[RedHardSupra]

I got a bolt-on ls1 firebird (no ws6) hood from VFN, and I dropped it off to my mechanic to fit it. He calls me up and asks me what's the point. I say weight, he says my stock hood IS fiberglass already and there's no point to replace it, unless I'm going to ram air hood.

Is this true? What's the weight of the stock one? the VFN hood i got is very light (13lbs) and while the stock hood doesn't feel heavy, but it doesn't feel like it's 13lbs either.
Confused and aggrevated,

Marcin

[RedHardSupra]

Thanks guys for all the help, now, I think, he's gonna stop questioning my car knowledge, finally.

I get to his shop, we start arguing first thing as I show up in the door, I tell him to get a magnet, so we grab one and go play with it. He doesn't like the magnet idea, because it might lead us to a wrong conclusion if it's alumnium. We get to the car, and low and behold, the magnet sticks! Not fiber, not even aluminum, but good old metal! Oh you should see the face.

So it's been few days, I'm right, but the hood still isn't on, as I need to take my car out of the shop. The car needed few other little things to be adjusted, so at least I'm happy to have AC back, as Chicago summer been slowly creeping up on us.
To add insult to the injury, as i'm driving back home, the 'oil change' light goes on for a while then disappears, and the AC system makes new and different noises this time.
I am so having him to paint and install this hood for free... (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

I'm so frustrated by this point, but at least we estabilished I'm not the 'mechanical retard' that he thinks I am, and he's not that good of car guy, as I thought. I really didn't wanna go down the "I pay you, you shovel my shit any way I want you to" road, but I probably should have.

Live. Learn. Pay some more.

Screw all this, at least next week I'm putting in a new cam (in a different shop, that provides good work, not just 'color commentary' about what makes sense to do to my car and what doesn't), that oughtta keep me happy.

Thanks guys for keeping me informed and entertained. I wish I had some pics to post, but no hood, no pics.