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Anyone with Louvered Hoods? Couple of questions
How do you keep the water off the engine?
Would you do it again?
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Re: Anyone with Louvered Hoods? Couple of questions
go fast so the air coming out the louvers doesnt allow water in
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Re: Anyone with Louvered Hoods? Couple of questions
There was a gal on the board, Julie, that had a louvered hood truck...she could not wait to get rid of it. Always a mess on her engine. Hers was a daily or weekly driver however, not a show truck.
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Re: Anyone with Louvered Hoods? Couple of questions
I have mine louvered and I placed a metal peice under the hood to direct the rain either behind the motor or in front of it. Not bad at all.
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Re: Anyone with Louvered Hoods? Couple of questions
Seems like I read about some guys using magnetic sheets (like used for door signage) to cover the holes during the rain.
No idea if it works or not. |
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Re: Anyone with Louvered Hoods? Couple of questions
[QUOTE=Andy4639;3316443]I have mine louvered and I placed a metal peice under the hood to direct the rain either behind the motor or in front of it. Not bad at all.
I had a hood with 117 in it, Was on a 72 monte carlo. I was pretty young and it was my daily driver and no garage. Wont do that again. Had to cover the motor with plastic every time it rained. It was ok when driving, just a problem when parked. But if it was a fair weather cruiser and I had a garage for it, That would be cool to do again. Loved the look.
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Re: Anyone with Louvered Hoods? Couple of questions
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Kept the water out. You couldn't see if from the outside. And hers wasn't a show truck. She was happy with it.
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Re: Anyone with Louvered Hoods? Couple of questions
I'd like to see some pics of louvered hoods, thinking of having mine done. thanks, larry
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Re: Anyone with Louvered Hoods? Couple of questions
I took a look at a 69 I think with the entire hood covered with louvers. It looked great. The truck was a rust bucket parked for sale on the side of a road in North Texas. I opened the hood and was immediately struck by two things: the brilliant shafts of light streaming down onto the engine bay ( it was the right time of day for the sun to really light it up through the open hood ) and the unbelievable amount of rust in all the wrong places under there.
While it can be nice to look at, a cut up hood like that can't be very useful for much other than on show builds. -klb
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Re: Anyone with Louvered Hoods? Couple of questions
I`ll let you know.but,I figure I`ll put a deflector against the hood braces.
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Re: Anyone with Louvered Hoods? Couple of questions
They sure are kewl.My`67 project gets one.
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