new hood scoop post

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Topic: new hood scoop post

Posted By: casaus19
Subject: new hood scoop post
Date Posted: May 05, 2005 at 12:52 AM

Hey peeps,

i want to build a hood scoop for my car and a friends truck. They will both be for toyotas 76 celica and 83 truck. they are gonna be cowl induction style about two inches higher than the stock rise in the hood. Because of that should i lay out a frame with steel straps and then use chicken wire to form the mold, or how do you think the best way to get the mold would be. Has anyone actually completed a hood scoop and how did they hold up at high speeds. and help would be great. thanks

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Posted By: placid warrior
Date Posted: May 05, 2005 at 1:51 AM

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this is a hood scoop i'm working on. Its not that great of a pic as its more for the bumper...and the hood scoop is for a 2000 Cavalier. The guy was supposed to have the money for it this month but he has apendicitis (or something like that) so that really sucks for both him and me. But i feel that it should hold up fine at highway speeds since the whole thing will be molded into the hood.

The shape was made from green floral foam which is extremely cheap and extremely easy to shape (just be careful u dont accidentely gouge it) and then u can glass right on it without it melting and once its nice and strong u can melt the foam out with gas (scrape what u can off first though). I got the idea off this forum and it works awesome.

Posted By: r0yal
Date Posted: May 05, 2005 at 1:03 PM

well well well.. I did made a custom cowl induction hood on my truck last year, I didnt use fiberglass tho... I took a stock hood, measured where I wanted it cut, cut down the sides, lifted it, made some braces to hold it, from underneath.

then I got some scrap fenders from a bodyshop, and cut them to fit the sides of the cowl, and then welded them there, *make sure you dont make it too hot when welding, or else the metal will warp* then a LOT of sanding, sanding it smooth.. then bondo and all the good stuff to make it prettier.. here are some pics of the progress..

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Posted By: placid warrior
Date Posted: May 05, 2005 at 2:03 PM

Wow. I love it. looks great and l like how u did it.

Posted By: casaus19
Date Posted: May 05, 2005 at 10:14 PM

damn that looks hella nice

i think that is how i am gonna have to do it.

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Posted By: LatinMax
Date Posted: May 06, 2005 at 7:27 PM

I did the same thing and welded my hood also.

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Here is a close-up

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Posted By: LatinMax
Date Posted: May 06, 2005 at 8:02 PM

Here is another pic of what I did.

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Posted By: Rick_h
Date Posted: May 06, 2005 at 8:13 PM

That came out nice!!!!!
Ok thats it, thats what I been looking for! Gotta get by the U Pull It lot and pick me up a hood and get started!
Do you have a picture of it from what would be the drivers point of view?
How much "lift" did you give it at the highest point?
I need a place to mount some gauges.
Rick H...

Posted By: mi_what
Date Posted: May 13, 2005 at 3:06 PM

It's SOOOOO Simple posted_image

I could smack my head into a brick wall repeatedly for even thinking about purchasing one! Man, you guys are the shhh thanks

Posted By: oonikfraleyoo
Date Posted: May 14, 2005 at 12:32 AM

r0yal, was there a reason you used fenders? Or was just the first scrap you saw?

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Posted By: Master Asylum
Date Posted: May 14, 2005 at 12:32 PM

Fenders are cheap as hell? And abundant at scrap yards? Just a guess. :)

Love the idea there r0yal.

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