Thorton OAI hood
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#5
I recently spoke with both Thornton and Fusick (who sells their hoods) and was told by both that the mold they use had been "damaged" and would take probably a year or so to repair. Both are out of stock on '70 hoods and will be for at least that long. It seems likely, given the differences that the 71/72 hoods probably use a different mold though so call and check with both. BTW, the new price will be $2,995
#7
They have the best repop hood out there. It is as close to original as you are going to get. The price reflects the better quality. In the short term, the originals started going up again because of them being out of stock
#8
The only visual difference between the two was the wire mesh over the engine area. The mesh on the Thornton didn't have a binding at the rear. Otherwise the hoods appeared identical.
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VC455
Exactly right. I was able to buy one of the last available 70 Thornton hoods for that very reason. The blue 442 I did had as OE hood on it and my body shop had 50 or so hours into it to make it look good. At the end of the day, it's way more cost effective to use the Thornton hood regardless of the cost to buy.
Exactly right. I was able to buy one of the last available 70 Thornton hoods for that very reason. The blue 442 I did had as OE hood on it and my body shop had 50 or so hours into it to make it look good. At the end of the day, it's way more cost effective to use the Thornton hood regardless of the cost to buy.
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VC455
Exactly right. I was able to buy one of the last available 70 Thornton hoods for that very reason. The blue 442 I did had as OE hood on it and my body shop had 50 or so hours into it to make it look good. At the end of the day, it's way more cost effective to use the Thornton hood regardless of the cost to buy.
Exactly right. I was able to buy one of the last available 70 Thornton hoods for that very reason. The blue 442 I did had as OE hood on it and my body shop had 50 or so hours into it to make it look good. At the end of the day, it's way more cost effective to use the Thornton hood regardless of the cost to buy.
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I called Thornton and asked about the 71-72 hood, they told me it could be at least 6 months or more before they start doing hoods because they are waiting on the metal to stamp the lower structure.
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