clutchdust
Millionaire Playboy
For $40 I couldn't pass it up. I'm planning on patching the supercharger hole but I'm really not sure if I even want this hood. But hell, I pissed away that much money on a sender for the c5 that lasted 5 minutes.
What $40 will get you on craigslist
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DeeVeeEight
Fast Pedalphile
Well worth the $40.00, you could always resell it on ebay for a profit.
clutchdust
Millionaire Playboy
I was thinking of selling it on CF for a profit!
saudivette
Clueless In Sandland
Man, I looked everywhere for a panel with the slots at the rear of the hood but no one sells just an insert panel. If you wanna chop it up, I'd be interested in that part of the hood!
mrvette
Phantom of the Opera
75 bux WITH shipping got me a hydroboost....for the Clamper project....
stop on a dime 9 cents change....
:smash::smash::thumbs:
stop on a dime 9 cents change....
:smash::smash::thumbs:
Wayne, Ever thought about just marking them off and cutting your own???
I personally think your qualified to do it....:thumbs:
73 Mike
I'll drive it someday
Looking closely at the slots, I bet a router would do that job very well.
saudivette
Clueless In Sandland
I did think about it John, but it would have been so much easier to cut a hole and drop in a replacement panel. In the end, I just couldn't be bothered. I may still do it before I take it in for paint.
With the scoop I put in the hood, I just wanted somewhere extra for the air to exit the engine bay...
clutchdust
Millionaire Playboy
Not sure how well that would work for you, I'm not sure what hood you're talking about. I did notice, and this surprised me, that the bulge on this hood is considerably wider than any of the stock bulges, save the big block hoods. I just measured it and the bulge is a full 22" wide. I kind of thought the same thing, that it would look nice on another hood, like the ram air one I'm doing now. That may be but it wouldn't be the current hood, it would have to be a completely new hood as the stock hood for the '80-82 is far too narrow to accommodate these vents.
Just my opinion .... but I think cutting the holes would be a heck of a lot easier
than grafting in a panel that already had the holes.... and having to do all the
extra finish work. :idea:
saudivette
Clueless In Sandland
I was talking about a stock 80-82 hood so I guess it wouldn't be a straight forward drop in. I didn't realise that bulge was so wide.
I might yet hit it with a router. I'd probably only do 2 or 3 slots per side though.
clutchdust
Millionaire Playboy
Wayne, I didn't realize it either until I got this thing but it is considerably wider than our stock hoods. If you really wanted the look, I think the router is the way to go. Once I finish patching that hole (I started but ran out of FG) I will try and post a side-by-side of the two hoods so you guys can see for yourselves.
saudivette
Clueless In Sandland
That'd be good thanks mate :thumbs:
clutchdust
Millionaire Playboy
So here's the patched hood on my car. It's patched but far from paint ready. Can't quite make up my mind if I like it enough to keep it, but it will work until I get my other hood the way I want it.
JeffP1167
Well-known member
So here's the patched hood on my car. It's patched but far from paint ready. Can't quite make up my mind if I like it enough to keep it, but it will work until I get my other hood the way I want it.
did you chemically strip this car or heat strip it?
saudivette
Clueless In Sandland
Looks good. Not sure if I like the single intake at the front though...
clutchdust
Millionaire Playboy
Jeff, I have tried every sort of stripping method. Unfortunately, I didn't figure out until well into the process that by far the easiest way was to simply use a razor blade. probably would have made much better progress without going through the gelcoat if I had figured that out.
Wayne, I'm kind of with you. I kind of like it but think it would look better as the "twin turbo" model. The guy I bought it from swears his buddy made this thing but I still think it's one of the old Eckler's pieces. I actually thought about cutting the duct in half and using the bottom half on the other side, making it a twin inlet. That would look better and wouldn't be that hard on the scoop part of things but the hard part is that bulge just behind the scoop. It's a little hard to tell from the picture but there actually is a small bulge between the hood bulge and the fender bulge.
Wayne, I'm kind of with you. I kind of like it but think it would look better as the "twin turbo" model. The guy I bought it from swears his buddy made this thing but I still think it's one of the old Eckler's pieces. I actually thought about cutting the duct in half and using the bottom half on the other side, making it a twin inlet. That would look better and wouldn't be that hard on the scoop part of things but the hard part is that bulge just behind the scoop. It's a little hard to tell from the picture but there actually is a small bulge between the hood bulge and the fender bulge.
JeffP1167
Well-known member
When you start re-finishing it make a thread. I heatgun stripped my 82 using a putty knife with great results, took about 5 days to get it to this point and soon I would like to start prepping the body for paint. I didn't think vettes ever had a gelcoat, yours seems to be within a few years of what mine is.
Douglas Mariani
Well-known member
I agree....
