FAQ: Riviera Hoods

That does look cool, but I bet you can fry up some bacon in the summer time!

jax95riv wrote:

That does look cool, but I bet you can fry up some bacon in the summer time!

wow if we ever have a riv meet, we wont need to worry about a grill........

http://www.e-bodyparts.com/Car-Hoods/Product-Pages/TMCH-95.htm


ooo my word im jealous. time for me to pull out the fiberglass and body filler and the plasma cutter


i just pulled out the CS3 for this



and the paint scheme i like

palermocorey90 wrote:

Oh my word im jealous. time for me to pull out the fiberglass and body filler and the plasma cutter

that would look sick on a riv......... DO IT and get it to work

ill do it to urs give me 500 bucks and i will even make you a fancy fiberglass one

palermocorey90 wrote:

ill do it to urs give me 500 bucks and i will even make you a fancy fiberglass one

NO thanks man

im still waiting for those top secret bumpers to come out

there coming along havent worked on it in like 3 weeks tho

do the hoods come with the matching mullet?

I'd have to say no on a cowl hood. A subtle dual scoop hood, if well made, would look nice though

TType_Riviera wrote:

do the hoods come with the matching mullet?

depends on the length

im talkin joe dirt style...LOL

keep that skoal baby
even tho im a Copenhagen kinda guy

palermocorey90 wrote:

keep that skoal baby
even tho im a Copenhagen kinda guy

LMAO

see first post for pics

could you do another with the black/red combo but stop the red where the front bumper trim pieces end?

I think it would give it a sharp look.

i can try

Has anybody ever had their aluminum hood (95-99) deteriorate? I haven't seen any signs on mine, but I was surprised to run across a series of complaints on another board about Ford aluminum hoods "oxidizing" to the point of perforation.

I would have thought that was impossible, since aluminum doesn't rust (which is another name for oxidization, if my high school chemistry serves). Does this ever happen to Rivs? (Hope not!!)

When I got my '95 some years ago, small areas around the grille were starting to 'bubble', or oxidize. My 2000 SSEi's front hood lip was really bad when I got it. Common problem for the Bonne's, the Riv's aren't as bad, but it can happen. I've never personally heard of them completely 'rusting' through though!

It's a Ford! what ya expect!?

It can happen.If the elements and grime chemicles and what not are allowed to live under say..peeling paint, then yes.

Aluminum does oxidize (rust), but it's different than steel in a couple ways. First, we don't see aluminum oxidation as easily, because it's metallic white in color, not red or brown. This makes it much less noticeable. Second, aluminum's oxidization forms a protective barrier, like some forms of stainless steel, in that the rust actually prevents further corrosion (passivation phenomena).

In the case of the Ford's hood oxidizing all the way through, it may have been formed from a type of aluminum alloy, some of which are vulnerable to attack from oxidation.

Aluminum oxide:

No rust here in Phoenix, just lots of paint fading if no covered parking.

The biggest problem with our Rivieras is the paint, not the aluminum hood. The paint starts to look like someone took steel wool to the car, then it lifts and flakes off. The only remedy is to take it down to bare metal and refinish it. Doesn't seem to matter how well you take care of the paint. I've seen this on just about every Riviera I've come across.

LARRY70GS wrote:

The biggest problem with our Rivieras is the paint, not the aluminum hood. The paint starts to look like someone took steel wool to the car, then it lifts and flakes off. The only remedy is to take it down to bare metal and refinish it. Doesn't seem to matter how well you take care of the paint. I've seen this on just about every Riviera I've come across.

The primer GM used dried too fast for the paint to adhere properly. The bubbling is a problem with the paint, not so much rust, as you said.