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Old 12-06-2003, 10:05 AM
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Finally got the SS hood painted.......

Well, it was painted about a month ago. What do you guys think? I love it!

I still need to do some adjusting and wet sanding. Had a shop do it for about $200.

Now I need to update my sig.
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One more.

I had to put the hood pins on due to the hood "floating" at high speed. I think they really help the overall muscle car look. And, they add a little security for the engine bay.

Man, I should start a CarDomain site so I can just link.
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looks good, are they hood pins or quarter turn fasteners.
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Locking hood pins. Only takes a few seconds to unlock both.
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Is that the ASCD big block hood or regular? I guess if it's regular, it's not a functional ram air then huh?

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last time I saw your hood....it was in primer!....looks great man..I like the hood locks....but I can't bring myself to drill through my hood since I've had it painted for about 6 months..
Old 12-06-2003, 11:26 AM
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I've always liked that hood quite a bit better than the cowl hoods on Camaros....especially looks good in that color. I've seen another Camaro precisely like yours, except without the hood pins. Looks great!
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Looks good, is there anyway to have hood pins painted to match the car?
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That looks kick *** man, nice car
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Wow, thats nice. If I had a Camaro, that'd be the hood that would be on it.
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pretty sweet!
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Looks great. The paint on the body is in real good condition it looks like too.
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How about anodizing them to be a color close or a few shades off of body color. I think that would look awesome.
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You know, hood pins are the type of thing that I'd hate, but for some reason, I think they're cool.

They do have that muscle look to 'em, don't they?
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Looks great Tom. Cant wait to see it in person.
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Nice pics Tom! What took you so long to post them???
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Originally posted by stiers
How about anodizing them to be a color close or a few shades off of body color. I think that would look awesome.
that's what i was gonna say

but i like how they look now too.
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WOW. that settles it. I'M GETTING AN SS HOOD!! :hail:
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I like it! looks tuff,I hope to get one sometime too and I think Id do the hood pins also,my 83 Z with the fiberglass hood did the samething at high speeds
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