Can you get Lexan as a liquid resin even, or only in sheets? As a liquid, I think keeping an even thickness would be the hardest part, you'd need a top and bottom mold then fill completely in between. Also, I'm not sure about how to get bubbles out.

 

^you know... It sounds complicated to me too... and I'm not sure how it's gonna get done, BUT I CAN'T WAIT!


The dealer has 2 part numbers for the hood. It's a 2 layer hood. The top SHOULD be able to be taken off.
I don't know anything about how the plastic is going to be made/molded, but the stock frame could definitely be used.
Cosmetically, it wouldn't look AS cool as a completely clear hood, but I think they'd both kick ___...

I guess we'll see what happens!

 

Not one that really knows about plastic's but I do know that our company when making large plates of plexing glass we make a buck of our pattern andhten send it to be heated and draped onto our buck. Once laid onto our buck, it's shaped and then cooled to give us our final product.

I'm sure having a extra hood, one can use it as a buck. Only problem is you'd need a large enough heating table.

 

Arc do you mind if i do what they do for the plates i can heat the plastic but i dont know if it will hurt the paint but if i put something on the paint it will interfer with the molding lol Just want to know what you want me to do and what you dont want me to do to the hood of yours. Also i cant wait till it gets here so i can get started.

 

me too!

 

Destroy the old hood for all I care! It'll be worth it to get a clear one!
(It's scheduled for delivery tomorrow)

 

ok i wil try to form one useing the shell of the hood and the peal the old hood off of it and use the frame under it and vut some of the middle out so you can see more engine and not metel lol if you want or i can keep the frame under and you can see the frame it kinda would look kool LOL!!!! If you want to call me and talk more about and and how i am going to do it my number is 813-857-9820 and my name is Josh. I am waiting for it LOL!! Cant wait LOL!!! I will have my wife keep a look out for it LOL!!!

 

^somebody's more excited than I am!

but I'd remove your phone# from your post if I were you... for safety's sake.


but yeah, it'd be cool if you cut the center out, but if it messes with the stability, or is too time hard, don't worry about itQ

 

I am going to run a few test on how hot under the hood gets so i can see what i can use besides polycarb because polycarb burns when you heat it up to bend it LOL!!! So I am going to see how hot it get under the hood.

 

sweet, thanx for the update.

 

Np i am going to run that test today if i can i ave a lot of work to do LOL but i have rapped headers so my engine bay is going to be a lot cooler but i will test under my hood and if anyone wants to help with a box that doens't have header rap that would bee kool. I will post what i come up with here in a day or so.

 

what kind of test you need?

I have stainless headers on gothbox,
and stock on DOA with no stock heat shield.

 

Just a temp reading under the hood andd how hot the hood is after driving around. Don't do any unnessary driving if you dont want to LOL!!!! Just if you are driving around to go somewhere like normal driving LOL!!! If you want to do both you can but just do the one you want to should be a close heat reading because you have o heat shield on one and stainless on the other LOL!!!! Thanks for the help if you do help with test LOL!!!!

 

good point, its no prob. Glad I can help out. I will do it today, I have to do some stuff around town anyways. I am pretty sure I have an extra oven temp gage at the house that I can use.
I don't mind helping if I can, just remember me when you get them done, I want a red one.

 

LOL!!!! When I get the hoods down I will make any color anyone wants If I i can make them LOL!!! Crossing fingers that I can do it LOL!!! But thanks for the help and i will remember dont worry LOL!!!

 

SWEET!
well I have fingers and toes crossed that you can do it. I will say a little pray tonight before I go to bed.

 

I LOL!!! thanks LOL!!! I will keep a post everyday on how it is going and what i have figered LOL!!!

 

Any update?????

 

Not yet still testing some stuff out nothing exciting yet LOL!!! Just a lot of heating things up and finding melting points and stuff like that LOL!!! Sorry LOL!!!

 

^boo!