txcobra Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 I love that hood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trb0613 Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 holy crap Batman!!! That hood looks great on Vista Blue!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastPhil Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 I did mine last fall (post Terlingua), and also cut the stripes around the vents, went with the recessed locks, will post pic from the other computer with them installed dont have one handy, very happy with the hood, no longer moves around at speed like stock, check out the work this guy did on the hood locks he fabricated to the header panel, almost looks like it came that way... Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastPhil Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Here is the pic of the hood latch fabbed to the cowl, even painted with the flat paint to match. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08 Mustang Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 love the hood!! I had one on my last car and I can't wait to get another for this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2FST4U Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 love the hood!! I had one on my last car and I can't wait to get another for this one... The shine on your car is great. What do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teke Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Nice hoods on all of the cars. The cars look great. It is unfortunate that the Senior Executives at SAI couldn't (wouldn't) figure out a way to make a real KR carbon fiber hood available to those that wanted them at a reasonable price, also without having to deal with all of the politics that we all have read about. I think they would have made a fortune in this aftermarket segment, instead they missed the boat on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txcobra Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Unfortunately the good folks at SAI can't win it seems...open it to the aftermarket and the KR owners are unhappy that they didn't protect the exclusivity. Don't open it to the aftermarket, others who want to use those parts are unhappy. They do make most of their parts available in the aftermarket...I think they just chose to really protect the authenticity of the KR (Flagship)....and I appreciate that. Of course I am sure every non-KR owner will disagree with me. (Flame suit on) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabber Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Both of those cars look great. Chris I agree. Nice looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrodrock Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 They are tapered strips... Its 10" in the rear.. I make my own strips and going go with 9 1/4 in all the way thru going to match it up to the front strips size..... If you don't mind me asking, where do you get your striping material and how much does it cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedstangs Posted October 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 If you don't mind me asking, where do you get your striping material and how much does it cost? I just buy the material and the machine cuts for me... I get my material at 2 locations. McLogan Supply Co. Inc. 7879-B Armour St. San Diego, CA 92123 619-595-0270 or http://www.uscutter.com/ The Film I use is: Oracal 651 Intermediate Cal Its like 2.50 a yard.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teke Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Unfortunately the good folks at SAI can't win it seems...open it to the aftermarket and the KR owners are unhappy that they didn't protect the exclusivity. Don't open it to the aftermarket, others who want to use those parts are unhappy. They do make most of their parts available in the aftermarket...I think they just chose to really protect the authenticity of the KR (Flagship)....and I appreciate that. Of course I am sure every non-KR owner will disagree with me. (Flame suit on) I respect your point of view on this, and see you are a KR owner. Not sure i understand the exclusivity discussion though. There are vin numbers in place and a registry to protect against fraud. If you look at the sheer numbers; how many 2007 - 2009 gt500's were built and then how many 2007 - 2009 KRs were built. Then you begin to see the gap and the miss in revenue and customer satisifaction in the after market. No Flames.....I understand your point of view. My guess is someone comes out with a carbon fiber look alike and then everyone will be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08 Mustang Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 The shine on your car is great. What do you use? Thanks you. Turtle Wax Ice, it works wonders for a producing a great shine and hiding any "minor" swirl marks/scratches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrodrock Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 I was looking on the Trufiber site and noticed that in the description of the Venom II (recessed), it says the hood is primed and is the only line in the description that is in bold letters. Exactly what do they mean by "primed"? That is not in the description of any of the other Venom hoods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCSESI Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Thanks you. Turtle Wax Ice, it works wonders for a producing a great shine and hiding any "minor" swirl marks/scratches. have you had problems with Turtle Wax yellowing over time? used it years ago and switched to Meguires and/or Mothers becauses of that problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastPhil Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 I was looking on the Trufiber site and noticed that in the description of the Venom II (recessed), it says the hood is primed and is the only line in the description that is in bold letters. Exactly what do they mean by "primed"? That is not in the description of any of the other Venom hoods. Pic of the hood with the hood pins installed. Also with respect to the hood, my understanding is that you can purchase the hood rough, or in a sanded and primed by their team, and it should be ready for final finish and paint. My experience did not work out that way, as it required significantly more prep work even with the "prepped and Primed" option I paid for. Also to all those looking to purchase, please inspect (or have it inspected) you hood very closely before you accept from the carrier, they can be damaged in shipment, if you accept off the truck you own the damage. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08 Mustang Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 have you had problems with Turtle Wax yellowing over time? used it years ago and switched to Meguires and/or Mothers becauses of that problem The only Turtle Wax product I used was their "Ice"....and I only used that on top of Meguires. I never had any issues with it. My waxing process consists of washing the car with dawn soap. This will strip the existing wax off the car as well as get the surface really good and clean. I then dry the car off real good with my leaf blower. I start out with a meguires gold paste wax and put 1 coat on. After wiping off the meguires, I would move on to the Turtle Wax Ice. I would install 2 coats of this. When done, the car would always look outstanding (IMO). I did this with my last car only because of the Redfire Clearcoat color....it's what I found worked best. I use different products on my new Torch Red GT500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcoll Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Like they protected the "exclusivity" of the GT500 by making limited production runs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08 