Ordering Hood. Need consumer info.

NYC1 · 12-18-2002, 11:00 AM

Has anyone had any problems when ordering hoods from Cobra Auto Designs, or Cincinnati composites? They must be middlemen because they said it would take 14 days from Ohio to Maryland, so I’m assuming they have to order it, get it in, and then send it to me.

Or does anyone know of another place where I can get a 3.5” Cowl for a 94 GT

Thanks

WADS56 · 12-18-2002, 11:45 AM

Do not buy anything from Cincinnati composites. Nothing but crap comes from them. Go to stangnet.com and look at the product review page. It will tell you anything you want to know from a consumer point of view.

NYC1 · 12-18-2002, 11:53 AM

I'm sooo glad I posted here. Thanks for the info. I called them, and I didn't get any warm fuzzies. They also said it wouldn't ship OUT for 14days?!?!?

NYC1 · 12-18-2002, 12:13 PM

holy !#%@!!!!!!!!

WADS56,

I owe you. I just read the reviews @ Stangnet.com for Cincinnati Composites!!! http://reviews.stangnet.com/Body/

I'm surprised somebody didn't go postal up there yet.

sn95gt19 · 12-18-2002, 12:19 PM

i bought my hood from there, and its junk. its not just little prep work the whole fiberglass form must have been off, cause one side sticks up 1/2 inch (rear drivers side) and the front passenger side sticks up about 3/4. cobra auto designs and cinciatti composites are the same company, if you call them both the same guy answers the phone, LOL.

also i would use hood pins when ever going to an aftermarket hood, i know 4 guys whos hood have popped up, not good.

ultraflo · 12-18-2002, 01:02 PM

I will reiterate what Wade has so accurately pointed out...

STAY AWAY FROM CINCINNATI COMPOSITES!!!

I made the mistake of ordering a hood from them and they were pissed when I informed them of the lack of proper fittment and overall quality upon receival of the POS hood. I will spare you the details...

You really do get what you pay for, especially with figerglass hoods. Cervini's or HO Fibertrends are the ONLY companies to order a hood from, in my limited experience.

I have a both a Mach 1 hood (for sale) and a 5.5" lift-off cowl hood from Cervini's and there isn't a single complaint I have about their product.

WADS56 · 12-18-2002, 01:57 PM

Ultraflo, clean out your mailbox I can't send you any PM's. I want your mach1 hood.

wade

ultraflo · 12-18-2002, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Ultraflo, clean out your mailbox

...done!

Sorry 'bout that.

rls302cid@hotmail.com

-Ryan

tireburner163 · 12-18-2002, 08:37 PM

Design Concepts has good hoods. That's who I'm gonna get mine from.

nitrousdave · 12-18-2002, 08:47 PM

I've got a 4" cowl from Glasstek on my 85 and I love it. Fit great, everything lined up right, in fact it actually fit a little nicer than my stocker!! I would recomend them to anyone. The only downside is it took about a month to get it, I think they make the items as they are ordered. My .02

andy669 · 12-18-2002, 11:38 PM

HO Fibertrends makes very high quality stuff. Dave Lanman is a very nice guy to deal with. The part # for a 3.5 for a SN95 is 94983.

Andy

drudis · 12-20-2002, 09:09 AM

I am impressed with my Hardood.
In fact this is pure gellcoat, yeah, NO PAINT!
(Maybe I'll get to that this winter...)

Moxie · 12-20-2002, 09:12 AM

Personally, the best quality I have seen has been from Cervini's and H.O. Fibertrends. Good service, too.

www.cervinis.com

www.hofibertrends.com

NYC1 · 12-20-2002, 03:56 PM

nice looking hood drudis. I need to post some pics of my car up under my name. I ordered a Cobra R hood from Cervini's. I hope it fits well.

ultraflo · 12-20-2002, 05:21 PM

You won't have any issues with proper fittment with the Cervini hood... very good stuff!

If ya want, send me the picture of your car you want to post for an avatar, I can resize it for you and get you fixed up if you want.

There's a few other guys here than can help you out with that as well.

NYC1 · 12-20-2002, 05:27 PM

Cool! I'll do that when I get home tonight.

ultraflo · 12-20-2002, 05:56 PM

No problem... I shouldn't be going anywhere tonight, so I should have it taken care of for ya before the night's up.

NYC1 · 12-20-2002, 09:35 PM

This is it.

I need to bring the pic back to the scanner program because there's no color.

ultraflo · 12-20-2002, 11:41 PM

here's the resized version of the b&w pic. just save it to either a floppy or your hard drive and go into the user cp and choose options to access your avatar settings...

