bowtieboy95

I currently have a fiberglass SS style hood...and I hate it. I've been looking for a few days now and I can't find any steel aftermarket hoods. I'd really like to find a steel cowl hood.

Does anyone know if or where I can find one?

JakeRobb

Do you hate it specifically because it's fiberglass? Or is it just shoddy construction?

I don't know of any aftermarket steel hoods (but I've never looked). Perhaps you can get a stock hood and modify it (or have a skilled bodyshop guy modify it for you).

bowtieboy95

Well mostly because of the poor fitment/cracking of this one and numerous others I've seen. I'm not set on only steel, but I'd just prefer it. It seems like it isn't an option though unless I fab up a modified stock hood That could be an interesting project.

96 Z 28

I would look for a better quality Fiberglass hood.... The weight savings alone is worth it

I highly doubt you'll find any Steel replacements beyond stock anyways

bowtieboy95

I do appreciate the weight difference of fiberglass and it seems thats the way I'm going to have to go.

I seen another guy post something about the eBay seller "Hoods4Sale" they have one I like for the cheapest I'm wondering what the quality is like on them?

shosovr

No offence but it sounds like you want to replace your current "cheap" fiberglass hood with another "cheap" fiberglass hood (Hoods4sale). The problem is NOT the fiberglass, but with the poor workmanship. Cheap hoods *usually* have fitment issues OR require a lot of prep work. They are also not consistant. That company "might" produce one decent fitting hood, and the next 9 won't fit flush with the fenders, the gaps won't be evenly spaced, or something. I bought a ZL-1 style hood from DG Motorsport, which are not cheap, but require hardly any prep work and has NO alignment issues. I personally would rather have a stock hood than a poor fitting aftermarket hood. I would suggest saving your $$$ until you can get a quality hood. Good Luck with whatever you decide.

96 Z 28

VFN Fiberglass has stock looking flat hoods for $399.... They're very reputable and that's fairly "Cheap".

If it's a Cowl or "Sunoco" Style they have those as well.

Either way go with a reputable Fiberglass Hood manufacturer... My Harwood was more expensive than VFN but either company is tried and true for fitment and would be my suggestion.....

bowtieboy95

Thanks for the input guys. I agree with the "you get what you pay for" for aftermarket hoods. I was only wondering about that seller as I'd never heard of them I certainly didn't think they would produce a better quality product than harwood or vfn at their prices.

I'll be purchasing one soon as my motor is just about finished and it'll then be time for paint. Once I've got it all finished I'll make a build thread and show the results of everything.

bowtieboy95

Side note: I can't believe Cervinis doesn't make any hoods for LT or LS camaros I had one on my 89 LX and loved it.