I second-third that, Kent has the best hoods out there. Mine needed the
traditional trimming but wound up with a perfect fit. He does the hoods
after hours from his regular business (Aerodyne Engineering, makes parts for
aircraft) and states "aircraft business has been good" is the reason they
take so long. He is also a nice guy to deal with. He talks to you about
which hood you now have and what to expect from his and to the best of his
ability tries to make the hood for your car. Only thing better is to take
your car to him. Hard to get a hold of, Keep trying.
Have not heard good things about the other hoods.
> Listers,
> I purchased a Kent Wilcox hood 7 years ago and it fit VERY well and only
> required trimming at the rear (It is designed this way) to fit the
> variability of the Tiger construction. The only thing I needed to do was
> to glue the inner reinforcement to the outer skin with some Panel
> bonding adhesive and that greatly stiffened the hood from flexing. The
> finish of the hood is the BEST fiberglass product I have seen produced
> it truly is a quality product. As for cracking there is ABSOLUTELY NONE
> yet. One thing about fiberglass is that I have had mine on the car
> unpainted for 7 years and you can see how the gel coat is mapping into
> the texture of the fiberglass as the hood is heat cycled. It should be
> suitably cured now so that when I sand it smooth the mapping will not
> return. If you install the hood you may want to run it unpainted for a
> while to heat cycle the fiberglass several times. Kent suggested it.
> I HIGHLY recommend Kent's product and suggest that it is worth the wait.
>
> Wilcox, Kent
> 1763 North Marshall Avenue
> El Cahon, CA 92040
> Bus: (619) 448-6700
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