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I think that looks perfectly ridiculous

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Maybe recess it a little bit and put some sort of metal mesh-ish in there, oh and some cool amber lights behind the mesh. I remember when I was a teen one of the guys did that to the scoops on their Maverick =)

EDIT: Oh wait! How bout lights that cycle through like Night Rider!

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lol, yup all those options have been heavily considered but exceed my angle grinder skill set

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Dude, I want to ree at you over that hood. It's electric, why would you even need any hood scoops anyway? Is there a junkyard around you can source another hood from?

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these are false scoops, I don't need them I am using this scrap GTO hood I had laying around to cover up the huge 9" crack in the 67-68 hood, and having a kick doing it

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No need to justify your creativity …..I think it’s bad A$$ wish I had your talent and enthusiasm

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thanks for the kind words, and remember grinder and paint makes you the welder you aint, ha ha

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The way you have it as it sits is the perfect setup for what Fitzee calls the "Cut & Butt." Definitely worth an hour of your time to look him up on YouTube (Fitzee's Fabrication) and see how he does his style of patch panel replacement. It will solve a lot of the problems that I'm sure you're currently trying to figure out with the hood and let you keep the scoops.

I'm still waiting for the E-reveal. This thread inspired me to start planning a Lexus trans-motor based EV of my own. (~'90-ish Toyota pickup or similar mini-truck with Volt battery pack(s) in the bed and a false raised floor to hide the battery)

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thanks I will check it out, I had a hard time working on the truck in August here in Northern California as the temps were tickling 108° F and I have a West facing garage, we also shipped off two kids to college as well as our money so the funds were low, hope to get back on the truck real soon

Update: ha ha I saw his cut & butt video a while ago and have used it in the past, but this hood "patch" is not being grafted in, it will remain rivetted on hockey style

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you may find this video on this transmissions little sister the Lexus GS300h interesting

as explained by the Irish block who is leading the reverse engineering \ development of the brain module to make them work in EV Conversion Mr. Damien Maguire of EVBMW.com fame


Lexus GS300h DriveTrain Hacked

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Literally Nobody: "hey why haven't you posted any updates lately?"

Me:

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And the excuse it?

That's just summer here.

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Rotflmao!!!! Gregski nice work so far following you abd the Irish guys work on these critters
Sean
99 degrees in Odessa Texas getting my shortbeds ready to haul home sunday

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well, ha ha

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Man, you know me so well!!!!

You showed us the heat, but what was the humidity?

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Eight years ago, I swapped the slant 6 and K-member out of my son's car and put in a 318 with the V-8 K-member, in direct sun at 107º F (that temp was in the shade). I'd probably die, if I did that today.

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Yeah fellas, here's how I see it, and you tell me if you agree, maybe this may come useful to the Young Padawans, but when the wife and I bought our first house it was totally empty, we had no money left for furniture, and I remember my mom came over and there was literally no place to sit, and she could tell how we felt, and she said you have the rest of your life to furnish this house

similarly after 7 years on my first truck "build" and 4 on my second, I think the sun will still come up weather it takes me 1 year or 2 to finish this one [but not three, that's ridiculous, it's not a FORD]

kapish?

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Well, that would be just to get it to run, wouldn't it?

And yes, I Kapish!

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The GS300h version is 100% the way I would go...if they ever sold the GS/IS300h in the USA. It was a Japan/Europe exclusive. I'm not into paying full price plus shipping for anything. If it isn't at my local-ish Pick-n-Pull, I don't usually* build with it.

*some exceptions may apply

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Stopped by to check out the progress. Love that hood. :metal: Totally understand the heat related slow down. Two big fans, two open doors, kept the shop down to a comfortable.....:devil:

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https://youtu.be/3AlndKQSs6Q

This may be the electric car of the future....or not!

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Had to read that twice. At first glance I thought it was 220 degrees! 112 seems downright chilly after reading that haha.

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Brutal heat and humidity hear in north east for the all of August + age = no progress I can appreciate why the G man took a break cause I did …. Now back in the high 50s low 60s in the early morning I’m back at it ….hence I’m looking at a 1 year to complete the rebuild I’m undertaking
Oh and I definitely Kapish

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so I hope my Nor Cal brethren and sisteren can vouch for me but it went from a 108° F heat wave to raining over night here, so finally I hope to get back out there

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