August 07, 2013 - 04:57:23 PM »
I made the one in my avatar using a cobra jet scoop. I just extended and rounded the inlet to match the AAR style. I think I picked it up for $15 at a swap meet, used $5 worth of abs for extensions and some bondo.

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Re: Carbon fiber AAR'Cuda hood
« Reply #41 on: August 07, 2013 - 05:43:27 PM »
looks great Drew  :2thumbs:  steel aar hood is my plan as well. Still looking for a flat hood to start with though... not exactly growing on trees here  :grinno:

Yea ya hate to hack up a nice oem one too, but if need be :dunno:

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Re: Carbon fiber AAR'Cuda hood
« Reply #42 on: August 07, 2013 - 05:45:12 PM »
I made the one in my avatar using a cobra jet scoop. I just extended and rounded the inlet to match the AAR style. I think I picked it up for $15 at a swap meet, used $5 worth of abs for extensions and some bondo.

Do you have any pics , perhaps closer, and detailed?

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Re: Carbon fiber AAR'Cuda hood
« Reply #43 on: August 08, 2013 - 02:22:49 AM »
I made the one in my avatar using a cobra jet scoop. I just extended and rounded the inlet to match the AAR style. I think I picked it up for $15 at a swap meet, used $5 worth of abs for extensions and some bondo.

That is very cool. Have you ever posted that you made that? I'm sure I didn't know.


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Re: Carbon fiber AAR'Cuda hood
« Reply #44 on: August 08, 2013 - 10:25:46 AM »
Hmm, you know, I've never posted a build thread on my old piece of junk. Maybe it is time to do that.

Too bad I didn't take pictures of it when I first brought it home. M50s on 10" Cragars with air shocks and shag carpet. It was a veritable '70s time capsule. Only thing missing was "Desperado" air brushed across the trunk.

Specific to the hood, I'll see what I have. I have since taken it apart so I can certainly take pictures to highlight key areas. The one problem with my method was using the ABS. It has a memory from its forming and heat, like sitting in 100* direct sunlight on top of a 180* engine, can restore that memory and cause it to lift if it is not screwed or riveted in place.