I Just got my hood and fenders today and would like to say I am very pleased. I didnt think I was going to have good news when it arrived because of all the talk about UP. Maybe I just got lucky. Just thought I'd let you all know. P.S. I saved a lot of money.

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1972 chevelle-bright orange
454-Lunati solid lift cam, performer rpm intake, long tube headers, 3" exhaust with single chambler flowmasters dumped before the axle, HEI iginition, fully race ported and polished heads with 2.3", 1.88" valves,
Turbo 350 tranny- redneck valve body, shift kit, 3300 stall
10 bolt rearend- 4:11 gears, minispool, c clip eliminators
Tubular LCA's w/ solid bushings.
15x10 Cragars ss wheels
p295/50s
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Currently being rebuilt from and electrical fire!
"Lets not race top-end."

Be ready to put that money you saved into your bodyman's pockets http://www.chevelles.com/forum/rolleyes.gif

Glad to hear you like and got good parts from Unlimited. Maybe they are turning around.

Joe

That's good to hear. I've heard lots of complaints about them and a few good things.

I'm considering a hood in the near future, but there's no way I'm gonna spend $400 for one, so UP is the only choice. Please let us know if you have any heat related issues with it.

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That's reassuring, I'm planning on ordering a hood and inner fenders from them.

JOE, I am my own body man.
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The underside is a little rough. There are to pieces glued together and what I did was took some filler and "smoothed" them together. It looks good. The fenders are only rough on the edge that butts up agianst the door. Well worth it. To be honest if you are going show quality go with hardwood, otherwise UP is worth it. I bet I saved over 100 pounds. Tomorrow I am going to glass the hood and fenders into one peice and flip it. I will try to get some pics up here in a couple of weeks if anyone is interested.
P.S. If you are going to fiberglass any reenforcements, DONT MIX YOUR GLASS TOO HOT!. You will have to do some filling on the top side if you do.
P.S.S. If you order a hood be sure to find some sort of mesh or louver for the cowl.

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1972 chevelle-bright orange
454-Lunati solid lift cam, performer rpm intake, long tube headers, 3" exhaust with single chambler flowmasters dumped before the axle, HEI iginition, fully race ported and polished heads with 2.3", 1.88" valves,
Turbo 350 tranny- redneck valve body, shift kit, 3300 stall
10 bolt rearend- 4:11 gears, minispool, c clip eliminators
Tubular LCA's w/ solid bushings.
15x10 Cragars ss wheels
p295/50s
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Currently being rebuilt from and electrical fire!
"Lets not race top-end."

The UP is usable if you're going to do the bodywork yourself and don't mind a poor fit. My bodyman had to block it five times to get mine flat and then it didn't fit the fender or cowl contours properly. Even after five blockings the hood only looked decent after it finally cured out. The underside frame is a joke and very rough IMO. The skin thickness is not great, very thin.

My second hood is a Glasstek. It only had to be blocked twice and the underside looks identical to a stock hood and provides more cold air cowl induction to the carb. It fit the fender and cowl contours perfect. The skin thickness was superior, it is actually heavier than the UP piece. The cost was only $100.00 more than the UP piece, money well spent for a quality piece.

The difference bodywork costs and the final fit makes the UP piece unusable IMHO.

The one in my signature picture for the 65 El Camino is a UP piece. Look close at the edge of the hood, see how it bows up along the middle of the fender. And yes I do have the light weight hood springs, not the stock heavy ones. The bow is how it fit when I bought it. I have replaced it with the Glasstek one and it fit s great. No I don't own stock in Glastek, just a very satisfied customer.

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Brian TC#1092, ACES#4374
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1964 Malibu SS Convertible (http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/65elcamino64.jpg) (Garage Queen) Before Restoration (http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/65elcamino64a.jpg)
1965 El Camino (http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/65elcamino1b.jpg) (Daily Driver) Before Restoration (http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/65elcamino1a.jpg)
1981 Corvette (http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/65elcamino81.jpg) (Sidelined for repairs)

[This message has been edited by 65elcamino (edited 02-13-2002).]

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Nice Elky!!


Joe