Thanks Steve, I understand what you're saying, I hope he can make a hinge-able hood for me. CHEERS Tim -----Original Message----- From: Steven Charette [mailto:stevec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 11:22 AM To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: fibreglass hood and stuff 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. ---- 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.