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A small run of something like that in aluminum would be much more costly than carbon or fg. To make a nice smooth hood, it has to be stamped. The top side , middle, and the lower skeleton. The costs that go into making the dies is unfathomable for something with a small production run. For something like a hood, a die set could cost in upwards of $10 - 20k or more depending on complexity of the whole thing. A good set of molds can be made for $2 - 4K. Materials cost slightly more for cf vs. alum, but the tooling is much cheaper. Fees for using a press capable of supporting dies of this size isn't cheap either.
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