5.0L_Of_Fury · 12-21-2002, 03:59 PM

ok most of the time I stay out of a who is good who is not thread but im stepping in I ordered my hood from CAD and LOVE IT very minor work had to be done to it....fits VERY good and is pretty durable....so....I guess I just lucked up if they suck so bad but i am VERY happy with it....oh and they told me 14 days it was here in 4

12-18-2002, 11:00 AM	#1
NYC1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 169	Ordering Hood. Need consumer info. Has anyone had any problems when ordering hoods from Cobra Auto Designs, or Cincinnati composites? They must be middlemen because they said it would take 14 days from Ohio to Maryland, so I’m assuming they have to order it, get it in, and then send it to me. Or does anyone know of another place where I can get a 3.5” Cowl for a 94 GT Thanks __________________ 94GT 5spd Coupe 1/4 = 13.6@103 60ft = 2.0315 on Michelin Pilots GT 40 Intake GT 40Y Aluminum heads 1.7 rockers, BBK Cold air Fluidyne, BBK long tubes & H-Pipe 65mm TB Al Driveshaft Hurst Shifter Cobra R hood HPM Subframes Control Arms Future mods = Procharger and/or 331/347 Stroker, Turbo? Rice Haters Club Member #77 FOR SALE: Strut Tower Brace $30

12-18-2002, 11:45 AM	#2
WADS56 gear banger Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: CHICAGO Posts: 1,144	Do not buy anything from Cincinnati composites. Nothing but crap comes from them. Go to stangnet.com and look at the product review page. It will tell you anything you want to know from a consumer point of view. __________________ 79 Hatch: NA 347, Stage 2 Canfield Heads, Victor JR. Intake, Blueprinted Holley 750 HP, Solid Roller Cam, Shooting for 10's on motor 93 LX: Tremec, dual friction clutch, fms flywheel, Hedman shorties, O/R H-pipe Ricer hater's club member #49

12-18-2002, 11:53 AM	#3
NYC1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 169	I'm sooo glad I posted here. Thanks for the info. I called them, and I didn't get any warm fuzzies. They also said it wouldn't ship OUT for 14days?!?!? __________________ 94GT 5spd Coupe 1/4 = 13.6@103 60ft = 2.0315 on Michelin Pilots GT 40 Intake GT 40Y Aluminum heads 1.7 rockers, BBK Cold air Fluidyne, BBK long tubes & H-Pipe 65mm TB Al Driveshaft Hurst Shifter Cobra R hood HPM Subframes Control Arms Future mods = Procharger and/or 331/347 Stroker, Turbo? Rice Haters Club Member #77 FOR SALE: Strut Tower Brace $30

12-18-2002, 12:13 PM	#4
NYC1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 169	holy !#%@!!!!!!!! WADS56, I owe you. I just read the reviews @ Stangnet.com for Cincinnati Composites!!! http://reviews.stangnet.com/Body/ I'm surprised somebody didn't go postal up there yet. __________________ 94GT 5spd Coupe 1/4 = 13.6@103 60ft = 2.0315 on Michelin Pilots GT 40 Intake GT 40Y Aluminum heads 1.7 rockers, BBK Cold air Fluidyne, BBK long tubes & H-Pipe 65mm TB Al Driveshaft Hurst Shifter Cobra R hood HPM Subframes Control Arms Future mods = Procharger and/or 331/347 Stroker, Turbo? Rice Haters Club Member #77 FOR SALE: Strut Tower Brace $30

12-18-2002, 12:19 PM	#5
sn95gt19 motors done......woohooo Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 799	i bought my hood from there, and its junk. its not just little prep work the whole fiberglass form must have been off, cause one side sticks up 1/2 inch (rear drivers side) and the front passenger side sticks up about 3/4. cobra auto designs and cinciatti composites are the same company, if you call them both the same guy answers the phone, LOL. also i would use hood pins when ever going to an aftermarket hood, i know 4 guys whos hood have popped up, not good. __________________ 95gt lazer red (98 cobra clone) Rice Haters Club Member #116

12-18-2002, 01:02 PM	#6
ultraflo NX dealer-man Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 977	I will reiterate what Wade has so accurately pointed out... STAY AWAY FROM CINCINNATI COMPOSITES!!! I made the mistake of ordering a hood from them and they were pissed when I informed them of the lack of proper fittment and overall quality upon receival of the POS hood. I will spare you the details... You really do get what you pay for, especially with figerglass hoods. Cervini's or HO Fibertrends are the ONLY companies to order a hood from, in my limited experience. I have a both a Mach 1 hood (for sale) and a 5.5" lift-off cowl hood from Cervini's and there isn't a single complaint I have about their product. __________________ RLS Racing! 93 LX 9.20 @ 147mph 03 Mach 1 12.39 @ 116mph

12-18-2002, 01:57 PM	#7
WADS56 gear banger Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: CHICAGO Posts: 1,144	Ultraflo, clean out your mailbox I can't send you any PM's. I want your mach1 hood. wade __________________ 79 Hatch: NA 347, Stage 2 Canfield Heads, Victor JR. Intake, Blueprinted Holley 750 HP, Solid Roller Cam, Shooting for 10's on motor 93 LX: Tremec, dual friction clutch, fms flywheel, Hedman shorties, O/R H-pipe Ricer hater's club member #49

