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AFX offered the Javelin with a flat hood and a hood with a scoop. I was curious if anybody had a flat hood in the junk box they might want to get rid of? Thanks.
Jim Norton
Huntsville, AL
Jim Norton
Huntsville, AL
hey Jim!AFX offered the Javelin with a flat hood and a hood with a scoop. I was curious if anybody had a flat hood in the junk box they might want to get rid of? Thanks.
Jim Norton
Huntsville, AL
I bet it looks Skookum, too! lets see it!:thumbsup:Jim
I had one with a missing flat hood. I was able to make one from scratch using (of all things) an old plastic box from a Rat-L-Trap fishing lure. cut it to size, used a heat gun (very carefully) to contour it to the correct shape. Then sanded with 1200 grit paper and polished it with Novus #2 prior to painting. I will post a picture later. It actually was able to bring an old dog back to life.
I guess that would qualify it as a custom?Jim
I had one with a missing flat hood. I was able to make one from scratch using (of all things) an old plastic box from a Rat-L-Trap fishing lure. cut it to size, used a heat gun (very carefully) to contour it to the correct shape. Then sanded with 1200 grit paper and polished it with Novus #2 prior to painting. I will post a picture later. It actually was able to bring an old dog back to life.
Heh. I did about the same thing with a chrome JL. I hate that big hood scoop. This worked out real well... the red 5 on the doors matched the red hood I used, which just happened to have a silver 5...Yes! Thanks to Honda27.
I had a magenta "pull back" Johnny Lightning Javelin body. Only thing was that it had the Trans-Am numbers and stripes but the big hood scoop.
So, I took the AFX flat hood and painted it flat black before I attached it to the Javelin. It took a tad bit of filing on the sides and mounting pins to make the fit but it worked out great.
Now, the magenta number 5 Javelin looks more like a race car with the standard hood. The flat black hood color looks great on that bright magenta car. I will try and post a photo soon.
Jim Norton
Huntsville, AL