Hairy Glass hood?

[8valves]

Has anyone purchased any body panels from Hairy Glass? I'm curious how exact the fit is of their products. I need a new hood and want to do a nostalga Mopar lift off style, utilizing their lightweight hood. Anyone have any experince with them?

Not to mention- they have a hatch too. I wonder how well it seals?

Aaron Miller

[altered7151]

You might want to call them, I'm pretty sure I remember reading somewhere that their hoods/front ends are stretched 6" for use on a rear wheel conversion car.

[mcsvt]

Yeah I know the Daytona front end parts are stretched the 6". But not sure about the other parts.


Edit:
Just checked, it doesn't mention any ext amount for Omni/Charger
http://www.hairyglass.com/omni.html

[8valves]

Looks as though they're not stretched in that picture, and I hadn't seen a picture of it yet... looks like it would work very nicely! I'm actually very excited about this. Not only will it weigh a lot less but I can hack it up a little for my new intake setup.

Aaron Miller

[cordes]

I bet that hatch would save you a ton of weight Aaron. As most all of us know, the hatch can be a real doozie to get open when the struts are shot and you are holding what you need to put in the back.

[mcsvt]

^^ So true, my struts are great, but still a pain to open when I have something already in my hands. Maybe when I get a second vehicle and can make the Daytona mainly track oriented I will try out the hatch

[GLHS592]

I took the glass out of my hatch when I painted my car and it amazed me how light it was. I'd say that the glass is about 85% of the weight. I really can't see a fiberglass hatch making that much of a difference. If you really want to lose weitht in the hatch, get some lexan.

[cordes]

I took the glass out of my hatch when I painted my car and it amazed me how light it was. I'd say that the glass is about 85% of the weight. I really can't see a fiberglass hatch making that much of a difference. If you really want to lose weitht in the hatch, get some lexan.

That is an excellent point. Especially in the Chargers. That is one big piece of glass.

["Top Fuel" Bender]

That is an excellent point. Especially in the Chargers. That is one big piece of glass.

Some of the front ends are +6
some are standard
I know Stephan's frontend was/is a Hairyglass unit
You might want to try and contact him

[turbomopar87]

That is an excellent point. Especially in the Chargers. That is one big piece of glass.

i have an extra hatch and have been thinking about making lexan window in it for about a year, never did though. Thats a ton of wieght there.bettween that window and the lovers on my shelby Z its gotta be 125lbs+. I like the look of the louvers, so i will proly make a lexan light-weight hatch, and keep the other with louvers for shows and stuff.

[8valves]

Lexan rear glass will be good enough, seeing as how this is still a daily driver and the rear hatch needs to seal properly like a stock piece does- or at least mine does.

The hood on the other hand- that's doable with some dzus fasteners or a 4 point hood pin setup.

Thanks for the info everyone.

Aaron Miller

[BadAssPerformance]

I talked to the folks at HG a couple years ago. They said that the Daytona hoods were +6" but you could cut them if needed.

[csteffee]

Lexan is the way to go. The glass on both omnis and Chargers a slight curvature. Pull the glass, lay the lexan over it and clamp the edges with C-clamps or other type then carefully heat the lex with a heat gun until its mallable. Let air cool, trim around the glass and voila! Perfect fit. Did this in my Omni. Works great! On a Charger I'd keep the steel hatch as it lends some structrual rigidity. And always remember to install keepers on Lexan!