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AAR Fiberglass - UPDATE #1468897
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UPDATE -


The hood weight is 23.6 lbs measured on a +/- 1 lbs scale.



I thought some might want to see what you get when buying from AAR/Stinger. More expensive for sure, but I can't find anything to complain about. 66 Coronet bolt on. I have not weighed it yet, but it's lighter than it looks. I'll post the weight when I do.

https://www.aarqualityfiberglass.com/cart/product_info.php?cPath=188_39&products_id=501

















Now if I can cut the hood scoop into 4 pieces and put it back together in the hood without ruining everything I'll be a happy camper.

Re: AAR Fiberglass - Good Stuff [Re: Lefty] #1468898
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Yes was just looking at a front end in Carlisle at the show really nice stuff. Need to order some now.


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Re: AAR Fiberglass - Good Stuff [Re: Lefty] #1468899
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What does it weigh ?.....and what does it cost ? ....

GOOD stuff ? ... I don't think many people have complained about the quality .... but the WEIGHT and the PRICE .... well I will let people who have had that direct experience take-it-from-here .....

Re: AAR Fiberglass - Good Stuff [Re: dOc …] #1468900
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I have one of their bolt on fiberglass trunk lids on my Dart I even have the stock lock in it. Really nice piece you can`t even tell its a glass trunk lid by looking at it.


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Re: AAR Fiberglass - Good Stuff [Re: 11secdart] #1468901
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AAR (Stinger), VFN and Glasstek ... you can't go wrong with either one of them.

Re: AAR Fiberglass - Good Stuff [Re: dOc …] #1468902
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Quote:

What does it weigh ?.....and what does it cost ? ....

GOOD stuff ? ... I don't think many people have complained about the quality .... but the WEIGHT and the PRICE .... well I will let people who have had that direct experience take-it-from-here .....




Heavy.........sure is . The AAR bolt on 6 pack hood on my Dart is over 31 lbs lighter than the factory flat steel hood it replaced. Customer service? Not good. Pricey? You get what you pay for when it comes to quality.

Re: AAR Fiberglass - Good Stuff [Re: justinp61] #1468903
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please post the weight, I've been thinking of one also.

Re: AAR Fiberglass - Good Stuff [Re: dOc …] #1468904
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Was hold the front fenders and they are a lot lighter then the junk us body source ones on my car! Hood was lighter also? Sorry you need to pay for quality in this world.

Re: AAR Fiberglass - Good Stuff [Re: old_racer] #1468905
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I got a stinger hood and scoop for my 65 coronet over the winter,fast service nice quality,a little over 1k for both pieces and shipping.i didn't weigh it but I can tell you it is lighter than the gutted steel hood and scoop I had before.

Re: AAR Fiberglass - Good Stuff [Re: 1967dartgt] #1468906
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Was hold the front fenders and they are a lot lighter then the junk us body source ones on my car! Hood was lighter also? Sorry you need to pay for quality in this world.




JUNK vs quality ? ... explain the difference you saw in the two diff manufacturers ...

Re: AAR Fiberglass - Good Stuff [Re: sam64] #1468907
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I have an AAR lift off hood I bought from him at the Indy swap meet in like 1998. I think I gave him 200 for it then about 5 years later bought the scoop. Even being race weight, the hood is excellent quality. I wouldnt hesitate to buy again.

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Re: AAR Fiberglass - Good Stuff [Re: 72Swinger] #1468908
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The quality on my AAR hood for my 64 Belvedere was very nice. 21 lbs w/o scoop.
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Re: AAR Fiberglass - Good Stuff [Re: dvw] #1468909
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very, very good stuff-I have front fenders, front bumper and hood and scoop from them. will try to weigh it sunday.it is also for 65 coronet only it is s/wagon. walt sorrie stuff is not very good, vfn very good had some of their stuff on my 65 coronet sedan. but there is guy on here that can make perfect stuff but is "retired" .

Re: AAR Fiberglass - Good Stuff [Re: rbkt65] #1468910
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I bought the LAST hood for my Rampage from them.. its
a nice piece... it was originally a 2" scoop and I
wanted 4" so he cut it and added 2".. turned out very
nice... I I would have had the time I would have made
a mold and did it in carbon fiber but time is short
for me.... it took a little work to make it perfect
but the size was right on to fit the hole it goes in..
it measured dead on to my stock hood.... it was a
pin on hood but I glassed in mounting points so now
its a bolt on that can slip off in a matter of 2
minutes... I can still pull the engine and trans as
a assembly with the hood on

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Re: AAR Fiberglass - Good Stuff [Re: dOc …] #1468911
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Quote:

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Was hold the front fenders and they are a lot lighter then the junk us body source ones on my car! Hood was lighter also? Sorry you need to pay for quality in this world.




JUNK vs quality ? ... explain the difference you saw in the two diff manufacturers ...




