Midlife 814 Report post Posted June 2, 2015 Did you find any bees in the box? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rodbrady 18 Report post Posted June 2, 2015 I think they drowned in all the flooding we've had. Did I mention that it came by boat? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwcstang 201 Report post Posted June 3, 2015 Getting my scoop in today, I'll take pictures after work. :) Thanks Ridge! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwcstang 201 Report post Posted June 3, 2015 was on lunch and I had time to go back home to see my package arrived, overall looks great, very sturdy! lol Thanks again ridge! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 3, 2015 Hey ,it is one piece ...thats 4 for 4 ,shipped with out damage . That box was probably a little easier to open ...I ran out of glue ! Don't worry though ,i will buy another case ,that should do at least 2 boxes .HAHA! You will probably need to dolly down the mounting holes in the hood ,they tend to be mushroomed up from tightening the original scoops . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 3, 2015 Did you find any bees in the box? Hey i found out i can sell those bees . Had a rogue hive still here and sold them for a couple of dollars to a local bee keeper . he said next year he will drop off some empty hives and we will just let them fill up .I told him he can have all he can catch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rodbrady 18 Report post Posted June 4, 2015 Good news! My hood didn't gain any weight during its trip to Texas. Just got the final invoice: Invoice received from Con-way Freight uShip has received the final carrier invoice for the shipment by Con-way Freight. Original Quote Amount $162.02 Invoice Amount $162.25 Balance Due $0.00 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 4, 2015 i will stick with Con way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 6, 2015 was on lunch and I had time to go back home to see my package arrived, overall looks great, very sturdy! lol Thanks again ridge! I also have the hood scoop for a 68 Cougar GTE .It is made from an original with the correct mounting nuts .The first two i sold on Ebay got caught up in a bidding war .The first one went for $400 ,i couldn't believe it .The second one went for $418 then someone else started making them and they dropped down to $125 so that is what i started selling them for . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 7, 2015 Ok boys and girls ,thanks to Rod ...stupid me has this shipping thing figured out ! Now i just need my boxes to show up ...Waiting ,,,Waiting.. Waiting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rsanter 152 Report post Posted June 7, 2015 How much do you get for those Mach I hood scoops. BTW. I just bought another 69 coupe that the back sheetmetal is better than the last one I spoke of. This one would be a better one for making a pattern for the shelby de Mexico sail panels Bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 7, 2015 $150 for the scoop ,the lights and grill are not included .I still have to find more mounting studs .I think i can get them through Mustangs U. The straighter the better to make the back end pieces . It would be nice to make the sail panels from sheet metal so they could be welded on instead of bonding them on . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rsanter 152 Report post Posted June 8, 2015 If,you first made the form from foam or fiberglass, you could then use those to make a forming die that you could use a press to give the sheetmetal shape. You would have to make each side from two pieces an inside and an outside and then weld them along the ridgeBob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rodbrady 18 Report post Posted June 8, 2015 Well, I finally got up the nerve to drill holes in my brand new hood for the scoop. Turned out well, I think! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted June 9, 2015 Can't wait to see it painted up on the stang Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted June 9, 2015 Can't wait to see it painted up and on the stang Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 9, 2015 Well, I finally got up the nerve to drill holes in my brand new hood for the scoop. Turned out well, I think! LOOK INSIDE THE SCOOP WHILE IT IS SETTING ON THE HOOD ,IF THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN THE WASHER ON THE STUD AND THE HOOD YOU MAY NEED TO PUT A WASHER BETWEEN THE STUD AND THE HOOD TO FILL THE GAP OR THE STUDS MAY PULL OUT OF THE SCOOP WHEN YOU TIGHTEN IT DOWN .THE FIBERGLASS WILL NOT GIVE LIKE A STEEL HOOD DOES . LOOKS GOOD BY THE WAY ,NOW GET IT PAINTED ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rodbrady 18 Report post Posted June 10, 2015 Good idea, Ridge! Now, here's a question my son asked. "What happens when it rains with those open vents?" I hadn't thought about how wet the engine compartment might get if it's sitting in the rain, especially through the rear vents. Should we be concerned about that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 10, 2015 That is the way the 69 -70 Shelbys were so it must not have been a problem .I think the rear opening is behind the motor but i dont have the motor in mine yet to see . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeStang 247 Report post Posted June 10, 2015 I have driven mine in the RAIN unfortunately :( and I didnt have any issues with the huge gaping holes LOL... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 10, 2015 NO NO NO ! Never let them get wet ! 1 shaun071 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeStang 247 Report post Posted June 11, 2015 Couldn't help it LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 13, 2015 I laid up another hood this Morning ,80 * by 10 oclock . By eleven it was over 100* in my shop ,that was with the fans on . Fiberglass dries really fast in that heat .I did the top first ,and i barely got the under bracing laid up and it was hard as a rock . Drying time is ... It's wet ,no its hard ...that fast . LOL ! You have to be fast or you will wind up with a brush stuck in the resin bucket .Or sticking to the bottom of the hood . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ridge Runner 1,112 Report post Posted June 22, 2015 Boxes are finally on their way .I ordered them the 29th of may and nothing . I called the box company and told them , SEND THE BOXES OR SEND MY MONEY BACK!! Strange thing ,they just happened to be shipped that morning .That was Friday and they are still sitting at the trucking company in Fontana . At least the tracking shows they are some where other than the box company .Why is it so hard for me to get something When i order it . I waited 11 months for a new 1935 ford truck bed i ordered ,and i ordered a 3 x 2V intake for a 289 and never got it ,i barely got my money back . I never seem to get things i order in under a month at the least .Starting to get pi$$ed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeStang 247 Report post Posted June 23, 2015 So how many hoods have you made so far now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
