*Custom Hood Poll*

Which aftermarket hood would you be interested in?

  • Standard Raised Cowl (exact style to be determined)

    Votes: 17 12.9%

  • Cobra R Raised Cowl (exact style to be determined)

    Votes: 38 28.8%

  • Dual scoop Ram Air (Mach1 non-shaker) (exact style to be determined)

    Votes: 41 31.1%

  • SVO 80's style (exact style to be determined)

    Votes: 6 4.5%

  • No thanks, stock steel for me.

    Votes: 30 22.7%
  • Total voters
    132
  • Poll closed .
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Bowman9

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Quick like a bunny.
As you all know nobody makes an aftermarket hood for the Marauder/Marquis/Vic, but Doug from Champion Fiberglass Products has shown interest in such a project if we can decide on "one" style of hood from the designs he already makes for other cars.
We need to choose from one of his exsisting hood designs to keep cost down, estimated cost is in the mid to high 300 dollar range.

http://www.championfiberglassproducts.com/

Doug stated in another post "If I had a commitment for 40 hoods I would eat the cost of the mold."
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=25482&highlight=hood

So I am starting this poll to get an idea of who is interested and which style is most popular. This is the first poll which will be opening for 60 days, so other polls will most likely follow to narrow down the choices.

Dual scoop Ram Air = Mach 1, Super Mach, Mach III, Stallion.


These images are for illustration purposes only, meaning no hoods actually exist.
If a hood were to be put into production the size, shape, and style may/will differ from the illustrations provided below.
These images are to give you a general idea of what the hood might look like.


Standard Raised Cowl (exactly style to be determined)
mercurymaruderhood05.jpg




Cobra R Raised Cowl (exactly style to be determined)
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Dual Scoop Ram Air (exactly style to be determined)
mercurymaruderhood06.jpg




SVO 80's style Scoop (exactly style to be determined)
mercurymaruderhood07.jpg




Stock Steel Hood
mercurymaruder.jpg
 
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This is my favorite and the only one I would be interested in of those we have seen so far. Sorry don't know which one it is. dennis
 
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Hotrauder said:
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This is my favorite and the only one I would be interested in of those we have seen so far. Sorry don't know which one it is. dennis
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That would be a Cobra R style.
 
Damn, no Mach 1, Super Mach, Mach III or Stallion?
'cause there could be some bizarre possibilities w/ that many lines on my MM :) and many hidden costs, :( LOL!
damn that Cobra R looks nice too ....
 
Mesencephalon said:
Damn, no Mach 1, Super Mach, Mach III or Stallion?
'cause there could be some bizarre possibilities w/ that many lines on my MM :) and many hidden costs, :( LOL!
damn that Cobra R looks nice too ....
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Dual scoop Ram Air = Mach 1, Super Mach, Mach III, Stallion.
 
has anyone out there been able to find out if the 02 or 03 cop cars have aluminum hoods?????????????
 
Hotrauder said:
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This is my favorite and the only one I would be interested in of those we have seen so far. Sorry don't know which one it is. dennis
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I am in like flynn for this one.
 
i have a hard time visualizing some of them... maybe someone with some free time can photoshop them on a MM?

or not. :cool:
 
David Morton said:
I wonder what the 70's style Cobra Jet hood scoop would look like?
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Small. Maybe a Cougar Eliminator style from a 69-70.
I have a Boss 429 style scoop for my Mustang. Maybe I should remove the studs and see how it looks. I think it'll be too tall.
 
I think the Cobra R Raised Cowl would look good given the soft lines of the MM and Vic. Its a more subtle look and doesn't scream "HOOD SCOOP" like you can buy on JC Whitney or some ricer shop.
So when does the production start??? :D
 
I'm also very interested. The big questions, beyond styling issues, are:

How much lighter than the steel hood would the fiberglass hoods really be?

How will the hardware mounting be supported on the fiberglass?

Will the fiberglass hood require structural support ?
(Our hoods are large and fiberglass will flex).

Style is very important, but the above is also much needed 411. These additional concerns are precisely what has kept other vendors away.
 
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