Was talking with a neighbor of mine today, he's a professional jetski racer. Mentioned that I picked up a spare set of hood scoops. He said it would be easy to make a mold for the scoops and lay them in fiberglass. Is that something that anyone would be interested in? I have no idea on price at this point. Just inquiring about interest.
Word is that Dynacorn is going to be coming out with repops of the hood scoop inserts for the Grabber hoods. I have heard that they may be out sometime this year. Options are always nice. It wouldn't hurt to talk more to your neighbor about it.
NCFatBoy I would look into it with him & see how it turns out & how cost effective it might be. You know some people will have interests and others who own originals will or won't. Some may sell their highly sought sets for Big $ and others will hold on to them. I don't own a Grabber anything (unless the sport mirrors count) because of the ridiculous prices people demand for the stuff but I'd consider the scoops if done pretty decently (both price & quality)
I thought about doing them at one time even though i have no personal need for them myself. Alot easier said than done though and anyone who does them is not going to get rich off them.. that's for sure. It's a small niche market in the scene of things. Plus it's not just the scoops themselves.. but the honeycomb style inserts that would need to be done as well. If doing seperate.. would likely be best done with a lost wax type process due to the intricate design and release process involved. Also keep in mind that the scoops have a 3D type layout because of the recessed inlet/scoop portion of the design and would likely be best done with a 2 part mold. More complex and then needs to be seamed together and prepped for primer if not using a gel coat. Then there's the fact that all gel coats are not created equal with epoxies costing more and likely even warranted for a part that sees underhood and higher UV inflicted Temps. Then of course there's the mounting tabs and many take the easy way out via epoxied studs. Not trying to dissuade anyone from doing it.. just pointing out some of the potential pitfalls, is all. If it's done cheaply?.. it better have a price tag that's attractive enough to get prospective buyers to overlook that fact. And if it's modeled after the OEMs more costly molding/fastening designs?.. it may have too high a final price being reflected from the prototyping and manufacturing costs involved. Again.. a lot easier said than done but more power to those that will try.
