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Exhibitions Of Speed - PYTHON GT500 Hood Vent Project

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I’m in for 50%. How do we order?
I can’t wait to see this thing on my girl.

I hope this finds you well, and your 2021 is off to a great start. I wanted to thank you for your interest in the GT500 PYTHON hood vent, and share with you the latest updates.
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After test fitting of our 3D printed part, and several CAD tweaks we are in Phase 2: Production of the hood vent. The mold is being built now, and the first production piece is slated to be completed on January 21st. Vent #001 will be built in a matte forged carbon, and test fitted on my car for final approval.
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The benefit of starting from a 3D scan, manipulating it in CAD, and test fitting a 3D printed piece is we can work out 95% of the kinks before the fiberglass mold is built. The actual production piece should be bang on, but any adjustment needed can be done through the CNC post machining process. This means a couple hours of potential tweaks handled in CAD and applied to the CNC process, as opposed to having to build and entirely new mold. In the end the PYTHON you receive will not need any tweaks or test fitting. I will have vetted the component as ready to install.
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The most asked question has been costs, and you will find that next. The goal here was always to build the best vent, and not the cheapest. Several additional hood vent features will be revealed as the build process moves forward, but I think you will all be pleased. The below pricing is what is projected to cover all of the materials cost, shipping, boxes, taxes, card processing fees, etc. This is an all in cost to your door in the contiguous 48 states, with extra shipping added for anywhere else.
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Projected Retail Costs
  • Gloss Twill Carbon (standard 2x2 weave): $1298.00
  • Matte Twill Carbon (standard 2x2 weave): $1058.00
  • Gloss Forged Carbon: $1398.00
  • Matte Forged Carbon: $1098.00
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This gets us into Phase 3: Retail Production and shipping. I will open up an initial period of time to allow anyone interested to place a 50% deposit for their order. Once that window is closed production will begin. You can expect a 3-day build time per vent. These will be built in the order of deposits received, and I will cap each batch in groups of 10. Meaning the first 10 vents ordered will be hand built and shipped within 30 days, and should break up the wait time.
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Hood vents will have all OEM provisions for the rain tray, but hardware/mounting brackets will not be included. You can definitely swap over the hardware from your OEM unit, or use another solution if you choose to retain that functionality.
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Now that pricing has been released we can reevaluate interest and see who is ready to be first up. There is a chance pricing could increase after this initial run, but it will allow me to evaluate the time/costs associated. All of your patience and enthusiasm is greatly appreciated. I am taking great care to ensure you only receive a completely vetted piece.
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So is there any kind of official list for this?
 

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So is there any kind of official list for this?
I haven't seen an official list, but I would email Terrance, and he can get you put down, I do know he is maintaining an official interest list.
 

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Terrance is working out the logistics on this buy and will get back to all of us here as soon as he does. #187

I talked to him yesterday and he said with the holidays, things have been taking longer than he expected.
 
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Hey guys,

I have a list built with everyone’s name, email address, and vent selection already. At least for those that have expressed it. Anyone that hasn’t sent me a PM with your email address please do so.

I will let you guys know when invoices go out, and those can be updated/changed if you settle on a different design option.

I really prefer not to have your cash waiting idle in my hands. Once I start collecting deposits I want your vents to be going right into production.

Want to get you all some more pics of the twill/forged build options as well. We can make sure you pick the right one for you and not have to change the invoices later.

17 days away from the completed vent!
 

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Hey guys,

I have a list built with everyone’s name, email address, and vent selection already. At least for those that have expressed it. Anyone that hasn’t sent me a PM with your email address please do so.

I will let you guys know when invoices go out, and those can be updated/changed if you settle on a different design option.

I really prefer not to have your cash waiting idle in my hands. Once I start collecting deposits I want your vents to be going right into production.

Want to get you all some more pics of the twill/forged build options as well. We can make sure you pick the right one for you and not have to change the invoices later.

17 days away from the completed vent!
DM sent.
 
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Process is moving quickly now that we are through the holidays. Foam plug of the hood vent being cut, which will later be used to make the mold.

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here are some good shots of the matte vs gloss 2x2 twill

Gloss vs Matte vs Forged (background)
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Matte
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Gloss
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Process is moving quickly now that we are through the holidays. Foam plug of the hood vent being cut, which will later be used to make the mold.

D6337DDE-6907-45C4-8B47-E4FC9ECCAA66.jpeg


here are some good shots of the matte vs gloss 2x2 twill

Gloss vs Matte vs Forged (background)
9951C077-C7FD-4CF5-AAA5-2BD5C4FFF02C.jpeg


Matte
5B1A8C19-C048-4FFA-9039-10BDA810B01A.jpeg


Gloss
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Damn. Thanks for sharing. Can we order all three!?!
 

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let's just cut the idle chit chat and take my money 💰
 
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We are getting closer.

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Anyone care to render a matte vs gloss on a GT500. The matte cf weave might look sharp.
 

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Anyone care to render a matte vs gloss on a GT500. The matte cf weave might look sharp.
In that case if they have the skills maybe render the matte versus gloss forged CF as well.
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