Mach 1.
Thanks for the compliments on the hood review.
I did my research. I did not just wake up one morning, look at a few ads in the paper and buy a hood from some weird company. I spent months searching for a 4" cowl induction hood for a '79-82 Mustang and only found
2 places: Motion Performance Parts and Cincinatti Composites. Due to the # of complaints on this site and others about CC, plus PERSONAL bad experience with them, I could not allow myself to buy from them.
I asked MPS did they sell them and they said "No". I called and asked them several diff times and they said, guess what, "No." Moreover, I don't think I trust them that much either, to tell the truth.
Driving to MPS was not an option. Work schedule and other factors did not permit it, plain and simple.
Us '79-82 Mustang guys don't get it as easy as the '87-93 guys, that's just how it goes with aftermarket nowadays, screw it, I've almost come to terms with that.
Also, I opted to shave the hood rather than remove the stops-- my preference, my choice, no damage done.
...BTW, it's kinda funny when people tell me what I "should've/could've" done after the fact, but when I posted (many times) on the hood subject b4 it was bought, little or no one accurately could tell me what I "should've/could've" done.
(if it sounds like I'm pissed at you, I'm not, just letting you know the facts.
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