A New Hood for the Mighty Whitey

sxt4 · Post by **sxt4** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:42 pm

Grip perforated SS hood paint matched to the car by the AWESOME guys at AA Collision. A little different to say the least. Cell phone pics sorry. Better photoshoot after my trunk fool of engine stuff gets back from powder coat.

Thanks again Adam!

quicksilvr · Post by **quicksilvr** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:50 pm

Whoa. That is definately interesting. I'd have to see it in person, but I think I might actually like it. It's unique for sure...

Post by **Canada** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:00 pm

As functional as it is, for releasing hot air, I think that is the ugliest hood ever.

This is one case where I would prefer form over function.

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:04 pm

hul kogan · Post by **hul kogan** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:21 pm

i like it man. i have seen that hood in person multiple times and it usually looks pretty good.

however, i like their first version better because it had parts of the hood that weren't perforated. hard to explain, but it looked like a stock hood with sections that were the perforated material. it looked amazing. i talked to the guys at grip and they said that it would be the only one because it was a prototype and they decided to go with the all-perforated design...

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:19 pm

i remember there was a huge debate over this hood.

looks interesting

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:11 pm

Hmmm...yeah, no. Not a fan at all, but if you like it, that's all that matters

OverDrive418 · Post by **OverDrive418** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:02 pm

You got one of those?! I remeber a post on these a while back but forgot about 'em. What's the weight? How would you clean it and what will you do when it rains (or snows depending where you are)?

702Neon · Post by **702Neon** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 7:11 am

duuuude, i think one of those "viper" hoods would look killer on that. but this hood.........naaaah.
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2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:09 am

it looks good to see it on a car... I like it. I still have that one pic of your car sitting on the side of the highway as my desktop background.

Keep up the good work.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:01 am

OverDrive418 wrote:You got one of those?! I remeber a post on these a while back but forgot about 'em. What's the weight? How would you clean it and what will you do when it rains (or snows depending where you are)?

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:15 am

OverDrive418 wrote:How would you clean it and what will you do when it rains (or snows depending where you are)?

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:20 am

is the hood as strong as stock? to me it looks like it's weaker and probably will crumble like a piece of paper in a wreck....

SX_2.0_Monkey · Post by **SX_2.0_Monkey** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:34 pm

I'm still on the fence about this hood, but I respect the originality and balls to do that. It looks different thats for sure. I'm wondering as to what happens when it rains?

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 3:44 pm

He lives in New Mexico.. Who said anything about it raining?

20neon00 · Post by **20neon00** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:41 pm

2k1MotorSport wrote:it looks good to see it on a car... I like it. I still have that one pic of your car sitting on the side of the highway as my desktop background.

Keep up the good work.

I have that same pic as my background...

The hood is nice but i would have kept stock or carbon fibre. I still love your car.

Brandon

kevo · Post by **kevo** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 6:55 pm

reminds me of something....

ah right, 80's fishnet shirts.

hehe j/k.

Although i'm just not digging it. I just think its way over the top for a car, any car for that matter.

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 9:09 pm

sxt4 · Post by **sxt4** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:41 am

Thats pretty true on all fronts. The aerodynamics are crazy, my commute isnt at 200+ to have to worry about aerodynamics.

As for the rain, 1st as said I live in New Mexico, 2nd Pit VIper has had this hood on 1yr plus with no problems, and three Its garage kept and I have 2 other cars to chose from on a rainy day.

I dont think you can really see the hood for what it is becuase i chose such close ups. From 10 ft away it looks stock. Its just up close you can start to see the holes. Heres some pics, i took earlier that day.

Thanks for the love on the pic, its one of my favorits. That picture is actully on the main dispay for SRTforums now. I will be doing another photoshoot when all the powder coat comes back. You are all in for a treat as Im going quite rediculoues. Ill keep 2gn posted.

Trust me Im not gonna make this car look like shit. I still have the stock hood, I still have the stock trunk for my molded AVS. I have a ton of stuff still to intstall and this car isnt close to being done before spring gets here.

Think aboutt this, all the mods I do to my car are in no way color specific. The end of summer will bring some big changes for paint. This hood is goint to look rediculos in Matte Black.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 1:17 pm

Those picts are better.

KrackstaR · Post by **KrackstaR** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:30 pm

i have only seen this hood twice once on a black car and now on your car, i didnt like it when i saw it on the black car but it looks good on your car.

lolelectricbluesxt · Post by **lolelectricbluesxt** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 3:50 pm

That looks interesting. Not in a bad way though. Can we perhaps see a picture from farther off? I'm rather curious.