Who makes the best hoods???

toughlilhunny · 01-30-2002, 11:04 PM

Sometime in the near future I plan on purchasing a 2.5 in cowl hood, i know cervinis makes the best ones, but they are rather expensive. Do any of you know where I can get the same quality of hood for a cheaper price???

1BAD89 · 01-31-2002, 01:13 AM

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Sometime in the near future I plan on purchasing a 2.5 in cowl hood, i know cervinis makes the best ones, but they are rather expensive. Do any of you know where I can get the same quality of hood for a cheaper price???

Cervini's is not expensive, and unless you want some cheap
hood that isn't going to fit right, then why get a cheap hood? You get what you pay for. I'd go with Harwood or Cervini's, and Cervini's is the cheapest between the two. You can't get the same quality hood at a cheaper price, that is why some hoods are cheap, because they are cheaply made.

Sonics2042 · 01-31-2002, 02:06 AM

I whole-heartedly concur.

joe4speed · 01-31-2002, 02:30 AM

another vote for Cervini... I love my hood!

andy669 · 01-31-2002, 10:14 AM

I like my HO Fibertrends hood. Although I didnt buy it new so I cant tell you what it looked like originally. If you want your hood to look nice without alot of work, dont buy a cheap one! My Harwood decklid came in last week and I'm pretty disappointed with it. I think I was expecting too much though, I was hoping that it would be straight. Instead, the whole thing will need skim coated. I would post pictures of it, but I dont think that the waves would show up.

andy

fiveohpatrol · 01-31-2002, 10:21 AM

1Bad89, the only thing Harwood has going for them is that their hoods are light. They are too expensive and you have to trim the hell out of them to get them to fit even halfway decent.

Cervini's IS expensive, but they are the best quality.

I recently got a hood from Design Concepts and the "bang for the buck" is much better than Cervini's. The fit and finish is suprisingly excellent for the money. I'll only have to trim a tiny bit from one corner, then block it just to make sure its smooth, prime and paint. It was only $250 compared to almost $400 for Cervinis. A friend of mine who has owned BOTH a Cervinis and Harwood hood said he would never buy either again after he saw the quality of my hood for the price.

Hope this helps

89 Cobra LX · 01-31-2002, 10:48 AM

Is Design Concepts the company located in Texas?

fiveohpatrol · 01-31-2002, 11:08 AM

their ad says their address is in Norma, NJ

89 Cobra LX · 01-31-2002, 04:01 PM

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Originally posted by fiveohpatrol
their ad says their address is in Norma, NJ

That's right, i was thinking of Age Classic Design.

bosco · 01-31-2002, 05:22 PM

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Originally posted by 89 Cobra LX
Is Design Concepts the company located in Texas?

I know ABC exclusive is in Texas. Design concepts is in norma, NJ, according to their ad

Bob · 01-31-2002, 06:29 PM

I got mine from Motion Performance. The fit and finish was great, and the only trimming I had to do was at the back edge. Wouldn't have had to trim at all for it to fit, but I took about 1/16" off to get it perfectly even.

LX XLR8R · 01-31-2002, 07:13 PM

one complaint about Cervini....too damn of a good hood..hood flew up(my fault) and took out the cowl really bad behind it and the hood only got minor scratches

toughlilhunny · 02-01-2002, 05:00 PM

Yeah I'll probably just end up getting the 2.5 in cowl hood from Cervinis...i guess after all its only money...

89 Cobra LX · 02-01-2002, 05:42 PM

Hey toughlilhunny

I just noticed you're from Omaha. What year and model is your Stang?

GodStang · 02-04-2002, 06:12 PM

I have a cincinatti composites hood. It is cheap and fits better than my stock hood. No cutting or shaving. Just sanded and painted it in our garage. I put it on saturday. I have had a million compliments so far. Best of luck.

toughlilhunny · 02-11-2002, 07:57 PM

I have a 91 LX 5.0

01-30-2002, 11:04 PM	#1
toughlilhunny Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 23	Who makes the best hoods??? Sometime in the near future I plan on purchasing a 2.5 in cowl hood, i know cervinis makes the best ones, but they are rather expensive. Do any of you know where I can get the same quality of hood for a cheaper price??? __________________ confucious says "why build a 4 cylinder and spend so much money,when you can buy a V8 and have ten times the power...The difference between men and boys is the speed of their toys, injection is nice, but i'd rather be blown, good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.

