At 10:00 PM 12/11/97 -0600, Robert Trottmann wrote:
>Has anyone had experience with N.S.1 performance center (219)724.9008,
>in Indiana? The said they had a fiberglass cowl- air for 95 Dakota for
>$500. Also, how much do you think it would cost to have one painted to
>match and installed?
I don't know anything about N.S.l, but a little while back, a list
member posted a phone number for a place (in Florida, I think) that sold
fiberglass cowl induction hoods for the 95 style Dakotas. It was in the
$300 range.
I too would be interested in what it would cost to get a hood like that
painted. (I immagine it would have to be clearcoated too in order to look
good.)
You can probably install it yourself (or with a friend to hold the other
side while you turn the wrench. If the hood is designed for a dakota, it
should just bolt on. Something to keep in mind with fiberglass hoods is
that the springs used to hold a car's hood up are designed for heavy steel
hoods, and if you pull down on the hood to close it, you could crack the
hood. I don't think this is an issue on the Dakota; the hinges for the
hood don't appear to have any resistance; they're probably just simple
hinges.
-Jon-
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