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quote:Originally posted by PTGT Redman
I think I'm in for the Keystone single scoop.
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I think you'll be pleased with it, my paint guy had to reschedule on me so it's not going in 'til the 7th. I've had a good long time to look over every inch of this thing and it's really really nice. I give Keystone a "C" on packing though. It comes in a HUGE box but they only use formed foam blocks on both "feet" of the hood and one formed block that cradles the front lip/nose. Well it cradles it if it manages to stay put. All it would take would be a strip of masking tape to hold it. Mine had shifted so much during transport that it had slid around to the side putting some minor scratches into the gel coat. Granted the paint shop will be touching it up regardless but not having that block secured could've meant having a cracked hood by the time it got to me. A large part of the blame rests with the freight company of course (wheels the box up to my door with the "This End Up" pointed squarely at the ground).
I broke down and test fit it on Sunday and was really pleased with the fit. Pretty much just plopped it down and it wasn't even 1/8" off. Just gonna take a little shifting to get it perfect.
I took a bunch of pics while I was test fitting so I'll get them up as soon as I'm able.
The only things I noticed that were a little off were the slot for the factory prop. It's not even close to being lined up to where you could use it. Not a big issue as there isn't a chance in hell I'd be using the factory prop with a fiber hood. The other issue I have I mentioned above regarding the missing mounting brackets for the washer fluid hose. I haven't heard from anyone about what they did with them. On other forums a number of people said they just let them dangle. I'm looking for some brackets that will easily attach to the hood and help keep the hose up. I may be a little anal about it but it seems silly to me to put the money and time into dressing the car up and then just let the hoses hang there. So far I've ordered some good quality silicone replacement hosing to get rid of the factory plumbing since there also won't be the factory blankie to cover/protect the hose from the engine heat.