so darn purdy. i want to keep my car looking stock but im tempted to get one just because it looks so damn good.

 

No. It's being made to bolt up to stock hinges, hood latch, and prop rod

 

is it going to fit all first gens? 79-85?

i would be interested in some of ur ones with flaws? haha



no i'll prolly buy one of the fiberglass ones definetly

 

mantis I am now reconsidering making my own because yours is now very close to what i was planing. but damn this is taking a long time. things I want to know are what size would the openings be? the front edge of the opening is that rasied at all? and where does the front and back of the vent line up in the enging bay? I am going to do a second gen style lean forward cooling system. but will be useing the stock style till I get that worked out so?

 

Manntis:
Question: have you test fit this piece on a car with a strut-bar. Looking at the pics and the depth of the vents, it doesn't look like a strut-bar would fit. Sorry if this has been addressed already.

Thank you,

-Bern

Btw, you coming to SevenStock?

 

The vents only dip 1/2" below the stock thickness of the hood inner bracing at their deepest point The whole idea was to have dramatic yet tasteful vents. They're 2.5" deep, then quickly come up through the stock height so most strut tower bars shouldn't be a problem. If it'll fit under your stock hood, it should fit under this one.

 

I think it looks great just one coment It looks to me like the vents should extend forward a little more don't know if thats possible.

 

Thank you sir!

-Bern

 

I definately would be up for buying one of these hoods. are you only going to make 1 style of hood, or are you going to make different variations of vent placements, such as an added single turbo duct?thx

 

wow that looks sweet. I want to do a hood for my car , but I think i would need a scoop. The suprecharger takes up all the room for doing a vented hood.

Great Job.

 

gorgeous work man, gorgeous

 

nope. They end there so they pull hot air from behind the radiator. Any farther forward and they'd either be over the shroud or the metal in front of the rad, therefore useless.

 

Looks Good.... Any idea on price and/or weight? So the vent will be comming down between the rad and infront of the alternator/distrubutor...meaning if it rains, it isnt a problem?

 

This is from the 2nd page of this thread.

 

Ok, I'm ready to bite. I'll take on of these, and the Marriah Mode 4 front air dam; and with new side moldings, the project will almost be complete upon receiving new red paint!
Will you be supplying them with the vents prepared to some extent? Is some sort of additional insert required? Or will the buyer need to perform the ventilation fab? My only concern is not being able to take full advantage of the design due to my own lack of bodywork exp / knowledge.
It appears that rain wouldn't have a negative affect anymore so than my current swiss-cheesey stock hood; moreover, it appears that while the vehicle is at rest, the water would run-off just in front of the alternator; near the fan. I do have an electric Black Magic fan, though, that may require abit of shielding. It's difficult to know, yet.

 

Yeah i realised that when I was working on my car i thought the rad. was further frount.

 

be sure to let us know when they come out in stock

 

i think that looks pretty sic

 

Manntis, I'm interested in the rain question as well(6th post above). Also, would you be offering(for additional charge of course) to cut out the vents and put the mesh/slits on them? I'm definately wanting this hood bro, my is getting a "rust bubble" on it. Did you ever hear back on those mufflers you would be a dealer for? I'm still wanting to test one for ya'.

 

Rain: The vents open between the rad and the engine - the alternator, engine, wiring, etc. is covered by the hood and curved vent channels.

That said, many other vented hoods have the engine etc. exposed to rain - as long as the intake is covered everything works.

I'd look at cutting and meshing the vents for a reasonable surcharge - the reason they aren't offered like this typically is everyone has a different idea of what mesh/slats/open holes to have there.

 

sounds good Manntis...I'm still wanting one of these hoods then, but would rather have it come in ready to paint and bolt.....Now how about the exhaust?

 

I will DEFINATLEY be buying one of those !!! I wanna know the second they come out !!... Do you have a price in CAN$ ? Cuz I could even go and pick it up .. kinda easier then to ship it ... But I REALLY want one !! must air out under the hood ALOT !!

Eric.

 

$299 in US - whatever the canuck buck equivalent is when I finally pull ones from the mould. The way the US dollar is going it may be 1=1

 

you can go to http://www.xe.com for the current exchange rate

 

SO if there were pre-fab ducts to bolt into the vent openings, would some of you be interested in those?