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foam for lift -off fiberglass hood...

Posted By: racerAL

foam for lift -off fiberglass hood... - 06/28/09 06:57 PM

where do you find the foam cubes that i see racers putting on their lift-off hoods to protect the top of the car while the hood sits on it?...i've tried foam from a regular seat cushion but it's not dense (stiff) enough..the weight of the hood immediately smashes it almost flat...the cubes i've seen being used appear to be very stiff and hardly give at all once the hood is set on the top of the car..where do you find this foam??

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Posted By: Ari440

Re: foam for lift -off fiberglass hood... - 06/28/09 07:05 PM

I got mine from radiaters boxes the foam supports the radiater in the box
Posted By: Anonymous

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Posted By: dOc !

Re: foam for lift -off fiberglass hood... - 06/28/09 07:28 PM

I would say any GOOD upholstery shop should have some good DENSE foam ....

When I did my shipping of parts ... I used the most dense foam I could find to put on the bottom of the box to protect the part.
Posted By: slantzilla

Re: foam for lift -off fiberglass hood... - 06/28/09 07:49 PM

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any upolstery shop.



Yep. Buddy of mine has a shop and gets all that kind of stuff.
Posted By: MR_P_BODY

Re: foam for lift -off fiberglass hood... - 06/28/09 08:04 PM

I used a couple of pieces of those foam pool snakes,
same thing I used for the cables on the trailer tail
gate... just used silicone to glue them on the hood
Posted By: markz528

Re: foam for lift -off fiberglass hood... - 06/28/09 09:06 PM

Joann's Fabrics
Posted By: 540CUDA

Re: foam for lift -off fiberglass hood... - 06/28/09 09:30 PM

Rollbar padding from Jegs, cut to length and angle you need. Stuck on with 3M weatherstrip adhesive. Has worked for me for 10yrs plus still on firmly.
Posted By: racerAL

Re: foam for lift -off fiberglass hood... - 06/29/09 01:17 AM

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Joann's Fabrics

...that was the place i originally tried but the teen-aged girl working had no comprehension of what i was asking for... ..neither did the other 3 teen-agers that was working with her that day....lol....maybe i'll try again tomorrow hopefully there are a few different people working..as far as using roll bar padding...i need these to be at least 3 to 4 inches tall(if not taller)..how would i make roll bar padding that thick... ...stack them with addhesive? whats the biggest cube i could make with the padding?...thanks for the input

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Posted By: BobsProFab

Re: foam for lift -off fiberglass hood... - 06/29/09 02:01 AM

i use 4 big washing spunges from wally world glued to the 4 corners of my hood

cheap and easy
Posted By: rowin4

Re: foam for lift -off fiberglass hood... - 06/29/09 02:28 AM

Same as Bondo Bob, spunges . to get four inches you'll need to stack two together .

Posted By: gearjammerdart

Re: foam for lift -off fiberglass hood... - 06/29/09 03:30 AM

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i use 4 big washing spunges from wally world glued to the 4 corners of my hood

cheap and easy



Bingo!!!

Donald
Posted By: WILD BILL

Re: foam for lift -off fiberglass hood... - 06/29/09 03:37 AM

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Joann's Fabrics




Thats where I got mine.

I used medium density foam and 3M spray adhesive to glue it on.
Posted By: Anonymous

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Posted By: 70HemiGTX

Re: foam for lift -off fiberglass hood... - 06/29/09 10:52 AM

I used 4 extra long bolts at the corners of my hood scoop. Then welded a big (2" or so) fender washer to a nut and put a 1/4" thick rubber chair foot on the washer. Works perfect to set on my roof.

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Posted By: 52savoy

Re: foam for lift -off fiberglass hood... - 06/29/09 01:54 PM

Insulation foam that is used on water pipes and available at any home center. Cut and glue...I use construction glue.
Posted By: racerAL

Re: foam for lift -off fiberglass hood... - 06/29/09 02:47 PM

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using these might be interesting



...lmao....could you imagine the looks i would get at the store when i pull them out of the package and perform a FEEL test...lol...that would be a hoot...

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Posted By: WILD BILL

Re: foam for lift -off fiberglass hood... - 06/29/09 02:59 PM

If you use those your car will need a bra.


Posted By: prochamp

Re: foam for lift -off fiberglass hood... - 06/30/09 11:57 AM

check at your local body shop.body panels come shipped with dense lightweight rubber type blocks on the corners to protect them.even come in different colors.
Posted By: 70HemiGTX

Re: foam for lift -off fiberglass hood... - 06/30/09 01:21 PM

My only problem with the foam blocks is...are they fireproof? Some are some are not. That's why I made mine like I did.
Posted By: racerAL

Re: foam for lift -off fiberglass hood... - 06/30/09 06:00 PM

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My only problem with the foam blocks is...are they fireproof? Some are some are not. That's why I made mine like I did.

.... there no more fireproof than the fiberglass hood that they are attached to... ...
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