Daytona nose cone - options

[gtx6970]

What are the options today for a replacement Daytona nose - fiberglass and steel both please . I've seen the Janek and am not impressed.

Edit , as close to a 100%  stock outward appearence and operation as OEM is a major requirement should it make a difference in suggestions

Thanks
Bill

[Charger-Bodie]

Dayclona = Fiberglass

Jack MacGuahey= steel

Ive heard big time bad things about stinger and showcars fiberglass.

[moparstuart]

Dayclona = Fiberglass

Jack MacGuahey= steel

Ive heard big time bad things about stinger and showcars fiberglass.

I dont think gene gregory is making daytona steel nose at this time , but i have seen a couple of his old ones on ebay in the last year .    Gene is still making bird noses in steel .

[xs29j8Bullitt]

Dayclona = Fiberglass

Jack MacGuahey= steel

Ive heard big time bad things about stinger and showcars fiberglass.

I dont think gene gregory is making daytona steel nose at this time , but i have seen a couple of his old ones on ebay in the last year .    Gene is still making bird noses in steel .

Gregory has been working on building Daytona nose cones again... should be getting close based on what he said at last year's MMW...

[moparstuart]

Dayclona = Fiberglass

Jack MacGuahey= steel

Ive heard big time bad things about stinger and showcars fiberglass.

I dont think gene gregory is making daytona steel nose at this time , but i have seen a couple of his old ones on ebay in the last year .    Gene is still making bird noses in steel .

Gregory has been working on building Daytona nose cones again... should be getting close based on what he said at last year's MMW...

good information 

[nascarxx29]

Alhambra Custom Service  Gene Gregorys info
(618) 488-7941
709 E Main St
Alhambra, IL 62001

[Charger-Bodie]

Wow! Thats completely different from what he told me....Good news! Genes nose parts a stamped from what Ive gathered too.Where Jack M. hand forms his parts,very nicely though i will say. My nose top from Jack fit beautifully. My lower cetner section is from Gene and was also a nice part,but the grille opening was too deep and needed some bending tweeking and lead.

[xs29j8Bullitt]

Wow! Thats completely different from what he told me....Good news! Genes nose parts a stamped from what Ive gathered too.Where Jack M. hand forms his parts,very nicely though i will say. My nose top from Jack fit beautifully. My lower cetner section is from Gene and was also a nice part,but the grille opening was too deep and needed some bending tweeking and lead.

Just what he told me... 

At the 2008 MMW he tried to talk me into loaning him my NOS Daytona nose cone to develop tooling from...

At the 2009 MMW I asked if was still planning to do them, and he said the development was underway...

Call him and ask...

[Charger-Bodie]

Wow! Thats completely different from what he told me....Good news! Genes nose parts a stamped from what Ive gathered too.Where Jack M. hand forms his parts,very nicely though i will say. My nose top from Jack fit beautifully. My lower cetner section is from Gene and was also a nice part,but the grille opening was too deep and needed some bending tweeking and lead.

Just what he told me... 

At the 2008 MMW he tried to talk me into loaning him my NOS Daytona nose cone to develop tooling from...

At the 2009 MMW I asked if was still planning to do them, and he said the development was underway...

Call him and ask...

Yeah, I certainly wasnt trying to second guess what you said . Just simply pointing out that there are 2 sets of info flying around.

[200MPH]

the janak nose is pretty good too

[Daytona R/T SE]

Dayclona = Fiberglass

Jack MacGuahey= steel

Ive heard big time bad things about stinger and showcars fiberglass.

I dont think gene gregory is making daytona steel nose at this time , but i have seen a couple of his old ones on ebay in the last year .    Gene is still making bird noses in steel .

Gregory has been working on building Daytona nose cones again... should be getting close based on what he said at last year's MMW...

And four years ago he told me the next batch of Daytona "A" pillar mouldings would be ready in "two Weeks".

[Davtona]

Just what he told me... 

At the 2008 MMW he tried to talk me into loaning him my NOS Daytona nose cone to develop tooling from...

  I can vouch for Allen on that one. I was there I heard it.

[A383Wing]

the janak nose is pretty good too

Not back when I got mine...maybe he changed something, but I had to do a lot of work on mine

[UFO]

Showcars nose.
Need to make your own attaching points for Z brackets.

[hotrod98]

The Janek nose that I'm installing on Allen Kirgan's Daytona clone fits pretty nice. Seems like Ted told me that he's made several improvements since this one was made. I think he's inserting aluminum brackets for the z-braces now.
My Dayclona Superbird nose that I bought for the clone project is top notch all the way. I guess someone else will be building that car though since it's for sale.