01-31-2002, 02:06 AM	#3
Sonics2042 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 381	I whole-heartedly concur. __________________ What I have: 1990 Red Mustang 5.0 LX: [BBK X-Pipe]-[MAC Cat-Back Exhaust] [MAC Cold Air Intake]-[BBK Equal Shorties] [3.55 Gears]-[Cobra Intake Manifold (Upper and Lower] [E-303 Cam]-[Granetelli Mass Air Flow Sensor] [Front and rear sway bars]-[New black carpet and seats.] [Adjustable Fuel Regulator]-[T5 Conversion w/ K. Cobra Clutch/Hurst STS] [Cobra Throttle Body]-[130A Alt. Conversion] Thinking about: Aftermarket Heads! Vortech A-Trim

01-31-2002, 02:30 AM	#4
joe4speed He said Member...heh, heh Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Jupiter, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 3,718	another vote for Cervini... I love my hood! __________________ *Joe!* 1988 GT, 13.58@101mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website:www.joe4speed.com

01-31-2002, 10:14 AM	#5
andy669 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Moline Il Posts: 901	I like my HO Fibertrends hood. Although I didnt buy it new so I cant tell you what it looked like originally. If you want your hood to look nice without alot of work, dont buy a cheap one! My Harwood decklid came in last week and I'm pretty disappointed with it. I think I was expecting too much though, I was hoping that it would be straight. Instead, the whole thing will need skim coated. I would post pictures of it, but I dont think that the waves would show up. andy __________________ 88 coupe 91 LX NMRA Pure Street 5120

01-31-2002, 10:21 AM	#6
fiveohpatrol I'd rather be basketweaving Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,551	1Bad89, the only thing Harwood has going for them is that their hoods are light. They are too expensive and you have to trim the hell out of them to get them to fit even halfway decent. Cervini's IS expensive, but they are the best quality. I recently got a hood from Design Concepts and the "bang for the buck" is much better than Cervini's. The fit and finish is suprisingly excellent for the money. I'll only have to trim a tiny bit from one corner, then block it just to make sure its smooth, prime and paint. It was only $250 compared to almost $400 for Cervinis. A friend of mine who has owned BOTH a Cervinis and Harwood hood said he would never buy either again after he saw the quality of my hood for the price. Hope this helps __________________ NMRA O/C 9516 NA pumpgas stickshift 347 10.65@125.6, 6.73@100, 1.41 60ft

01-31-2002, 10:48 AM	#7
89 Cobra LX Don Corlione Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Omaha NE USA Posts: 491	Is Design Concepts the company located in Texas?

01-31-2002, 11:08 AM	#8
fiveohpatrol I'd rather be basketweaving Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,551	their ad says their address is in Norma, NJ __________________ NMRA O/C 9516 NA pumpgas stickshift 347 10.65@125.6, 6.73@100, 1.41 60ft

01-31-2002, 06:29 PM	#11
Bob "Old School Gearhead" Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Peru, Illinois Posts: 617	I got mine from Motion Performance. The fit and finish was great, and the only trimming I had to do was at the back edge. Wouldn't have had to trim at all for it to fit, but I took about 1/16" off to get it perfectly even. __________________ 1985 Mustang GT '85 GT "Red302" 12.96@107.1 N/A ... Sprayin' for the 11's 2003 Torch Red Mach1 '68 Fastback ...331 Stroker "Restomod"

01-31-2002, 07:13 PM	#12
LX XLR8R Dirk Diggler Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: SLOATSBURG, NY Posts: 1,931	one complaint about Cervini....too damn of a good hood..hood flew up(my fault) and took out the cowl really bad behind it and the hood only got minor scratches __________________ 95 undecided cubes, AFR 185s,undecided cam, undecided intake, and a 150 hit 89 "turbonotch" 2.3T You might want to hold on..i saw this on a cartoon once

02-01-2002, 05:00 PM	#13
toughlilhunny Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 23	Yeah I'll probably just end up getting the 2.5 in cowl hood from Cervinis...i guess after all its only money... __________________ confucious says "why build a 4 cylinder and spend so much money,when you can buy a V8 and have ten times the power...The difference between men and boys is the speed of their toys, injection is nice, but i'd rather be blown, good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.

02-01-2002, 05:42 PM	#14
89 Cobra LX Don Corlione Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Omaha NE USA Posts: 491	Hey toughlilhunny I just noticed you're from Omaha. What year and model is your Stang? __________________ Eric - 89 Mustang LX coupe 5 speed 302-Cobra Intake-GT40p heads-TFS stage 1 cam-FRPP 1.6 roller rockers-3:73 gears-KYB shocks and struts-Eibach Pro-kit-HPM Mega-bite upper and lower control arms-FRPP aluminum driveshaft-16x8 Chrome Cobra Rs R.H.C. #14

02-04-2002, 06:12 PM	#15
GodStang College Stanger Join Date: May 1999 Location: Aiken,south carolina, usa Posts: 1,097	I have a cincinatti composites hood. It is cheap and fits better than my stock hood. No cutting or shaving. Just sanded and painted it in our garage. I put it on saturday. I have had a million compliments so far. Best of luck. __________________ 2003 Sonic Blue Cobra

02-11-2002, 07:57 PM	#16
toughlilhunny Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 23	I have a 91 LX 5.0 __________________ confucious says "why build a 4 cylinder and spend so much money,when you can buy a V8 and have ten times the power...The difference between men and boys is the speed of their toys, injection is nice, but i'd rather be blown, good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.

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