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Old Jun 28, 2014 | 09:17 PM
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New member from Texas, Cowl hood ideas

So I'm a new member from Texas, I've had my 04 sedan for a few months now and decided to change it up, I was going to convert the front to the Coupe but that's kinda pricey so I started by getting a cheap wing off ebay and molding it in, then i shaved the door trim and found a cheap aero bumper. The car didn't look finished so I'm trying my luck making a small cowl hood that isn't too in your face, but still custom. Has anyone tried this before? I'd like to see if anyone else out there has managed to make the front end of a sedan look sporty.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2014 | 10:45 PM
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The hood isn't done yet, its still being worked to fit but here's a rough idea.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 02:57 AM
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Not bad sub'd for when its done and painted
 
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 12:30 PM
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looks nice reading the title I was scared you were gonna do something like this:
 
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 12:34 PM
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Lol, no nothing crazy like that, I just want a subtle cowl that looks aggressive from the front. The way I want it is to look factory, not too over the top. Ill have updated pictures here shortly.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 01:16 PM
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The hood isn't done yet, its still being worked to fit but here's a rough idea.
That's nice, much better than the Stillen hood with that stupid bump in the middle.

Did you do the headlights also?
 
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 01:27 PM
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The lights are actually $120 eBay black housing lights, I'm redoing my OEM lights white to match the car. I'm doing a pearl white with a little blue pearl over the top. Only thing I'm waiting on is the rear bumper, I want to do something to make it stand out but I can't decide.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 01:45 PM
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Here is the wing and rear, I feel like I need to do something with the rear bumper still.
 
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 02:00 PM
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Did you mold that from fiberglass?
 
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 02:04 PM
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welcome to the G community! What next to come after the body changes are down?
 
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 04:07 PM
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The hood was welded on and functional since both parts were aluminum, then I used fiberglass and body filler to finish it off. The wing was rubber so I used panel bond to seal it, and filler to finish it off. As far as performance I only have a cat back and a tune, my goal is to finish the outside, then swap my tan interior for black. After that I will go for more mods, I've had a vortech 350z before so I'm partial to that setup for a daily drivin car.
 
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Old Jul 16, 2014 | 10:17 PM
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Still not finished, but here is the hood painted.
 
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Old Jul 16, 2014 | 10:32 PM
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Damn, that hoods sic. Lemme have it.
 
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Old Jul 16, 2014 | 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Gdirtyfive55
Damn, that hoods sic. Lemme have it.
I'd be more then happy to make one for you if you were ever in my area lol. It actually wasn't too bad, just very time consuming.
 
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