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Fiberglass Plus Composites vs. Showcars Body Parts
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03/12/09 02:07 AM
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Anybody deal with either of these companies before or have seen their stuff. Showcars has a link for them: http://www.showcars-bodyparts.com/index.htmlWhat I have is a 62 Savoy and putting the blower on and don't really want to cut the original hood. Not that it cherry collector item or anything. I see Showcars has a lot of body panels I can put on my car to get some weight off of it. I was thinking of just leaving the hood off, but my boss warned me of his experience with doing that. He said his 65 S/S Belvedere was squirrely at high speed with it off and said I might want to think about a hood. Mainly a hot street car but you never know? Maybe track one day? Thanks Todd
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Re: Fiberglass Plus Composites vs. Showcars Body Parts
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03/12/09 11:38 AM
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You have been offically warned! Stay away from Showcars! I got boned on a set of glass 68 Charger fenders. Took 6 months of hounding him after I paid cash up front, finally got them and they were junk. Didn't fit and full of holes. He wouldn't take them back, I put them on Ebay with disclaimer and got a fraction of what I paid for them. In short, he is a lying pile that produces junk. There..... I said it and feel better too. 
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Re: Fiberglass Plus Composites vs. Showcars Body Parts
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03/14/09 01:59 AM
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Thanks guys for the input. Would not be a happy camper to send good money and receive crap in return.  I guess i will get a catalog from Fiberglass Plus and see what they got. I went to GlassTek and they had the hood as a pin on version. Have not heard of them before. They sure do make a lot of parts though.  Thanks again guys for the input. DOC don't sweat it. Looking right now at what I want to do. If a hood was made? It would just be basic is all and nothing fancy. I prefer functionality of things with looks second. Thanks for the offer though. I have built a few fiberglass full size planes and love the smell of the resin walking back into the shop the next morning. Mods I also seen it double posted the topic on me too.  I don't know if you want to merge it with this one to save bandwidth on the site?
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Re: Fiberglass Plus Composites vs. Showcars Body Parts
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03/14/09 02:07 AM
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I'm running Fiberglass Plus hood and bumpers on my '65, I am very pleased w/ them. I also have a trunk lid from them that is very nice, but haven't put it on the car yet.
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Re: Fiberglass Plus Composites vs. Showcars Body Parts
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03/14/09 08:19 PM
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and love the smell of the resin walking back into the shop the next morning.
62 ... now THAT sounds like some words from a famous movie !
No ...I plan on making that mold whether someone wants a hood or not. That part is what started me off in the glass biz in the early 70's.
To the other guys that posted ..... to the flimsy parts .... there is no excuse for that. Proper bracing in the part should be a given. I have used in some instances conduit ..... and even alum and mag tubing or channel.
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Re: Fiberglass Plus Composites vs. Showcars Body Parts
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03/15/09 01:56 AM
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and love the smell of the resin walking back into the shop the next morning.
62 ... now THAT sounds like some words from a famous movie !
Your right. Didn't even think about it. Just said it. BUT it is true though. Loved the smell of it the next morning.
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Re: Fiberglass Plus Composites vs. Showcars Body Parts
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12/05/10 08:49 PM
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Been a while since I bought my stuff,Is f/plus down in Texas??I purchased a hood,trunk and bumpers.Got the race stuff that is kinda flimsey.Had to reinforce the nose of the hood cause it was bending upwards at 45 MPH.If I did it again,,  I would get the street/show stuff and keep a hood hinge.   
I also bought my 62 hood, and bumper from fiber plus in texas, and had no problems at all. the fit was good and the hood had no flexing. are they still around?
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Re: Fiberglass Plus Composites vs. Showcars Body Parts
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12/05/10 08:54 PM
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No auctioned off all their stuff a year or so ago.
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Re: Fiberglass Plus Composites vs. Showcars Body Parts
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12/05/10 08:59 PM
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No auctioned off all their stuff a year or so ago.
any idea who may have won the bid?
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Re: Fiberglass Plus Composites vs. Showcars Body Parts
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12/05/10 09:21 PM
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I bought a few parts from them down here before they closed up.
It was nice not having to pay for the freight.
I really liked their product.
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Re: Fiberglass Plus Composites vs. Showcars Body Parts
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12/05/10 09:38 PM
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I went to GlassTek and they had the hood as a pin on version. Have not heard of them before. They sure do make a lot of parts though.
Glasstek is located in Plainfield IL and makes very nice quality parts. I have several pieces from them, and even had them make a bolt-on 70RR deck lid since I could only find pin-on styles elsewhere.
Glasstek Superbird hood
Superbird hood - bottom
70RR deck lid
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VFN Fiberglass is another good company in the area with Mopar parts, but I do not know if they have 62 parts.
I have had poor parts from Unlimited and from Showcars.
Scott
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Re: Fiberglass Plus Composites vs. Showcars Body Parts
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12/05/10 09:39 PM
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Anybody deal with either of these companies before or have seen their stuff. Showcars has a link for them: http://www.showcars-bodyparts.com/index.html
What I have is a 62 Savoy and putting the blower on and don't really want to cut the original hood. Not that it cherry collector item or anything. I see Showcars has a lot of body panels I can put on my car to get some weight off of it. I was thinking of just leaving the hood off, but my boss warned me of his experience with doing that. He said his 65 S/S Belvedere was squirrely at high speed with it off and said I might want to think about a hood. Mainly a hot street car but you never know? Maybe track one day?
Thanks
Todd
Sled City Fiberglass makes all the 62 Plymouth and Dodge parts. Took enough 62 Plymouth fiberglass to " Big Daddy's" meet to almost build 3 cars. www.sledcityevents.com Check us out, we specialize in the 62-68 Mopar s/s cars
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