hood scoops pt 1 (many pics)

[clevelandfan]

so i got the hood scoops, and got the stuff to do it. here is the process


they werent originally open in the front. i cut them out, and started fixin it up.


u can see the opening good here. had a few spots to fix.


got it all fixed up, and primer on


got the black on, and cleared. sorry about the blurr. droids nightvision was on, and does that sometimes


better pic. like a mirror


hood on......


hood off


lining them up, and outlining them.


let my dad do the cutting here. 30+ years of body work there. he is a little better than me


one down


i think i shoulda just drove like this. high flow


got the holes drilled. used countersinking bits, and machine countersinking screws. 4 nylon locking nuts on the underside of each, and 6 with lock washers, and nuts.


u can see it good here.


on there, and ready to go.


still gotta line up the hood, but other than that done


all on there, and done for now. when i get ready to paint the whole car i am gonna mold the scoops into the hood, and u wont see a hard line like that. and they will be the same color as the car. i liked them angled, cuz the front tabs were bending too far to the hood when they were straight, it is perfect with the lines of the hood, the angle puts the air right over where my filter will be, and this will work out perfectly for the paint job i will do.
so in recap...
hood scoops $75 - $100 dependin where u get them. (mine were free) +
screws, and misc. materials $20 +
about 5 hours time =
a pretty decent hood for way cheaper than aftermarket. and its something i havent really seen other people do. i may be wrong on that, but idc.
i personally think its pretty nice tho, hbu?

[SuperSport]

That would look even better with a GT front and rear facia and side skirts.

[clevelandfan]

as a matter of fact, this weekend im getting the gt bumper, and i will be gettin the side skirts too so i completely and fully agree

[Biohazed]

be curious to see these fully done could be an awesome hood when done!

[clevelandfan]

oh i wouldnt doubt they will be. as soon as i can paint my car i will finish it. might be a while tho. think my gf is gonna dump me tho, so i might have more money soon

[clevelandfan]

i guess my question tho is, wut does bio think of it?? seeing as he was the one who put it down in the first place

[Sandman]

Looks good, kind of an original old school Pontiac look to it.

Get it molded and painted now! I want to see a lower view of the hood.

[Poil336]

oh i wouldnt doubt they will be. as soon as i can paint my car i will finish it. might be a while tho. think my gf is gonna dump me tho, so i might have more money soon

win!

the fit and finish is nice on it. i'll hold off on judgement until i see it molded and painted, i've got faith it'll look sexy. agreed on the gt body kit though. get it all done and painted and i think it'll look really good

[echarleswhyte]

looks good but only one question? how will you prevent water from getting all over your engine?

[Odi]

they look better than i thought. waiting to see better pics with the gt bumpers and skirts. and id get black screws. and u need to paint ur bumper, nasty rust spots...

[Ice Blue La Crosse]

Mold & prime tha hood..then folks won't know there tha stick on scoops..

[Bio248]

i guess my question tho is, wut does bio think of it?? seeing as he was the one who put it down in the first place

i dont like how you had to rivet it to the hood. other than that it doesnt look horrible per say, but im just not a fan of those scoops considering i know what they are.

looks good but only one question? how will you prevent water from getting all over your engine?

why does this matter? the engine gets wet all the time. do you not drive your car when its raining?

[16MustangVet]

Please dont use filler!!!! just do it right fiberglass them in and paint it. Filler will not take the abuse on a hood. Fiberglass would be wayyy better and you can get the crap at any Walmart.

[clevelandfan]

looks good but only one question? how will you prevent water from getting all over your engine?

I'm gonna make a grille for it somehow. Haven't got that far yet and I'm not worried about rain.
And bio, its not rivited. Its screwed with countersinking screws. When I mold it in u won't see them at all.
And 02 gpiraqvet, I will be doin it right. Don't u worry about that.
Its just a matter of time till it will look real good. Just gotta get the money ill be keeping u guys posted with plenty of pics
Ps, sandman, wut kinda pic u wunna see. Just the hood up?

[Sandman]

Like this but from a lower angle, to see how far they stick above the car.

[clevelandfan]

here, how about that?

[RamairGTP2]

not bad at all. I'll be watching this. Keep up the effort man and I'm sure it will come out sweet!

[clevelandfan]

not bad at all. I'll be watching this. Keep up the effort man and I'm sure it will come out sweet!

thanks man. much appreciated. i see u got a 97 se also. urs is much better than mine was lol. i got some fixin to do but ya, it should be pretty sweet. i heard thru the grape vine there is a gt bumper a pull a part over here. so that will be my spot tomorrow

[bigtom9492]

when you mold it to the car and paint the whole thing be sure to update us with pics... you did very clean work. Just not feeling the rivets but eh. Good job!

[clevelandfan]

i will be updating with pics for sure. thats why i said part 1 also, its not rivited man. its countersinking screws. and when i mold it, u wont even see them. but i actually got a gt bumper today. its scratched and dented for now. gotta fix it, and put it on ill put up a pic of it in a few. i cant decide weather i should put them on first, or wait to fix em