where can I get a clear plastic hood from?

Try Advanced Frame Works at

<http://www.montanajeepframes.com>

Crack, snap, break. :D I will stay with sheet metal myself....at least I can hammer that back out ;)

what would be better fiberglass or plastic?

I guess its arguable. How hard do you wheel kinda thing. Fiberglass would probly stress fracture easier, as plastic (depending) could be a little more plyable ???

UMMMM why would u want plastic is there such a need to be that light weight? I just don't get it.

maybe he wants people to see his motor who knows.

So people can see whether or not your battery is worth stealing?

Originally posted by XtremeGod
So people can see whether or not your battery is worth stealing?


HA HA HA HA HA! :p

Originally posted by thornhill
what would be better fiberglass or plastic?

neither. kevlar is better than both of those. but all good things cost money.

:smokin:

well if you have ever seen any of these hoods you will see the advantage is beyond cosmetic
http://www.montanajeepframes.com/customer/rock2.jpg

What if you go to grab the dip stick and don't realize the hood is down and impact your finger into the joint?!?!:rolleyes:

Purely out of curiosity, what is the "non-cosmetic" use for a clear hood?

You can acctualy see the fan belt slap the hood....

What kind of plastic are you talking about? You may want to clarify that. There are 1000's of plastics and they are all very different.

when's the last time you saw through a peice of fiberglass? just curious:flipoff2:

Originally posted by zachv

Purely out of curiosity, what is the "non-cosmetic" use for a clear hood?

I'm guessing your blind or can't see the picture for some other reason?????

Its like an R/C car, lexan. You can paint the inside and never have to shine up the bling bling paint.

At the very least you can see where your tires are and what they are doing more than you can with sheet metal. Thus the lust for a tube-framed buggy for some. All and all it just seems for show more than practicality

Originally posted by SCOTTS_4X
when's the last time you saw through a peice of fiberglass? just curious:flipoff2: I'm guessing you can't answer a simple question without another question?

Originally posted by NE-RokToy


I'm guessing your blind or can't see the picture for some other reason?????

no we can see the picture just fine and there is no fawkin reason for it there other than cosmetic? are you refering to the hoop nostrils sticking thru the hood??? uhm... yeah... i can cut some holes in the steel hood too..:rolleyes:

uhm....so yeah.. exactly WTF are you talking about???

Lexan would make for a nice hood. It's UV stable so the sun shouldn't yellow it. It's pretty much unbreakable so it should take some pretty nasty hits and spring back with a few scratches. It you like the idea of a clear hood then I say cool especially if your current hood is shot.

What about some clear underwear?? :eek:

A plastic hood would be great for the trail side repairs......




Just bust out the model airplane cement and go to work:flipoff2:

Originally posted by NE-RokToy


I'm guessing your blind or can't see the picture for some other reason?????

OK other than the fact that its some sort of plastic...it was easier to see where to cut the holes for the hoops, and there is a coolness factor to it, and the "fenders" are integral too it for more clearance....and it may be lighter than steel (who knows) I dont really see any point to it.

The fender thing and the holes could be done with a steel hood...if you are rolling your rig and are worried about hood durabiltiy you need to take the hood off or get some serious tubing to protect it....

Also...the added ability to see the tires?
WTF are you talking about?

I can see my tire...yes one side just fine if I look out...shouldnt really need to look anyway...you should kinda be able to tell what your tires are doing...if not go back to the mall and practice on speedbumps...you'll get it. :)

That hood has very little to do with that anyway...
If you are in a tube buggy yeah...then you can see a heck of a lot more.


So anyone else want to be cryptic?:D

MJ

Ok to all you to blind or dense to see the main benifit of this hood, it adds at least 5-6" of tire clearance, even more then if you entirely removed your fenders. Sorry i was cryptic, i thought the added benifit of this style hood (not material) was fairly obvious but I guess this is the land of 4" springs spring over and body lifts to clear 38's (AKA Massy lift)

and if anyone can do this style hood with their factory steel hood I command you for beeing a very great body man

Yes, I see the benefit of the raised wheelwell, but I thought we were debating the advantages of the clear Lexan over the fiberglass.

On another note, for you guys that run these hoods, do you seem to break them often? I was thinking about doing this to a stock hood and fender set if the 'glass does not hold up.

Originally posted by zachv
On another note, for you guys that run these hoods, do you seem to break them often? I was thinking about doing this to a stock hood and fender set if the 'glass does not hold up.

I might do the same thing...let us know if you do it and how it turns out. What Jeep?

