[Shotimes] Re: Carbon Fiber hood for the SHO

[Ron Porter]

Exactly. This is like any other part you want. Want lowering springs for a
given load rating? Shops will make any spring you want for a Gen 1/2/3, but
you will pay. It's just like the Street Rod crowd. That's why may street
rods cost $50-100K. They can't find most stuff on the shelf. If someone with
a Gen 3 wants a certain type of strut, someone could most certainly adapt
something to fit....for a price.

Much like all of the grumbling about some of the SHO aftermarket parts that
are available. Yeah, places like the SHO Shop have issues, but to get
suppliers that make higher quality parts would be at a price that people
won't pay.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Donald Mallinson
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 10:10 AM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shotimes] Re: Carbon Fiber hood for the SHO


Rick,

The only catch is the cost.  You can get almost ANYTHING 
built, even illegal stuff, if you pay enough money.

The statement that they aren't interested because of too 
little demand really isn't right.  Wave enough money under 
their nose and they will do ONE hood!  Guaranteed!  So that 
is the catch, how much is a VERY small group of people 
willing to pay to get this item?

Personally, the weight savings isn't the driving factor for 
me, it is cost and looks.  I would not leave a carbon fiber 
hood natural, so I would paint it, and then the real benefit 
for me is gone, can't see it anymore, except maybe the 
underside.  A carbon fiber appearance cover for the V8 makes 
more sense from the appearance side.  But again, cost is the 
factor, at least it is smaller and easier to make.

I just hate that a lot of new cars have nothing more than a 
plastic cover to look at underhood.  It is a cheap and lousy 
way to "clean up" the underhood area for those manufacturers 
that just won't take the time/money to run wires/hoses in a 
neat manner.  NO other reason to have this type of cover 
except to maybe keep owners from touching the merchandise!

Don Mallinson

Rick Glass wrote:
I found a company who says they can produce a carbon fiber 
hood for our SHO's.......but there's a catch.

Hi Rick,
We have the capability to produce a CF hood for the Taurus, 
but arent interested in producing that as there is not much 
demand for those.
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