i decided to copy lowbox's idea for the celica hood conversion
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=31076&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=celica+hood

here she is not painted yet cause i was doing a final test fit. i have a little bit of sanding left to do before i throw a coat of paint on her but she looks fantastic as she sits

http://home.comcast.net/~hondahatch98/celicahood/primeredtestfit1.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~hondahatch98/celicahood/primeredtestfit2.jpg

i have a few step by step pics to add later

Let me get this straight... does the celica hood actually fit the xB???? Or are you just saying that it is the Celica-STYLE of hood?

no i did like lowbox did to his hood... i took a stock xb hood and a stock celica gt hood n cut the centers out of both.. welded the gt center into my xb hood n whalah!

looks good both of ya'll made awesome lookin hoods. i love it.

Someone needs to mass produce this hood. I want one :D It's Sweet 8)

"i took a stock xb hood and a stock celica gt hood n cut the centers out of both.. welded the gt center into my xb hood n whalah!"

Got it. Thanks. Sweet mod, BTW...

Someone needs to mass produce this hood. I want one :D It's Sweet 8)

ive been contemplating making a fiberglass mold to make either fiberglass or carbon fiber copies

my friends uncle builds boats so he works with both materials.. gonna try to persuade him to get to work.. haha

That hood kicks booty, I want, I want, I want.....Mass produce that hood and I am shure everyone will want one including me. I think it has the best profile out of all the hoods Iv seen....NICE JOB ! : :lol:

yeah a cf version would rock hard!!!! id love a fiberglass one too.

That's not the only thing you copied.

Wow, call that xB "Bee" for short, cause it's busy!

I really like the hood!

i must say that's a really nice job there - so far the only vented hood that i think looks "right" on the box, accentuates the lines very nicely, and not too overboard to make it look taky or gross

excellent mod!

- Brian

That's not the only thing you copied.

what else???

It's damn near impossible do something that's not already been done by someone else unless you starting getting a little crazy (like lowbox did with his hood)

He did give Lowbox credit right off the bat.

That's not the only thing you copied.

what else???

It's damn near impossible do something that's not already been done by someone else unless you starting getting a little crazy (like lowbox did with his hood)

He did give Lowbox credit right off the bat.

thanks window..

yes i always give credit where credit is due.

i have made frame braces that were similar to other companies.. but not copies cause mine used different tubing.

or do u mean the foglight vent that i had previously stated as being a good idea n that i would copy it

or the aftermarket fogs down below that are similar to lowbox's? which i didnt copy..ive had that idea for a while but didnt wanna do it until i sold my factory set of foglights

.......not to mention that I myself said in Lowbox's thread a few months back, that when Igot around to finding the time, I too was gonna rip his design off ... make a few changes I think that would improve the design, to make it mine - but no mistaking where the idea came from.

thats HOT.. I want one in CF and paint the little top dealio to match my factory BSP..

i just stared for a few minutes til i felt the drool drop!

sweet hood!.. the front end looks MEAN!... lotsa stuff going on, but looks ultra-clean... nice job!...

It's cool, I could really give a "cit" (no swearing, i'll just make like the moderators) about what people do to their cars.

Love the hood. Skills...
Where did you get those fog lights??

actually a cheapy set from walmart.. like $30 i think they were

actually a cheapy set from walmart.. like $30 i think they were

you can buy those fog lights at walmart.

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really ya dont say? from walmart? oh wait thats what he said . lol

looks awesome

look at the time stamps, they posted at the same time, hotbox05. JEESH. ;-)

I saw this hood personally, looks even better then!! Great job Jeff...

hey nice job jeff , it was kindy easy huh :shock: nice job and thanks for the credit , " note to self must come up with new hood now and not post pics on scion life " just kiding 8) hey why dose my avatar say i am a futher scion owner it's like a magic 8 ball

hey nice job jeff , it was kindy easy huh :shock: nice job and thanks for the credit , " note to self must come up with new hood now and not post pics on scion life " just kiding 8) hey why dose my avatar say i am a futher scion owner it's like a magic 8 ball

You have to fill out your profile information and add your car to the registry... :D :wink:

If you need any help let me know!

WOW - that looks GREAT!

As far as copying - I thought that was the sincerest form of flattery?? But these days, people get ____ed off about it. Stoopid thing to get the panties bunched up over i think.

