With the new paint applied,...
With the new paint applied, the Cervini's hood looks right at home on the Ford Super Duty and supplies plenty of attitude.
In the aftermarket world, Attitude is everything. A truck with the right attitude sends a message to its admirers that the vehicle's owner means business. Attitude comes in many shapes and sizes, whether it be in the truck's ride height, the big wheels, or the custom paintjob. Cervini's Auto Designs saw the need for additional attitude adjustments on popular trucks sporting these major enhancements. Now one of the top aftermarket hood manufacturers, Cervini's can give a simple truck the look the aftermarket is in search of. In addition, a hood can do more for a truck than just give it attitude. It also signals the possibility that additional power lurks under its gleaming exterior.
All Cervini's hoods are heavy-duty, reinforced fiberglass that will not rust or dent. With a show-quality underside and a smooth gelcoat, the only thing needed is a couple of coats of paint. After a quick call to Cervini's, it was time to make a trip to Custom Truck Shop by L&G Enterprises in San Dimas, California, where Louie, Tommy, and Sal guaranteed the proper fit and a great-looking new appearance. Follow along as a simple install turns a stock Ford F-250 Super Duty into a mean, hauling machine.
The stock hood, in plain white...
The stock hood, in plain white paint, did not possess enough attitude for this Super Duty's owner. We removed the old hood by unfastening the original four bolts while keeping it secure, and with another person, lifted the stock piece off the truck.
All Cervini's hoods come with...
All Cervini's hoods come with a top gel-coat that is ready to be painted. This was the scene before the team at L&G Enterprises of San Dimas, California, applied the new pigment.
With the new color applied...
With the new color applied and polishing complete, the hood looked great even before bolting it on.
The underside of the Cervini's...
The underside of the Cervini's hood was inspected to make sure it was as show-ready as the exterior.
Included with the hood are...
Included with the hood are CNC-machined aluminum mesh grille inserts. Tommy, of L&G Enterprises, simply lined up the insert with the pre-drilled holes and tightened them to the hood with the supplied screws.
Cervini's made things easy...
Cervini's made things easy by stamping each grille: RG for the righthand grille and LG for the lefthand grille.
While he had the hood flipped...
While he had the hood flipped over, Tommy assembled the latch with the original two bolts using a ratchet.
With the details taken care...
With the details taken care of, it was time to put the new hood on our Super Duty. Extra hands helped on this part because of the overall large size of the fiberglass hood.
Once the hood was aligned,...
Once the hood was aligned, the team at Custom Truck Shop fastened the four original hood bolts and checked for proper fit. It was as easy as installing four hood bolts, two latch bolts, and four screws, and the hood install was complete.