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napolitano
01-21-2012, 08:09 PM
I'm having a custom cowl hood made for the MM that will follow the factory contour lines and raise up 1 1/2 or two inches. Has anyone done this yet? Any pics or suggestions?
I was going to go with the class glass hood but I just don't like the way the cowl part is so narrow, almost like a Mohawk or something. This one being made will be kinda low profile but still be functional. What guys think.

Comin' in Hot
01-21-2012, 09:03 PM
I think I want to see this hood!!!!!!

marauder410
01-21-2012, 09:06 PM
i purchased my hood from class glass 2.5 crowl and looks bad azz, super light weight and made very nice. i get compliments almost every day on my car then they get to saying i love that hood.

napolitano
01-21-2012, 09:13 PM
Yeah the classglass one looks good. I just wish there was one available to look more factory like. This guy makes custom tailgates with leds in them to light up for the brakes. The ford Chevy dodge lettering lights up. Pretty neat how he does it. I know his work is top notch. I just have to see his price when I give him a hood to work with. Class glass is $475 plus shipping and you still have to paint it right?

marauder410
01-21-2012, 10:01 PM
yep you still need to have it painted and the paint is expensive mines black and expensive, becaouse they said somethign bout it having a gel top coating on the hoods it need a special paint for it to stick to the hood

if you have one of the rare colors, DPB/DTR its gonna be even more expensive

Also the shipping is really expensive really expensive i ended up taking the trip in my ttruck to pick it up i only lived 3 hours away still in maryland and they said the shipping was i think 275.00 they said.Thats crazy expensive just for the shipping when only 3 hours away

but good luck buddy hope you get what you want, your gonna love it

DOOM
01-21-2012, 10:04 PM
Todd had a "custom" hood made for his turbo marauder.

It's on YouTube.

It's exactly like what you're referring to! I love it.

bolsen
01-21-2012, 10:12 PM
Pics of said custom hood?

guspech750
01-21-2012, 11:10 PM
Todd had a "custom" hood made for his turbo marauder.

It's on YouTube.

It's exactly like what you're referring to! I love it.
Yuz gotz ah linky onz YouzTubez??

DOOM
01-22-2012, 02:54 AM
Yuz gotz ah linky onz YouzTubez??

Here it is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOFyEFHJoqQ
OOFyEFHJoqQ

There are also alot of pics floating around here of it.

screamn
01-22-2012, 03:59 AM
Nice but must have cost some $$.

martyo
01-22-2012, 04:06 AM
The classglass hoods are very nice.

I have one and almost swapped it to my Trilogy car.

Glad I didn't since i just sold that car.

I would do some price comparisons before I committted to a one-off custom hood.

justbob
01-22-2012, 08:29 AM
Nice but must have cost some $$.

IIRC it was all metal and cost near $2000 with out paint.

napolitano
01-22-2012, 08:49 AM
I'm excited about this project. Also want to see how that tuxedo black comes out that another member is getting. If someone can walk me through how to post a YouTube video I'll put one up as soon as he completes.

boatmangc
01-22-2012, 10:21 AM
Levi, tell me you aren't thinking of repainting your car.

gdmjoe
01-22-2012, 11:01 AM
DOOM ... There are also alot of pics floating around here of it.
*.attached floating pic's ..........

TAKEDOWN
01-22-2012, 11:03 AM
I like it, subtle enough to keep it a sleeper, but still aggressive! Hmmm... As much $$$ I've already dumped into MERIDEATH why stop now, lol!!!

DOOM
01-22-2012, 11:06 AM
I like it, subtle enough to keep it a sleeper, but still aggressive! Hmmm... As much $$$ I've already dumped into MERIDEATH why stop now, lol!!!


Group buy??? :P

TAKEDOWN
01-22-2012, 11:11 AM
Lol, of course comments from D00M!

guspech750
01-22-2012, 12:18 PM
*.attached floating pic's ..........

That hood is perfect. Exactly what I've been thinking about when I dream of a new hood.


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breeze
01-22-2012, 01:01 PM
Group buy??? :P

Shoooot, I'm with it! I still love the cobra hood too!

screamn
01-22-2012, 04:19 PM
IIRC it was all metal and cost near $2000 with out paint.

Wow......looks spectacular & one of a kind but for that price I will keep looking at the pics & dream on.

napolitano
01-22-2012, 04:24 PM
No Gary no the whole car just yet. I'm working with a guy to produce this low profile cowl hood for me and paint that. Eventually the whole car, every love bug season takes a little more life from the MM.

To all who are interested in a custom made cowl induction hood,
wait until this first one is produced, then I will get a price from him for us all. It will be no more than classglass hood. His paint will be from ford and color matched. I just talked to him and he will have me a finished one this next weekend if everything goes right. What are this communities interests?

screamn
01-22-2012, 04:34 PM
Like you said I'll wait till the first one (yours) is completed and get your final opinion/review/approval.