12-18-2002, 08:37 PM	#9
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	Design Concepts has good hoods. That's who I'm gonna get mine from. __________________ 1987 Buick T-type 1998 HD Electra Elide

12-18-2002, 08:47 PM	#10
nitrousdave Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: south bend, indiana Posts: 24	I've got a 4" cowl from Glasstek on my 85 and I love it. Fit great, everything lined up right, in fact it actually fit a little nicer than my stocker!! I would recomend them to anyone. The only downside is it took about a month to get it, I think they make the items as they are ordered. My .02 __________________ 85 GT 10 pt cage 11.68 to 1 408 windsor ported dart sr's super victor 9 inch w/4.11's bigshot plate turbo 350 trans etc etc

12-18-2002, 11:38 PM	#11
andy669 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Moline Il Posts: 901	HO Fibertrends makes very high quality stuff. Dave Lanman is a very nice guy to deal with. The part # for a 3.5 for a SN95 is 94983. Andy __________________ 88 coupe 91 LX NMRA Pure Street 5120

12-20-2002, 09:09 AM	#12
drudis Moderator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Livonia, MI, USA Posts: 1,194	I am impressed with my Hardood. In fact this is pure gellcoat, yeah, NO PAINT! (Maybe I'll get to that this winter...) __________________ Darius Rudis, Moderator Corner Carvers Delight 1989 Mustang LX - Open Track Car http://www.dariusrudis.com

12-20-2002, 09:12 AM	#13
Moxie Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Plymouth, MI Posts: 254	Personally, the best quality I have seen has been from Cervini's and H.O. Fibertrends. Good service, too. www.cervinis.com www.hofibertrends.com

12-20-2002, 03:56 PM	#14
NYC1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 169	nice looking hood drudis. I need to post some pics of my car up under my name. I ordered a Cobra R hood from Cervini's. I hope it fits well. __________________ 94GT 5spd Coupe 1/4 = 13.6@103 60ft = 2.0315 on Michelin Pilots GT 40 Intake GT 40Y Aluminum heads 1.7 rockers, BBK Cold air Fluidyne, BBK long tubes & H-Pipe 65mm TB Al Driveshaft Hurst Shifter Cobra R hood HPM Subframes Control Arms Future mods = Procharger and/or 331/347 Stroker, Turbo? Rice Haters Club Member #77 FOR SALE: Strut Tower Brace $30

12-20-2002, 05:21 PM	#15
ultraflo NX dealer-man Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 977	You won't have any issues with proper fittment with the Cervini hood... very good stuff! If ya want, send me the picture of your car you want to post for an avatar, I can resize it for you and get you fixed up if you want. There's a few other guys here than can help you out with that as well. __________________ RLS Racing! 93 LX 9.20 @ 147mph 03 Mach 1 12.39 @ 116mph

12-20-2002, 05:27 PM	#16
NYC1 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 169	Cool! I'll do that when I get home tonight. __________________ 94GT 5spd Coupe 1/4 = 13.6@103 60ft = 2.0315 on Michelin Pilots GT 40 Intake GT 40Y Aluminum heads 1.7 rockers, BBK Cold air Fluidyne, BBK long tubes & H-Pipe 65mm TB Al Driveshaft Hurst Shifter Cobra R hood HPM Subframes Control Arms Future mods = Procharger and/or 331/347 Stroker, Turbo? Rice Haters Club Member #77 FOR SALE: Strut Tower Brace $30

12-20-2002, 05:56 PM	#17
ultraflo NX dealer-man Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Peoria, Illinois Posts: 977	No problem... I shouldn't be going anywhere tonight, so I should have it taken care of for ya before the night's up. __________________ RLS Racing! 93 LX 9.20 @ 147mph 03 Mach 1 12.39 @ 116mph

12-21-2002, 03:59 PM	#20
5.0L_Of_Fury Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Mayfield,KY,USA Posts: 288	ok most of the time I stay out of a who is good who is not thread but im stepping in I ordered my hood from CAD and LOVE IT very minor work had to be done to it....fits VERY good and is pretty durable....so....I guess I just lucked up if they suck so bad but i am VERY happy with it....oh and they told me 14 days it was here in 4 __________________ OLD NAME:4cyl_Of_Fury 1990 LX 5.0 Hatchback K&N,March Ram Air,Strut Tower Brace '93LX Hatchback !FOR SALE No Substitute For Cubic Inches! BURN EM UP fivepointzero@kytnar.org "Give 'Er Hell" "They Call It Minute Rice..Gee Are Those Actually Track Times?" Firemen: We Find 'Em Hot And Leave 'Em Wet" Rice Haters Club Member #23 (GM Ricer Fads) Gotta Love Hatin 'Em CLUTCHES,FUEL PUMP RELAYS,FOUR CYLINDERS

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