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Technical => Body/Appearance/Interior => Topic started by: 1WLD BRD on September 22, 2007, 06:19:27 PM

Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: 1WLD BRD on September 22, 2007, 06:19:27 PM
Hmmm....  what was my inspiration for this hood?  LOL.:hick:

did the flat black just now, and will be painting the rest of it tomorrow.:D

(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC03652.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC03651.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC03650.jpg)
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: DVP on September 22, 2007, 06:29:48 PM
are you going to blend the tip of that into the hood? it kinda looks like one that gets held on with 3M tape right now. not sure what to think about it but im sure it will look good after your done or get it flat black
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: 1WLD BRD on September 22, 2007, 07:36:35 PM
actually it is the scoop from a 79 Camaro.  I had to chop off the bolt bosses, then cut out a hole right under where the scoop goes down, and attach it to the hood with Seam sealer.  Thinking about molding it in, but I learned my lesson with the first hood I built.  everytime you close the hood the vibrations will lead to cracks.
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: V8Demon on September 22, 2007, 07:52:38 PM
Nice!
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on September 22, 2007, 10:40:23 PM
Quote from: 1WLD BRD;177864
actually it is the scoop from a 79 Camaro.  I had to chop off the bolt bosses, then cut out a hole right under where the scoop goes down, and attach it to the hood with Seam sealer.  Thinking about molding it in, but I learned my lesson with the first hood I built.  everytime you close the hood the vibrations will lead to cracks.



Is seam sealer the only thing adhearing it to the hood?
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: 84 Fila on September 22, 2007, 10:44:32 PM
Will this be functional or looks?
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: beaterjeep on September 23, 2007, 12:47:25 AM
Quote from: 84 Fila;177909
Will this be functional or looks?


Quote from: 1WLD BRD;177864
actually it is the scoop from a 79 Camaro.  I had to chop off the bolt bosses, then cut out a hole right under where the scoop goes down


Yep Mikey, I'd say it's functional.  Looks BA on there too I might add.  RJ, you keep this up, and I'm gonna have to send you the hood off of my Jeep and a good chunk of change and have you fab something up for me.:D
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: 1WLD BRD on September 23, 2007, 05:47:38 PM
well, it is done.... For now....  And no, it isn't functional, but I could probably make it so. especially if it was carbed...  I have to redo it because I did a py job sanding it, and my paint gun screwed up, so I will let the paint cure and resand it properly and paint it again.
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC03656a.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC03654a.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC03655a.jpg)
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: daboss351 on September 23, 2007, 05:52:13 PM
looks good!!!
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: 84 Fila on September 23, 2007, 06:30:28 PM
Hey RJ, think you can make one like this?
(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r9/84fila/Other%20Birds%20or%20Ideas/black_8788_splitspoke5s.jpg)
(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r9/84fila/Other%20Birds%20or%20Ideas/black_8788_splitspoke5s.jpg)
Kinda one step farther then what was on the blue bird, and an SVO style, but I like it. Yours just kinda reminded me of it
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: daboss351 on September 23, 2007, 06:31:51 PM
I know the guy that did that. Thats a factory svo hood scoop grafted into a factory tbird hood. all steel
he has hundreds of hours in that hood, still has the car too, but its being parted. That hood is going on a customer car.
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: 1WLD BRD on September 23, 2007, 07:51:55 PM
Yeah, if I could find a wrecked SVO to cut the scoop out of I could.  That is what I thought the camaros had, I was going to cut it out and weld it in, but maros use a bolt on style.
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: P71 on September 23, 2007, 09:43:23 PM
I like it!!
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: chri85tc on September 23, 2007, 09:51:02 PM
That looks pretty sweet!
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: billboehm on October 07, 2007, 08:43:07 PM
i'm just glad you didn't keep it the original reddish color. looked a little too much like a particular part of the female anatomy...
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: DVP on October 11, 2007, 10:55:49 AM
can you get a pic of the front of the hood right where it meets the header panel? i want to see how it looks as far as the tip of the scoop goes. i like it alot more now. the red really threw me off. think i might go grab on of my flat hoods an think of something....
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: nutwagon on October 11, 2007, 11:05:34 AM
Thats really cool looking. I like playing with hoods. How did you attach it? I used 3m panel bond and a mountain of bondo. yours is clean. probably lighter than mine too lol. Thats why I want to cut the cowl off a real 69 camaro hood and weld the thing on there and metal finish it.
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: Sduneman3 on October 11, 2007, 11:10:56 AM
I wonder how that could look on a TC hood?
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: baxo on October 11, 2007, 11:50:50 AM
Quote from: Sduneman3;181934
I wonder how that could look on a TC hood?

one word: overkill.
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: Sduneman3 on October 11, 2007, 12:32:10 PM
Quote from: baxo;181942
one word: overkill.


Yea, but I'm just wondering.  And I suck at Photoshop.
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: baxo on October 11, 2007, 12:58:37 PM
Ahh the need to photoshop everything, TV is ruining your imagination isn't it? :P

Well I can picture it in my head and it wouldn't look right. too much would be going on in the center portion of the hood.
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: Sduneman3 on October 11, 2007, 02:15:01 PM
Yeah, TV is ruining everything:bricks1:  I was thinking like right behind the headlights?  Or would the scoops be to big?
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: daboss351 on October 11, 2007, 02:49:38 PM
to big
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: Innes on October 12, 2007, 07:11:29 AM
So when are you going to take orders and make costum hoods for us i'm sure you will make some good money whats the price.
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: 1WLD BRD on October 13, 2007, 08:07:10 AM
hahah, thanks guys, yeah another scoop on a TC hood would look alittle ricey.  I wasn't intending to sell these really, but I would for the right price....  I am sick of tripping over the ram air one, so I would probably sell it for a few bills, ($200) this one I would probably let go for around $100-$150 I didnt like the way it turned out......
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: 87crzypssy on October 14, 2007, 08:10:30 PM
I like it, that was the style scoop i origionally wanted...too many cowled fox bodys out there.
Title: Yet another custom hood.... (Painted)
Post by: redneckcowboy on October 15, 2007, 11:02:15 PM
i like that it looks good........shipping would kill though
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