FordNut
01-22-2012, 05:20 PM
I had a custom one made. It is steel with the center cutout and a Cobra fiberglass cowl bonded to it. It looks pretty good but it's heavy. I was planning to have a mold made so it could be duplicated in fiberglass or carbon fiber, but it would have been very expensive and I couldn't drum up enough interest in a GB to spread the cost.

Spectragod
01-22-2012, 05:38 PM
I had a custom one made. It is steel with the center cutout and a Cobra fiberglass cowl bonded to it. It looks pretty good but it's heavy. I was planning to have a mold made so it could be duplicated in fiberglass or carbon fiber, but it would have been very expensive and I couldn't drum up enough interest in a GB to spread the cost.

I would entertain the idea of a CF hood.

ctrlraven
01-23-2012, 06:54 AM
Never order a part that big that is painted, that's asking for something to be damaged on it. Now having it primed and then shipped is the best way.

TAKEDOWN
01-23-2012, 07:40 AM
*.attached floating pic's ..........


I love Todd's hood... Can't Class Glass do this for us?

ctrlraven
01-23-2012, 07:49 AM
I love Todd's hood... Can't Class Glass do this for us?
They would need to make a hood then make a mold of it. All that costs $$$$$, the company isn't going to front the money unless they get a commitment from enough people to make it worth their while.

I had contacted them a few years ago about making a fiberglass trunk lid and I forget how many commitments they needed before they would do anything and of course no one wants to commitment unless they know a final price and idea of the product.

boatmangc
01-23-2012, 10:32 AM
every love bug season takes a little more life from the MM.

MORE ZAINOS!!!!
18-21 Layers is a good base, then you go to the car wash and just the high pressure spray will blast the love bugs off.

massacre
01-23-2012, 10:40 AM
If I had to raise my hood, that is how I was going to do it, by raising it up a couple inches but still try and keep the stock contour. My hood is aluminum, so it's already wicked light. Has anyone just made their own fiberglass hood? I have worked with fiberglass before, as long as a wooden buck is made, seems it wouldn't be that hard to make?
Whether it comes out perfect is the question lol.
I'k OK with 'glass, but def not an expert or anything.

But I got everything to fit under the stock hood so it's no longer an issue.

cougar9150
01-23-2012, 02:10 PM
*.attached floating pic's ..........

I love Todd's hood and would love to see something like it available. Seeing the pics makes me kick myself again for not buying that car when I had the chance.:alone:

GAMike
01-23-2012, 06:49 PM
Liking the hood I see in these pics Levi:banana2:..... Slightly more lift than stock, but maintains a very stock like apprearance. Nice....... Can't wait to see her finished and ready to go for Spring!:burnout:

Cougar_Marauder
01-25-2012, 01:30 AM
That hood is perfect. Exactly what I've been thinking about when I dream of a new hood.


+1 , I always wanted one just like it...never knew somebody had actually done it. Where did he get it done?

boatmangc
01-25-2012, 03:30 AM
Seeing the pics makes me kick myself again for not buying that car when I had the chance.:alone:

Yeah me too, I didn't go for it because it wasn't finished and I didn't have the time to do anything about it.
So I bought mine and blew the motor 3 months later.:mad2:

But yeah Levi I am interested.

cougar9150
01-25-2012, 07:38 AM
Yeah me too, I didn't go for it because it wasn't finished and I didn't have the time to do anything about it.
So I bought mine and blew the motor 3 months later.:mad2:

But yeah Levi I am interested.

That was my issue too. I could have bought it but wouldn't have had the money to fix the couple of issues for awhile. I needed a DD at the time and just couldn't swing it.

Instead I bought a car site unseen that I've spent a SC kit worth of money fixing stuff that was either installed poorly/incorrectly or was grossly neglected. Now I have spent more fixing this car than I would have spent buying Todd's and taking care of the few issues it had. Plus I'm still N/A and slower than most of the guys I know.:( :banghead:

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CWright
03-30-2012, 06:18 PM
Does anyone have picts of this hood with it up? I'd like to see what it looks like underneath.
I might have to go this route.
Thanks

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=27 367&d=1327255277 (http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=27 367&d=1327255277)

napolitano
03-31-2012, 07:52 PM
forgot to call him Chris. been sick since last night. call you soon.

BODYMAN
06-29-2012, 08:39 PM
IMO im not shocked at all at the stated cost to fabricate Todd's hood. Causejust for me to find the time to do a similar build hood I can easily see pretty close to 75-80 hrs labor start to finish to achieve a close to perfect job when completed. Anything ever come about with this project? If not Iam about to put off a hail job to make the time to do one instead of always thinking about it but never having the time to do it. Iam very curious as to how a few things were done on Todd's hood cause it looks great & likely very little body filler if any or there would be signs of shrink somewere on the hood. It is nearly impossible to not end up with some if hood has filler in it due to how hot a black hood gets. Iam just glad I will be putting this on a SB when done so any small imperfections can not easily be seen.