Damn.. the more i look at it, the more i like it. :shock:

So what was your cost on this?

Man that hood is sweet! good job putting it together, seems to fit perfect. Now the BIG question is who's gonna replicate and produce a Carbon Fiber one.....maybe bBist?

Wow, that is going to look really nice once it has a few coats of color and clear on it. CONGRATS!

Ok fellas, this is damn hot!! After i mopped up all the drool and was able to type again, I decided I have to ask you, "What year Celica did you guys use for this Celica GT scoop?" I can't stop looking at this hood yo! I feel like Homer "MMMMmm Celica hood scoop conversion...aaaaarrrrggghhaaaaarrgghhhhaaaaaaa!" Damn, keep drooling...


Victor

i used a 02 gt the guy put a carbon fiber one on , so i bought his stocker for $ 150.00 :lol:

hey Remember you said that it would take about 800 to make well I'll give you nine if you make me one lowbox got the money to spare

cant wait for a cf one , should be way cheaper than 800. scrap hoods can be found for cheap guys , if ya know where to go.

the scrap hood may be cheap, like $100-$200, but then you gotta put the effort into it... That's why things cost money...

oh this i know but i work on my own car for free . lol , a cf one will have significantly less labor and will be much cheaper and easier.

you think it will be easy to manufacture a carbon fiber hood, like this one, by yourself?

i thought xbs looked dumb with hoodscoops .....untill now VERY good job more pics please :clap:

looks great. one of the best hoods ive seen for the box. got a top down picture?

you think it will be easy to manufacture a carbon fiber hood, like this one, by yourself?i didnt say i would lay the cf , i'm saying it'd be alot cheaper and easier to reproduce them in cf versus two hoods with labor and such.

Man after debating wether or not to get the normal bbist hood or the vented my friend tells me that i can have his celica hood for free!! Now the option to do this hood is in my head, how much for a stock xb hood?? anybody...

call the dealer parts dept.

My bad hotbox, I thought you were implying that you were gonna do it yourself, b/c you said you work on your own car.

Man this hood looks sooooo good....


:bow: Sweet :bow:

Any idea if you are going to make copies? also would you mind if others did this on their own...

I don't like taking ideas unless its ok with the original creator

Pb

the fuji like the hood..im not cutting anything..ill buy a premade one in carbon fiber or just paint it black..but that is one sexy hood

too bad you can't find a pre-made one yet. He got the idea from lowbox, and then made it himself. So for now, if you want one, ya gotta MAKE one.

ill wait out.

I don't blame you!

IMO that would look better on an xA but still, very nice work

the scrap hood may be cheap, like $100-$200, but then you gotta put the effort into it... That's why things cost money...

Raising old threads from the dead!! :lalala:

I ordered several hoods/parts from the parts dept. today. The xB hood NEW wholesale was only $150 and no tax (so retail would be what?? $180ish...). That's still cheap even retail. Asked about the Celica hood price - NEW you're looking about $250ish. Even at a junk yard, you'll be lucky to get either of those parts for that price if in perfect new condition.

For a change - something at the dealer is CHEAP!

If you're worth a crap at body work and have a TAX ID#, you could make the hood for $450ish (or only $300 if you don't mind cutting up your stock hood). $400 for the 2 hoods and $50 for the paint (and this is assuming you don't have to buy any tools, welders, sprayers etc...).

I'd rather layout $300-450 or so for a good steel hood than $300 for a flimsy plastic hood.

I'd rather layout $300-450 or so for a good steel hood than $300 for a flimsy plastic hood.

I hear that .

Wow! That looks hot man. Nice job! :bow:

For the both of you guys who built the hood..........keep up the great modding :clap: :clap: :clap: :bow: :bow: :bow: That is one baad MUTHA........

:clap: very sweet i think this is something i will have to do my self . some times you got to bite.

..me likes tha hood

that thing is really sweet. you should see if you can get it to a place where they can mass produce it- tell them you have a significant customer base (show them this thread) and make em pay ya for the design!!

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looks hot! what grill is that? thanks!

i have the original vizages grille n eyelids.. they make a whole different bodykit now that im not exactly partial to. they should have stayed with the original kit

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Damn that looks nice :bow:

[quote=NJthunder5spd]actually a cheapy set from walmart.. like $30 i think they were

Talking like yoda we are!!!

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=621225#621225

nice