In the past year I've received a couple dozen PM's from various forum members telling me how much they would like to have a hood like mine. It's all been very flattering, but really the only thing I could tell everybody was how I went about getting mine built.
That was until I heard from a relatively "new" forum member "Sarge" who PM'd me and was very interested in acquiring one. Like everybody else, I told him the best possible way to duplicate my hoods design was in fiberglass.
Well this very enterprising young man had the initiative to get in touch with a well known maker of "High Quality" Fiberglass Hoods (AAR) and sent them a photo of my Crossfire from my Avatar. The next thing I know, I hear from Sarge and he informs me that they are very interested in the project.
I just got off the phone with AAR, and they would like to have about 10 "confirmed" orders before the wheels are set in motion. He assured me that they only build the finest molds for their hoods, so the quality of the product is uniform for the entire production run. Google aarqualityfiberglass.com and read all about them. I think they are shooting for a price under $700, + shipping. With a large enough order, maybe the price would come down, and maybe we can talk em into a Crossfireforum "Group" purchase discount.
I know the "jury" is still out with some forum members when it comes to accepting my hood design. But all I can tell you is that I've been told by dozens of people that after seeing it in person, they really like it, and the photo's simply don't do it justice. It totally changes the "personality" of the Crossfire, and it comes across as much more intimidating. Plus it makes the Crossfire even more "Retro" looking than it already is.
A Chrysler "design" engineer agreed with me when I said this should have been "standard" on the SRT6.
To me, the difference between my XF and a "stock" one is almost like comparing a "stock" 1966 Mustang fastback, to a 66 "Shelby" Mustang, (without the stripes of course) it's not really any faster, it just looks like it is.
The fiberglass reproduction hood will accept all the original hood "hardware", and it can be made functional just like the original AMX style hood scoop.
This whole thing is in its "infant" stage, and AAR will be monitoring the forum. So any "positive" feedback should go along way towards making this project reach fruition.
Here are some photos taken at the Dragon (just in case somebody forgot what it looks like).
https://www.crossfireforum.org/galle...hp/photo/12641
And some close-ups courtesy of Andrew.
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...ad.php?t=17372