If nothing ever happened on this project & depending on how much time I end up having in mine I may possibly be willing to do others. My thoughts to start is 1st thing seperate the hood skin from inner structure then starting cuting/triming to section in the additional metal required. I dont see this be a simple job but can be done with time. Not to mention I can see several times after completion priming/baking/blocksanding maybe 3-4 times to best possibly help with bodyfiller shrink issues over time. Ive seen so many custom hoods that looked great but 2 or so yrs later looks like it was prepped with 80grit prior to refinish. To most good painter shrink is a absolute enemy but addressed correctly can be very minimal, again just takes alot of time.

Iam curious as to if anything has ever became of this project, Any news Levi

BODYMAN
06-29-2012, 08:46 PM
After posting my thoughts it just dawned on me I know someone who has the machinery that might be able to do this with one solid sheet of metal & if so then it is just a case of spot rolling the ends & spot welding outer to inner. Iam very curious as to if his equipment can do this and a possible cost to do the set up for something like this. I plan to go to his place either Monday or Tuesday. If this may be possible it could be a fantastic option. This factory used to produce things like some aftermarket hoods years ago so will see..

guspech750
06-29-2012, 09:12 PM
That hood is so full of sexy time.


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TAKEDOWN
06-29-2012, 10:01 PM
Waiting patiently...

BODYMAN
06-29-2012, 11:42 PM
Ok after this completly consuming my evening and raking my brain while staring at my MM, Ive decided how Iam gonna do mine so it will have good fitment/longevity of a factory hood with the almost no possibilty of having issues over time this has been one of the largest problems people have not address on other parts they fabricate. Ive have decided 100% that it will have to consist of 1 larger flat sheet of mild steel,possibly alluminum but likely steel with either same guage as factoory sheetmetal or very slightly thicker guage to help with not having any waves happen during the process as it can happen very easily with a oversized sheet of metal. then I need to find a fabricator with large enough equipment to be able to the bending required in the rise portions on each side & also be laser directed to be exact and same on each side on frt and rear portions of hood. A very good fabricator can handle this fairly easy if he has proper equipment. Then I will either use the original underside portion of a stock hood & cut & section to acoount for the clearence and so forth of a 2inch? rise while still doing the same things as a oe hood inner does. Without a very good inner structure the hood will become a piece of twisted metal. On the sides I decided to just panel bond the inner & top of hood together then use a grinder & orbital sander to fine tune the edges rather then have to roll all the edges over with out causing any small waves on edges of hood. The hood inner structure I still havent decided for sure, I even thought possibly talking with class glass about a possibility of selling just the underside mold of there Panther cowl hood. I dont want to even consider a totally new inner structure as it will majorly effect the cost of things. By doing things this way you eleviate so many problems that will or could become a big problem to correct. I decided to take a entire day & visit several fabricators in my metro area that I know have fairly large equipment that could possibly handle this kinda job. I decided on a 1 piece sheet to start & just form rather then doing any crazy cutting and/or welding on such a large flat piece of body panel it could possibly become a nightmare if certain things happen. Of course when I was younger and had no money the cutting/welding was a decent idea with out alot of cost. 1 last thought Iam thinking on the hood Todd had that it began to rise just after fender to hood gap? Iam thinking keep the areas there same as factory and rise only be from were the factory bodylines are to not give it a bubble effect look. I am sorry for hijacking youre thread Levi & not meaning to step on others toes. My explaining how I will do my own hood is no more then just that. This has got me so wrapped up in fabing a hood I see no chance of not following thru with it as long as I find the right fabrication co. to do the forming,pressing bending for the added cowl rise. Also curious to see what kind of price it will be for set up/cad design personally I cant see it be a huge amount as it is pretty simple task for Good fabricator. Lastly maybe some type of subtle hood vents to direct some outside air into engine compartment. Also leave enough room that if desired A ram air type of system can be made to functioon at rear center of hood.

BODYMAN
06-30-2012, 07:41 AM
Well after some research I found 3 sheetmetal fabricator's in St Louis who do pretty much anything for a Auto. So iam gonna find a day next week see what they think about it and a round about price for it. Hopefully not a crazy pr ce considering I plan to do all the panel bonding from inner to top panel. After looking over my cars inner my thought is to seperate the inner and use the whole parameter portion & do something else for raised portion.

napolitano
06-30-2012, 07:50 PM
Sorry, in the process of moving. I'll get a hold of guy on Monday. He rolls the steel from what I saw on his other projects he is very good. Will pm you tonight Bodyman.

bigcowl-imp
07-03-2012, 08:34 PM
At Roush we would make hood molds out of rem wood on the cnc.....