what did you do to your comet today?

[CALIFORNIA CALIENTE]

Joe;glad to hear you and your family are OK and back home!! I've been away from a TV,where was that fire? May have a line on a quarter and trim. ROY.

[comethead]

Thanks Roy! Fires were in the hills around my neighborhood. It got real close but we got lucky I guess.

Let me know on those parts, Ill be in Oxnard next weekend Ill give ya a call.
Joe

[tweaked]

Fires can be real scary, glad your family is ok. Here is one of my comet projects.

[SASSY]

Roger, Your focus to go racin,,,,,,,,pretty strong!
Passion, keeps us all in the garage some late nites!!!!!!!!!!
I'm hookin our little camper on Sassy today, gonna spend a
little time in Idaho with Marilyn. It'll give you guys abreak from me !!
Building a few extra brownie points for the mid-August trip
out to meet Brain and Roy. Never know when ya need to pull out
a few points!!!!!!!
Fred

[Ratical]

working on the hood conversion. 66-68 gt hood on a 65 metal frame.

[CALIFORNIA CALIENTE]

Ratical;that is going to look great!!!Keep the pictures coming. ROY.

[Boss/Cyclone]

working on the hood conversion. 66-68 gt hood on a 65 metal frame.

This project deserves it's own thread.

[comethead]

That hood looks good. Is the big difference in the 65 to 66 fiberglass hoods just the nose? How close is the width? At one time I tried to research the part numbers for the metal "scoops" on the 65-66 hoods to check if they were the same but I dont think I got too far. They look kind of the same but I think the 65 p/n is a C5 number and the 66 scoop is a C6 number. Sounds obvious but I think some part numbers crossed years unless there was a big change?

Anyway cool conversion!!

Joe

[tweaked]

Ratical like the hood, let see more pics of your build. I raced my comet and the best time was a 13.28 @ 103mph. There is more in her, she just needs some tweaking.

[Ratical]

Well thanks guys. I know these hoods are not a poupular choice. but have a poupular price. and as far as scoop interchangeabilty i have no idea, if someone has the measurments for the 65 i will be happy to layout the 66+ measurments. the hood itself was 2 inches overall bigger. so i cut an inch from each side. the back had a totaly diffrent shape. as did the nose. i skined the fiberglass hood. and grafted the nose on. skined the metal hood blasted the frame and sprayed with por 15. used 3M smc/fiberglass two part adhesive. filled some of the thicker openings with liquid nails. at the moment im finishing the underside thickning up all the edges. should just have to straiten up the graft on top. looking at it on the car i probaly should have took the two inches out of the middle. but im well pleased none the less.

[Ratical]

here is a comparison from an actual 65 and mine.

[CALIFORNIA CALIENTE]

Ratical;I like yours better.It looks close enough that most people will never know.It had to be cheaper than buying an original plus it was made by you for you!!!! ROY.

[Ratical]

thanks and yes cost will be minimal. i had the steel hood from another car i parted out. i got the 66 hood for about 260 shipped. and have about 70 dollars in resin and mat. and the labor. well i never count my labor or id be giving the goverment a good run in deficit.

[CALIFORNIA CALIENTE]

Have you thought about making a mold and selling copies? ROY.

[Ratical]

i actualy have. i would like a carbon fiber one. but i may see if someone in thee hood business would be interested. i would glady let them use mine to make a prototype.