RE: fibreglass hood and stuff

[Steven Charette <stevec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tim,
	The parts Kramer sells are very nicely finished - you can pull them
out of the box, scratch 'em up and paint 'em.  Really nice stuff, but out of
my price range.  The older Sled City parts needed a little more fit and
finish work, but they fit my pocketbook well.  The newer parts I saw at Indy
looked really nice, but I do believe the prices are rising as well.  

	Larry and Jim Kramer are both '62-'65 guys at heart, and I consider
both to be friends... tough choice, but I don't think Kramer will have the
'62 hood.

	Larry can probably fix you up with a hinge-able hood and a scoop...
I'm making aluminum hood hinges and a frame for mine (the hood will attach
to the frame by the hood pins) so I can use the lightweight hood and hinges.
I don't mind pulling the pins and lifting up the hood on my little
Barracuda, but the '62 hood is half again longer - my back is getting a
little old for that!

	I'll try to get some pictures of the hood next time I'm out at the
shop, probably later this week.

SC

-----Original Message-----
From: victim1234 [mailto:victim1234@xxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:02 AM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: fibreglass hood and stuff


Thanks for the info guys you have been very much help! I sent Larry my
question on his web site contact form, so there might be a problem with it
if he didn't get it?
 Larry has been in contact with me through this email forum so Anyways. I
building a 572 Max Wedge motor for my car and I don't really want to cut up
the original hood for the car in case something happens down the road. I'll
be running  eddy max wedge Victor heads and MW victor intake which is pretty
high on a 440 world block. Can anyone tell me how much height there is in
the scoop part? And could you have one hinged like stock steel hoods? I'd
also be interested in seeing pictures of the 62 MW hood ?

Hey Steve, you said go with Kramer pieces???? I don't quite understand what
you mean??? Can you elaborate for me??

Thanks
Tim

-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Charette [mailto:stevec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 8:31 AM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: fibreglass hood and stuff


Tim,
	I have one, it's definitely a race-weight piece.  Most of the Sled
City hoods I've seen have the entire area beneath the scoop open so you
either have to build a large plenum or make a false bottom to match what you
have.  Their parts are dimensionally accurate, and most molds for the parts
I've seen have been taken directly from vintage parts. 

	Watch out for Unlimited Products parts - we just placed an order for
a brand X car we sponsor and ordered a '64 hood and scoop to see how they
looked (they were real inexpensive).  The hood is a bolt-on, and although I
haven't had it on a scale yet, I'm guessing it outweighs the steel hood.
The scoop is about a 3/4 size replica - it looks utterly ridiculous.  I
don't know why anybody would even take the time to make a mold for something
that's not even close to the original.  I may return it depending on
shipping cost.  In their defense, the dimensions are listed on their website
- I should have double checked.  As always, buyer beware.

	Back to Sled City, if you're looking for parts you can take out of
the box and paint, go with Kramer pieces.  Nice stuff.  The Sled City stuff
is definitely made to be light and requires some fitting and finishing.  But
where else can you buy a fiberglass '62 Plymouth tailgate??  I have a set of
their '64 Plymouth fenders that had the holes taped over before making the
mold.  My initial thought was "now I have to either drill out the holes or
sand down the tape impressions", but in fact the same fender allows you to
use it on a Savoy with a little sanding or the holes are precisely marked
out for a Fury.  The door edges definately need final fitting but no worse
than I've seen from other manufacturers.  They have also been improving the
mounting on their stand-alone hood scoops, and have the OE size as well as
the monster A/FX versions.

	Larry owns Sled City as well as a construction company, so he can be
a little hard to reach.  Keep trying.

	VFN has scoops available at a reasonable price (just over $100) but
I don't know anybody else who makes a '62 hood.  I'll be ordering some VFN
stuff in the next couple weeks and will report back to the group.

SC


-----Original Message-----
From: Gary H. [mailto:spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 12:08 AM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: fibreglass hood and stuff


Tim, Your e-mail was blank to a lot of people. All: see below. 

http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/restoration-sources.html lists the
Sled City phone number.

I've not seen their product but Larry used to be (is?) a member of this mail
list.

Also, Kramer sells a heavy duty version. He is listed on
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/restoration-sources.html too.

WS Racing also sells them; I have not see their products in person.
http://www.wsracingfiberglass.com/products.htm   

original mail:
==
Do any of you guys know anything about : www.sledcityevents.com

Sled City Fiberglass
Larry Augenstein
P.O. Box 944
Grove City, OH 43123 ?????

They offer a 62 Plymouth hood with scoop  and I was interested in the
quality of it? I contacted them on their web site two weeks ago with no
answer and no phone number on the site??? Anyone's help would be much
appreciated!!

Thanks

Tim

-----Original Message-----
>From: victim1234 <victim1234@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Mar 29, 2010 4:16 PM
>To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: fibreglass hood and stuff
>


----
Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person --
directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations
as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to
the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy,
reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar
topic.  Thanks!

1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. 


----
Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person --
directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations
as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to
the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy,
reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar
topic.  Thanks!

1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. 


----
Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person --
directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations
as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to
the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy,
reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar
topic.  Thanks!

1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. 


----
Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!

1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.