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> Fiberglass Sheridan front end - P 7 /8, Now done will have body in white soon!
Mikey914
post May 2 2020, 12:57 AM
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So we have the molds and are cleaning them. We did not get the substructure molds and are making them now. we are looking to pull a set in fiberglass and carbon fiber.
we will have the options to add balsa just like the GT hoods.
Option for headlight delete hoods will be available for both. I will post more as we move along, but we will need to do some repair work on the molds to get to the point we can pull parts. we will then figure out how much they cost to make.

Planning to run 10 sets at a large discount to launch these. Number sill follow
So who's interested at least for now?
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post May 14 2020, 07:26 AM
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Would be interested in the GT style option (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post May 14 2020, 09:43 PM
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Interested in a set !!
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interested in GT version
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post May 14 2020, 11:00 PM
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Interested, but will depend on final price.

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post May 16 2020, 11:47 AM
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Just about ready to start making parts. They took a bit more time than we thought to prep, but I'm excited to get going on these!


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post May 16 2020, 11:48 AM
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Very cool, and good on you for putting these into production Mark.

Would love to finally see a real weight savings between CF lids and the factory originals in steel (so many of which have a lot of material on them by now). When I think about trying to offset the weight gain of my six conversion, three things always come to mind first: GT lids, GT bumpers, and a lightweight battery.
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post May 16 2020, 07:16 PM
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Best weight savings for the $ is fiberglass.
Carbon fiber will be lighter but on a per/lb basis you can make lighter at a higher cost.
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post May 16 2020, 08:24 PM
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You never got back on the vented hoods for a water-cooled car. Are you going to make any of those so I could get one?

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post May 16 2020, 09:13 PM
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Definitely interested in a headlight delete hood with cooling duct if those get made in the future (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
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post May 16 2020, 11:30 PM
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You never got back on the vented hoods for a water-cooled car. Are you going to make any of those so I could get one?

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Yes, but they will not be 1st. We are doing what we have tooling for 1st. The part he had the plug for was not good, so we will have to start over.
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post May 17 2020, 07:29 AM
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I would be interested in a set depending on the price. Trying to figure out which one.
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post May 22 2020, 09:00 AM
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Update we are making the nut plates for these and will be getting to the 1st prototype this next week
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post May 22 2020, 09:22 AM
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Thank you Mark for the update on the progress.
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Sweet. Looking forward to seeing how these turn out and getting an idea of pricing.
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post May 31 2020, 06:20 PM
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Sweet. Looking forward to seeing how these turn out and getting an idea of pricing.


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Would be interested in knowing the actual weight comparisons between stock steel lids, fiberglass lids, and the carbon lids. Also will it be a true bolt on configuration requiring no hood pins? I would imagine the carbon lids will be much stiffer than the Fiberglass units.

Are you going to vacuum bag the carbon?

One last thing, it would be cool if you were able to put some yellow die in the resin for that aged OE GT look on the underside.

Depending on all the above I would be interested in a set.
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Well got these into the molds friday. Should have some news later this week.

Sheridan was selling just the skins on these and fro full race you could attach a tab and and use a Dzus fastener. which is fine, but we are doing a complete version on these too.
I figured most folks wouldn't want to "modify" the car for the hoods to this extent. We will however be making pins and plates for hood closure as well as a mount for the stock latch.

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post Jun 1 2020, 12:35 PM
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Busy day so far more to follow in a day or two.
Doing up a front and rear hood assembly, one with the headlight delete 1st
we are figuring out the time and materials needed to ba able to price these. Should have numbers late this week.


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