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08-04-2008, 08:36 PM
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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
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08-04-2008, 08:39 PM
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Re: custom hood cowl?
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how good are you at cutting fabricating welding and finishing sheet metal ? Mark |
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08-04-2008, 08:45 PM
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What Hump?
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Re: custom hood cowl?
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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08-04-2008, 09:40 PM
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Re: custom hood cowl?
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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08-04-2008, 10:10 PM
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Re: custom hood cowl?
send me some of the money you print.. and ill fill your ink for free
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08-05-2008, 08:19 PM
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Re: custom hood cowl?
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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08-05-2008, 08:22 PM
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Re: custom hood cowl?
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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08-05-2008, 08:37 PM
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Re: custom hood cowl?
well idk.. i can get it welded for free (dads works at a garage) so that will be fine..
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08-05-2008, 08:55 PM
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Re: custom hood cowl?
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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08-05-2008, 09:15 PM
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Re: custom hood cowl?
I'd like to see some pics or a tech article. cool idea
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08-05-2008, 09:36 PM
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What Hump?
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Re: custom hood cowl?
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08-06-2008, 01:39 AM
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Re: custom hood cowl?
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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08-05-2008, 09:17 PM
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Re: custom hood cowl?
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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08-07-2008, 12:21 PM
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Re: custom hood cowl?
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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08-07-2008, 02:27 PM
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Re: custom hood cowl?
ARAMP1, I was looking for the post on that dually on my forum to post it today...
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08-07-2008, 02:37 PM
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a fool with no money
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Re: custom hood cowl?
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.
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08-07-2008, 03:14 PM
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Re: custom hood cowl?
http://www.stylintrucks.com/parts.as...tfamilyid=3168 i imagined something like this would look sleak as ever
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