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Technical => Body/Appearance/Interior => Topic started by: 1WLD BRD on December 30, 2004, 12:21:56 AM

Title: Homemade Cowl hood for '91 Cougar pics
Post by: 1WLD BRD on December 30, 2004, 12:21:56 AM
as most of you probably know, I like building my own hoods for my cougars instead of buying them.  It started with the Fox Cougar hoods and now I decided to try my touch on an MN12 hood.

Here as some pics of the progress so far.
(http://members.tccoa.com/1wldbrd/Cowl%20hood.jpg)
(http://members.tccoa.com/1wldbrd/Cowl%20hood01.jpg)
(http://members.tccoa.com/1wldbrd/Cowl%20hood02.jpg)
(http://members.tccoa.com/1wldbrd/Cowl%20hood03.jpg)

This time I decided to try making it a functional scoop and just cut the hood and raised the center, instead of grafting on a whole nother chunk of sheet metal, on top of the stock hood.  This hood has also proven to be the strongest I have made so far, (no doubt due to welding the sides, rather then rivets, and fiberglass. :dunce: )  The wind knocked it over onto the cowl, on a concrete floor without any damage. :grinno:

So, opinion time.  What do you guys think?  Any other ideas?
Title: Re: Homemade Cowl hood for '91 Cougar pics
Post by: 1986Tbird on December 30, 2004, 12:50:02 AM
Spread some bondo and ur all set! :)
Title: Re: Homemade Cowl hood for '91 Cougar pics
Post by: Bird351 on December 30, 2004, 12:50:43 AM
I'd have to see how it looked painted, but looks OK so far.
Title: Re: Homemade Cowl hood for '91 Cougar pics
Post by: Ether947 on December 30, 2004, 08:25:06 PM
looks spiffy. ^_^ wish i knew how to weld.
Title: Re: Homemade Cowl hood for '91 Cougar pics
Post by: amooset on January 05, 2005, 03:05:18 AM
Quote from: darkthunder
looks spiffy. ^_^ wish i knew how to weld.


Welding isn't hard, just need a welder to practice on first.  Wish I could afford one  :disappoin
Title: Re: Homemade Cowl hood for '91 Cougar pics
Post by: MasterBlaster on January 10, 2005, 06:37:30 AM
Weld like the factory did (well, kinda).....
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=41462