Mustang Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Pic of the hood with the hood pins installed. Also with respect to the hood, my understanding is that you can purchase the hood rough, or in a sanded and primed by their team, and it should be ready for final finish and paint. My experience did not work out that way, as it required significantly more prep work even with the "prepped and Primed" option I paid for. Also to all those looking to purchase, please inspect (or have it inspected) you hood very closely before you accept from the carrier, they can be damaged in shipment, if you accept off the truck you own the damage. Phil Excellent advice Phil. I was told the same thing by the person I bought mine from and when the driver showed up with mine, I had a bottle of water ready for him. He laughed, but understood exactly what I was doing. I carefully opened the box in my front yard (in front of the driver), took out the hood and inspected it very carefully. After several minutes of inspecting every square inch, top to bottom and around all 4 sides, I told the driver it all looked good, I thanked him for being patient with me, and he went on his way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
428cj Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 Pic of the hood with the hood pins installed. Also with respect to the hood, my understanding is that you can purchase the hood rough, or in a sanded and primed by their team, and it should be ready for final finish and paint. My experience did not work out that way, as it required significantly more prep work even with the "prepped and Primed" option I paid for. Also to all those looking to purchase, please inspect (or have it inspected) you hood very closely before you accept from the carrier, they can be damaged in shipment, if you accept off the truck you own the damage. Phil I got a hood from trufiber last nov. came in looked good they said to take it to a body shop that had a heated paint booth the body shop i went to builds street rods from fiberglass body kits does fiberglass work all the time when hood looked perfect then was put in paint booth it went all wavey and had to be redone after it was done 5 times it looked great put it on my shelby I drove it on a 200 mile trip it srunk got wavy and you could even see glass mat in it called trufiber they said body shop did not do a good job that is funny because they get best paint awards at car shows all the time TRUFIBER IS A SORRY CO AND WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT .428cj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastPhil Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 I got a hood from trufiber last nov. came in looked good they said to take it to a body shop that had a heated paint booth the body shop i went to builds street rods from fiberglass body kits does fiberglass work all the time when hood looked perfect then was put in paint booth it went all wavey and had to be redone after it was done 5 times it looked great put it on my shelby I drove it on a 200 mile trip it srunk got wavy and you could even see glass mat in it called trufiber they said body shop did not do a good job that is funny because they get best paint awards at car shows all the time TRUFIBER IS A SORRY CO AND WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT .428cj 428CJ, I feel your pain, my guys worked this hood to perfection, then after about a month, I also had some hairlines show up in the gelcoat. This was also after at least 5-7 heat cycles in the paint booth trying to get it right. I can assure you that this was not a quality of prep or paint quality issue, it was in our opinion a quality of Fiberglass issue, and believe that many others have experienced the same exact problem. I tried to order a SSnake hood, but at the time they were on backorder, and I could not afford to wait any longer. But in the end I we resigned ourself that this is a common problem with fiberglass products, just hard to get one right. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcthorne Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 I had the same sequence of events. Many hours prepping the hood by folks that KNOW fiberglass. 3 months after install, its all wavy, glass mat texture shows through etc. Trufiber is a very poor quality product and they do not stand behind it. They could not, they would end up replacing most all of them. Really wish SAI would just sell the KR hood. In glass or CF. I will never again buy a product made by TruFiber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Gonzalez Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Man , The hood like great! I just got mine from Trufiber ,so I'm getting it done. Hope mine looks as good as yours does. Post some pictures once you put on the lines. Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
428cj Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 428CJ, I feel your pain, my guys worked this hood to perfection, then after about a month, I also had some hairlines show up in the gelcoat. This was also after at least 5-7 heat cycles in the paint booth trying to get it right. I can assure you that this was not a quality of prep or paint quality issue, it was in our opinion a quality of Fiberglass issue, and believe that many others have experienced the same exact problem. I tried to order a SSnake hood, but at the time they were on backorder, and I could not afford to wait any longer. But in the end I we resigned ourself that this is a common problem with fiberglass products, just hard to get one right. Phil does any body know if after a year with all the motor heat if you work the hood again if it will STAY LOOKING GOOD has anyone tried that I dont know weather to spend more money on it and try it again or just get rid of the POS. 428cj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfarmdog Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Can some of you guys with hood problems post pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradona Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Well since I want to do this right the first time, does anyone have any experience with North American Tuning? Their price is quite a bit higher but if I'm not going to have problems it would be worth the extra jack. North American Tuning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimazo Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Well since I want to do this right the first time, does anyone have any experience with North American Tuning? Their price is quite a bit higher but if I'm not going to have problems it would be worth the extra jack. North American Tuning That hood is the Shelby SS hood, not a Trufiber, and the price is the same from most vendors, but some include free shipping. You also need to buy the hood vents, as they do not come with the hood. Another option is going with the "KR" hood from Suncoast. They have been in business for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topgun Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 That is one sexy ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradona Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 That hood is the Shelby SS hood, not a Trufiber, and the price is the same from most vendors, but some include free shipping. You also need to buy the hood vents, as they do not come with the hood. Another option is going with the "KR" hood from Suncoast. They have been in business for a long time. So, Does anyone here have this hood? If so, what's the scoop? SunCoast KR Hood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08 Mustang Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 So, Does anyone here have this hood? If so, what's the scoop? SunCoast KR Hood I've seen one in person on a guy's car that lives in the area. It appears to be a nice hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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