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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 02:25 PM
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New Hood Pics

Hi Just had to share some pics of my hood mod, got the idea from one of my cars with a cracked fiberglass hood. Put it on the truck today to do some stress testing before final painting. what do you think??


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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 02:30 PM
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Link no worky
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 02:36 PM
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Just tryed on both my lap and desktop seem to be fine now.
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 02:39 PM
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 02:46 PM
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Problem fixed new url, apparently one of my folders is set as private.


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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 02:47 PM
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I got this with you new URL

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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 03:02 PM
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This one works sorry for the inconvenience.

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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 03:03 PM
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That's going to be seriously badass!
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 03:06 PM
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That's exactly what I was going for!! Thanks Scofco any ideas on what I could do for a brush or bull bar? I've got access to a tubing bender (up to 6 in.) and welder.
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 03:10 PM
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Depends on what you want. Do you want something that can take a beating, or something that looks pretty. What do you want to protect, if anything? What sizes? Do you want to build it yourself?
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 03:19 PM
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I've always been partial to this look myself:
Would be fairly simple to build from the looks of it.

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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 03:20 PM
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That is totally BadAss.
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 03:21 PM
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I'd like it to look tough, I don't really believe any thing but an ARB type bumper would be able to take a beating. Besides the materials are free, looking for a design more like a bull bar that wouldn't stop at the bumper like most. Probably 3 inch tubes possibly a bar at bumper level for lights (neighbor does powder coating).
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 03:30 PM
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Looks awesome
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 04:00 PM
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Awesome Scofco, Do you know who makes that setup? That is soooo sweeeet.!!! At least I'd like a better pic for dimentions.

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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 04:52 PM
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dude that hood is sweet but please for the love of god loose that visor please
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Old Apr 11, 2004 | 06:33 PM
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can you make me one of those hoods?
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 12:26 AM
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It looks cool, but I think it would look better if the buldge on the front of the hood was carried back and up to form the opening. It would flow better. I kinda looks like you have whoops on your hood.
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 05:46 AM
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Nice work! Looks great!
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 09:36 AM
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Just my opinion.... but I think the hood goes well with the visor and the fuzzy dice hanging from the mirror.
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