we've been talking about it off and on for a year lol (racebronco, 03dsg and i). time to see if we can get this puppy off the ground! and what better time than when people are getting parts money (aka tax refunds) lol
most of you have probably seen Ron's thread of his sick hood that Racebronco custom hand made for him.
rather than me uploading a bunch of pics, just click the link to see them
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?904432-New-custom-hood-on-the-DSG-Cobra
Ron aka 03dsg bought a terminator hood and then gave it to carlos aka racebronco2 with a handful of cash and waited and waited and waited. i believe it took about a year. its a lot of work, and is side work for carlos. so understandable. i saw the thread and contacted both of them. i told carlos that i have an in with a company that can make excellent reproductions of his hood, all day long. in fiberglass and carbon fiber. he was open to it and so was Ron.
so i recently started working on this again. mainly for the gt500 version which is the one i want for my car lol but the deal is the same for the terminator. i can only do one at a time so i will go with whichever has the most interest first. the mold alone is $2k which is my contribution to the project :fart:
Ron will donate his hood to have a mold made of it (the hood is toast after). in exchange he'll receive a cf hood.
three versions will be available.
1. all fiberglass. this would be the cheapest version. would need some prep and paint. but a few hundy less than cf
2. CF/FG mix. this one would likely be the most popular version. Carbon Fiber outer shell with Fiberglass frame underneath. the CF layer is amazing and would not need to be painted (optional). this will be the middle of the road version as far as cost goes
3. ALL carbon fiber. on top and bottom. this is the baller version. this version costs $400 more than version 2! the weight savings over version 2 are probably not that much since FG is still really light.
all the hoods will be functional like a stock hood. fully bolt in and use a latch with it. they will be exact replicas of Rons hood you see in that thread.
in order to get this project off the ground, i need at least 10 people on board from the get go. 10 "guinea pigs" if you will. based on my reputation for quality products and Racebronco's rep for quality design, you cant go wrong. im working with a company that does top notch work and the product is not done until we say its done and good to go. so no half ass products will be shipped.
obviously being the guinea pigs to a product that has yet to be released (although you can see exactly what you are getting) would require some incentive right? of course. so for the first people (10 or more) who get on board there will be a sizeable discount.
im still working on pricing and dont worry, it wont be cheap lol. but neither will the quality be. as you guys know, i do not work with cheap shit products, even if TF is not making them.
im still working on pricing and what the GP discount would be but figure up near $1k. less for FG of course. plus shipping.
we'd just need 50% deposit to get it started. with the rest due when the hoods are done. which would be in about 3 months.
im not asking for any commitments right now. just want to get a good feeler for those who are genuinely interested.
please post up if you are willing and able to jump in. otherwise this wont happen and ron will keep on enjoying his one off custom hood lol.
ill ask ron and carlos to chime in as well :thumbsup:
1. SVT_Troy Fiberglass Deposit
2. bubblehead93 carbon fiber Paid in Full
3. 2003 Venomous carbon fiber Paid in Full RTS
4. Weaselp1 carbon fiber Deposit
5. joshcarp81 PIF shipped!
6. entrenched Fiberglass Paid in Full
7. norcal_03cobra Fiberglass Paid in Full
8. 50Deep CF/FG Deposit
9. Masterjr33 CF/FG Deposit
10. SVT'DUP CF/FG Paid in Full RTS
11. NAangel CF/FG Deposit
12. WannaWhine carbon fiber Paid in Full RTS
most of you have probably seen Ron's thread of his sick hood that Racebronco custom hand made for him.
rather than me uploading a bunch of pics, just click the link to see them
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/showthread.php?904432-New-custom-hood-on-the-DSG-Cobra
Ron aka 03dsg bought a terminator hood and then gave it to carlos aka racebronco2 with a handful of cash and waited and waited and waited. i believe it took about a year. its a lot of work, and is side work for carlos. so understandable. i saw the thread and contacted both of them. i told carlos that i have an in with a company that can make excellent reproductions of his hood, all day long. in fiberglass and carbon fiber. he was open to it and so was Ron.
so i recently started working on this again. mainly for the gt500 version which is the one i want for my car lol but the deal is the same for the terminator. i can only do one at a time so i will go with whichever has the most interest first. the mold alone is $2k which is my contribution to the project :fart:
Ron will donate his hood to have a mold made of it (the hood is toast after). in exchange he'll receive a cf hood.
three versions will be available.
1. all fiberglass. this would be the cheapest version. would need some prep and paint. but a few hundy less than cf
2. CF/FG mix. this one would likely be the most popular version. Carbon Fiber outer shell with Fiberglass frame underneath. the CF layer is amazing and would not need to be painted (optional). this will be the middle of the road version as far as cost goes
3. ALL carbon fiber. on top and bottom. this is the baller version. this version costs $400 more than version 2! the weight savings over version 2 are probably not that much since FG is still really light.
all the hoods will be functional like a stock hood. fully bolt in and use a latch with it. they will be exact replicas of Rons hood you see in that thread.
in order to get this project off the ground, i need at least 10 people on board from the get go. 10 "guinea pigs" if you will. based on my reputation for quality products and Racebronco's rep for quality design, you cant go wrong. im working with a company that does top notch work and the product is not done until we say its done and good to go. so no half ass products will be shipped.
obviously being the guinea pigs to a product that has yet to be released (although you can see exactly what you are getting) would require some incentive right? of course. so for the first people (10 or more) who get on board there will be a sizeable discount.
im still working on pricing and dont worry, it wont be cheap lol. but neither will the quality be. as you guys know, i do not work with cheap shit products, even if TF is not making them.
im still working on pricing and what the GP discount would be but figure up near $1k. less for FG of course. plus shipping.
we'd just need 50% deposit to get it started. with the rest due when the hoods are done. which would be in about 3 months.
im not asking for any commitments right now. just want to get a good feeler for those who are genuinely interested.
please post up if you are willing and able to jump in. otherwise this wont happen and ron will keep on enjoying his one off custom hood lol.
ill ask ron and carlos to chime in as well :thumbsup:
1. SVT_Troy Fiberglass Deposit
2. bubblehead93 carbon fiber Paid in Full
3. 2003 Venomous carbon fiber Paid in Full RTS
4. Weaselp1 carbon fiber Deposit
5. joshcarp81 PIF shipped!
6. entrenched Fiberglass Paid in Full
7. norcal_03cobra Fiberglass Paid in Full
8. 50Deep CF/FG Deposit
9. Masterjr33 CF/FG Deposit
10. SVT'DUP CF/FG Paid in Full RTS
11. NAangel CF/FG Deposit
12. WannaWhine carbon fiber Paid in Full RTS
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