custom hood cowl?
 

a kid from school on his 88+ chevy just cut the hood down the center in two spots from the back almost to the front, lifted it about 4 inches and bent it a little and then welded sides in, didnt touch the braces underneith.. im thinking about doing it? good idea or badd:metal:

Re: custom hood cowl?
 

Depends
how good are you at cutting
fabricating
welding
and finishing sheet metal ?

Mark

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Hot Rod Magazine an article in the 80's with a early model mustang where they cut the hood as you described. They lifted the trimmed pieces up with spray paint lid caps to give the same height. The then used a rolled piece of metal to patch in cutting caty corner to give the same roll on both sides. I know someone on this board talked about it last year, perhaps you can do a search and find it.

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WELL THANKS A WHOLE H-E-DOUBLE-HOCKEYSTICK LOT!!!! As if I didn't have enough idea's I can't afford to do, you just went and gave me an idea as to how to set up a RAM AIR OLDS 442 STYLE hood scoop on my burb. JEEEZ!!!! More money I gotta make now!!!!


Where's my scanner/printer at? I gotta get ta printin'.......

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send me some of the money you print.. and ill fill your ink for free :ito:

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I’m a sheet metal welder by trade and I wouldn’t do it. The heat warpage will kill you, and if you can’t do the work yourself the cost would be more then one from LMC. The only way I can see it is to spot weld and bondo. If I were to do anything I would cut your hole and fiberglass your cowl in.


Having said that I do plane on making my truck an extra cab for no other reason then I can. So don’t let me talk you out of it.

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i have had this idea for the longest time but warpage and a bad out come worry me but i say go for it and post hella pics.

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well idk.. i can get it welded for free (dads works at a garage) so that will be fine..

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I would certainly would practice on an old hood first and if that goes ok then do it but i myself think it would turn out to be one heck of a lot of work to get it to look good

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I'd like to see some pics or a tech article. cool idea

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Good idea but you have to cut it very carefully very straight, and weld it very good... Post some pics of your friends's hood!!!

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the article was in hot rod on an early model mustang, I wish I kept the article.:waah:

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Jump in with both feet, if it doesn't work, then buy onefrom LMC, but try and save a little $ whenever you can. I'm going to build on for my 64 because I want to keep the "V" on the hood. Besides, a little warpage is nothing a skim coat of bondo won't fix.

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You mean something like this?

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skinnyer then that.. like half the size. and 4 inches in the back and im gona leave the front attached and just bend it

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ARAMP1, I was looking for the post on that dually on my forum to post it today...

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I would only reccame, recomen, recc.... I would only advise the best of body workers to do this... I thought I was pretty good until I tried to tackle that monster... save your pennies, and hours upon hours of spot tacking, grinding, bondo-ing for something that "looks o.k." the further off you are.


http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y25...ruck1small.jpg

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http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.as...tfamilyid=3168 i imagined something like this would look sleak as ever