[xs29j8Bullitt]

Wow! Thats completely different from what he told me....Good news! Genes nose parts a stamped from what Ive gathered too.Where Jack M. hand forms his parts,very nicely though i will say. My nose top from Jack fit beautifully. My lower cetner section is from Gene and was also a nice part,but the grille opening was too deep and needed some bending tweeking and lead.

Just what he told me... 

At the 2008 MMW he tried to talk me into loaning him my NOS Daytona nose cone to develop tooling from...

At the 2009 MMW I asked if was still planning to do them, and he said the development was underway...

Call him and ask...

Yeah, I certainly wasnt trying to second guess what you said . Just simply pointing out that there are 2 sets of info flying around.

No problem Brian... I did not mean to imply that... I tried calling Gregory twice this morning, but it kicks over to voicemail after the 2nd ring... didn't leave a message.

I may be reading too much into the "development is underway" comment...  might be barely started... 

I wish AMD would repop them at about $1000 each... I'd even loan my NOS nose to Mark Headrick for the project!  (That is assuming he promised to return it in the same condition as received.)

[nascarxx29]

Speaking of NOS nose cone this daytona which might be still in FT Worth had one as part of its sale.Former Houston car.I passed on a NOS nose many years ago for $3000.00 right after I was tapped out buying the first daytona

[xs29j8Bullitt]

Speaking of NOS nose cone this daytona which might be still in FT Worth had one as part of its sale.Former Houston car.I passed on a NOS nose many years ago for $3000.00 right after I was tapped out buying the first daytona

If that is the apartment parking lot car from Arlington... it is long gone.

[200MPH]

The Janek nose that I'm installing on Allen Kirgan's Daytona clone fits pretty nice. Seems like Ted told me that he's made several improvements since this one was made. I think he's inserting aluminum brackets for the z-braces now.
My Dayclona Superbird nose that I bought for the clone project is top notch all the way. I guess someone else will be building that car though since it's for sale.

yeah A friend of mine (JR) runs one and it was very nice out of the box  it fit way better than Showcars I still have that nose at my house..POS  it is horrible in comparison rough and everything.in fact if i did not know any better they molded from a wrecked car..

383 Wing.He got his in 2005

[A383Wing]

The Janek nose that I'm installing on Allen Kirgan's Daytona clone fits pretty nice. Seems like Ted told me that he's made several improvements since this one was made. I think he's inserting aluminum brackets for the z-braces now.
My Dayclona Superbird nose that I bought for the clone project is top notch all the way. I guess someone else will be building that car though since it's for sale.

yeah A friend of mine (JR) runs one and it was very nice out of the box  it fit way better than Showcars I still have that nose at my house..POS  it is horrible in comparison rough and everything.in fact if i did not know any better they molded from a wrecked car..

383 Wing.He got his in 2005

Got mine in '96 or '97...

[3--Daytona]

Use steel at all cost,,,,,,where  ever you get one from,,plan on a little modifaction somewhere to make it fit your car.

[hemi68charger]

Speaking of NOS nose cone this daytona which might be still in FT Worth had one as part of its sale.Former Houston car.I passed on a NOS nose many years ago for $3000.00 right after I was tapped out buying the first daytona

If that is the apartment parking lot car from Arlington... it is long gone.

I remember "discovering" that car on my way to Dallas from Carswell AFB on I-30. I couldn't believe it.... Thought I hit the mutherload..

[gtx6970]

Steel is the 1st choice, but would not rule out a nice glass nose , simply because this car is going to get driven .It's sat entirely to long as it is.
He has an old Janek nose he bought back in the late 80's - early 90's and I wasn't impressed with overal quality on my initial looksee

For a repop steel nose, whos is best and why?
What, if any, mods or tweaking were required ?

[Charger-Bodie]

Steel is the 1st choice, but would not rule out a nice glass nose , simply because this car is going to get driven .It's sat entirely to long as it is.
He has an old Janek nose he bought back in the late 80's - early 90's and I wasn't impressed with overal quality on my initial looksee

For a repop steel nose, whos is best and why?
What, if any, mods or tweaking were required ?

At this point in time the only option for a steel nose is Jack McGauhey,unless you can find find of Gene Gregory's noses that someone has hanging around.

The Steel part that I got from Jack was the top of the nose and it required almost nothing ,right out of the crate. I would like to assume the rest of his stuff is just as nice.

[gtx6970]

I've heard the Jack McGauhey nose requires HE fit it to the car? meaning  I have to take the semi assembled body to him for fitment ?