My drivers side bowed in the passenger side bowed out. The drivers side also was a 1/2 inch short of the door. The head light bezels did not fit the fenders without major reshaping. And they are heavy, junk . The aar was straight and light, well worth the extra money. In the long run they are really cheaper because there is 22 hours of body work to make the "cheaper" ones fit. So they were really more expensive.


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Re: AAR Fiberglass - Good Stuff [Re: 1967dartgt] #1468912
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Good quality compared to the other junk out there...only complaint with my hood was the entire thing had a bow to it....sits ~3/4" higher in the center when the front/rear are even with the fenders. but all I did was scuff it and shoot it...paid ~$350 for a bolt on 6-pack hood back in the early 2000's


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Re: AAR Fiberglass - Good Stuff [Re: OUTLAWD] #1468913
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Just got front and rear bumper for a 71 Duster back in May...look like they glued one of the ends on after they took them out of the mold...

Good quality..LOL...

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Re: AAR Fiberglass - Good Stuff [Re: 70AARcuda] #1468914
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I just put a AAR bolt on 6 pack hood on my 67 Barracuda last week.

Its definitely good stuff!


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Re: AAR Fiberglass - Good Stuff [Re: moparacer] #1468915
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Originally I wanted to get a hood from aar but sounded like a long wait and I was too cheap to spend that much on a 7k dollar build I was definitely impressed with the stuff aar had on display a few years back when I last checked the stuff out.

I used a Unlimited(up22) ta style hood scoop on a steel hood. It was the only place I could find who sold them. I do a lot of body work and it was as good as a glass piece I've ever worked with.

My biggest issue with fiberglass places has been the wait and lies they feed you of why it takes so long to make a hood. Luckily I haven't had an issue with anywhere like that in years.


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Re: AAR Fiberglass - Good Stuff [Re: 70AARcuda] #1468916
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Quote:

Just got front and rear bumper for a 71 Duster back in May...look like they glued one of the ends on after they took them out of the mold...

Good quality..LOL...




...ALL that is ...is where the mold is split so they can get the part out of the mold. Now for the kind of money they get for the part ... that "seam" should have been body-finished.

Re: AAR Fiberglass - UPDATE [Re: Lefty] #1468917
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Bump cause I weighed the hood...

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Quote:







he updated the FIRST post

UPDATE -


The hood weight is 23.6 lbs measured on a +/- 1 lbs scale.



Russ

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Bump cause I weighed the hood...




Just curious ....why did you go with a bolt-on hood ? .... and was one of the reasons why you went with a FG hood ...to save weight?

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Bump cause I weighed the hood...




Just curious ....why did you go with a bolt-on hood ? .... and was one of the reasons why you went with a FG hood ...to save weight?





Is that some kind of bait? Of course it was to save weight. How much does the stock metal 66 Coronet hood weigh?

Re: AAR Fiberglass - UPDATE [Re: Lefty] #1468923
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Bump cause I weighed the hood...




Just curious ....why did you go with a bolt-on hood ? .... and was one of the reasons why you went with a FG hood ...to save weight?





Is that some kind of bait? Of course it was to save weight. How much does the stock metal 66 Coronet hood weigh?




Mr Quackster ... no bait .... I am not that typea' guy ..

BUTTTT if it was to save weight .. then why did you get a bolt-on hood ? .... A stock metal hood ?.... 50 lbs - a savings of maybe 25 lbs or so. But a lift-off hood would have saved another 10 or so ...and been cheaper to buy ...and the car would have been EZier to work on.

Re: AAR Fiberglass - UPDATE [Re: dOc …] #1468924
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A lift off would have been a lot more work to install properly. 10 lbs is not worth that much work to me with my current work load. I have to build cars for others to pay for parts for my car and I'm getting too old and sore to build cars anymore. Time is not on my side and I don't have a lot to go around.

We'll see about the stock steel hood and spring weight as I'll weigh them when they come off. If it's only 50lbs my hats off to you but I think you're off by at least 25%

Re: AAR Fiberglass - UPDATE [Re: Lefty] #1468925
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Quacky ..... how do you see the hood being a lot more work installing it as a liftoff ? And you didn't say anything about the springs before ... but there is another consideration ... the weight of those springs and the hinges.

Re: AAR Fiberglass - UPDATE [Re: dOc …] #1468926
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I bought a pin on hood for the Rampage but I turned
it into a bolt on and its working great.. no springs
so I use a prop rod to hold it open.. I have the
prop rod on a heim joint on the one end and the other
end I put a rubber cap on it.. I also put a hole in
the reinforced area in the front for the prop rod to
fit into so it doesnt slip and have the hood crash
down... the rod itself is 3.8 stainless tubing that
I polished on my buffer.... I didnt even have to
pull the hood when I pulled the engine and trans

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