Thanks, Phil
:usa:

Originally posted by NE-RokToy
Ok to all you to blind or dense to see the main benifit of this hood, it adds at least 5-6" of tire clearance, even more then if you entirely removed your fenders. Sorry i was cryptic, i thought the added benifit of this style hood (not material) was fairly obvious but I guess this is the land of 4" springs spring over and body lifts to clear 38's (AKA Massy lift)

and if anyone can do this style hood with their factory steel hood I command you for beeing a very great body man

:rolleyes:
Yeah I think we all saw the whole no fender integral with the hood clearance thing...of you reread my posts youll see that at least I did..
Most of us were just debating the "why clear plastic: aspect man chill.
At least I was.

I'll send ya a pic if when I do my steel hood with similar "fenderette" thingies.

Its not much a cutting tool, some grinding, welding, ffiller, sanding, filler, sanding, priming, sanding, pirning sanding painting, sanding cant accomplish. :flipoff2: ah I see another benfit to that hood.
;)
Oh also I'm 2.5" SOA, NO BODY LIFT, with fender choppage clearing 38's nicely. :flipoff2:
MJ

for the love of god the advantage is being able to c the PASSANGER tire, what the fuck is so hard to figure out about that, i dont run one of these hoods and never would consider it but thats the advantage of them:rolleyes:

If it were lexan it will be expensive. At Home Depot a 72"x36" piece of 1/8" lexan is $99 :eek: :eek:

Originally posted by NE-RokToy
Ok to all you to blind or dense to see the main benifit of this hood, it adds at least 5-6" of tire clearance, even more then if you entirely removed your fenders. Sorry i was cryptic, i thought the added benifit of this style hood (not material) was fairly obvious but I guess this is the land of 4" springs spring over and body lifts to clear 38's (AKA Massy lift)

and if anyone can do this style hood with their factory steel hood I command you for beeing a very great body man

:massey: only has 2" BL :flipoff2: gee how do i know ;)
what about chopping the sides of the hood and removing the fenders and getting the same amount of clearance while saving money?? sure it wont look all super spiffy but i choose function over fashion:p

Originally posted by rockracer
for the love of god the advantage is being able to c the PASSANGER tire, what the fuck is so hard to figure out about that, i dont run one of these hoods and never would consider it but thats the advantage of them:rolleyes:

:rolleyes: yeah you are going to be able to see that tire through the motor, shocks, mounts, or anything else under the hood that will block your view.

If the hood is lexan like a RC car body, it would be great. Mostly if you had a comp buggy and wanted a purty rig for the sponsors, with out a lot of upkeep. Or if it was of a similar material to a Ski-Doo snowmobile hood (extremly flexible) it would have advantages in rolls, and rubbing up against rocks or trees.

That style hood kicks ass for clearance, not too keen on the clear lexan part, but the hood is cool, I wish I would have done that rather than mess with a short nose CJ-5 clip on my YJ for clearance, but in Michigan if you run without innner fenderwells you end up with a really dirty motor.

The basic style of the hood is known as a rock crawler hood. I believe the original purpose of this style hood was for increased room for large diameter tires and wheel travel.

There are at least several sources for this style hood:

Fiberglass - 4 Wheelers Supply in Phoenix, $550
Have also heard that Shannon Campbell sells the fiberglass hood but don’t know what it costs.

ABS plastic 59” wide - JP Offroad, $ unknown
Clear Lexan 48” wide for their competition bodies - JP Offroad, $ unknown

Clear plastic (material type unknown) - Advance Frame Works, $350

If anybody know what the cost of Campbell's hood is and the material of AFW's hood is I like to know.

I want a lexan floor. :cool:

Nah, steel mesh is cooler, save the lexan for the side panels, looks cool covered in go-fast stickers too

Originally posted by rockracer
for the love of god the advantage is being able to c the PASSANGER tire, what the fuck is so hard to figure out about that, i dont run one of these hoods and never would consider it but thats the advantage of them:rolleyes:

Uh yeah maybe part of the tire...wtf you think this is the Wonder Woman invisible Jeep?

Maybe you can see a little more of what the tire is approaching...but I'd bet you cant see a hell of a lot.

Better than a steel hood for vision yes....worth 300 plus...IMO... NO.

MJ

JP offroads go for right at $400.They are tough and can be bent totally in half!! I won't spend that kind of money on one but hey to each is their own.
We pulled my buddies inner fenders off and made some flat fenders that we welded to the hood.Used 18 guage sheet metal.Works fine.And was free!!We didn't cut into the hood just welded them to the bottom.With chevy springs the 38" boggers clear fine,Blazin:D