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While we wait for the exhaust pipes to come back from the fabricator, there's a couple of other things I'd like to address before the Power Tour kick-off on June 10th. One thing that I've been looking forward to installing since I bought it here on FABO 2 years ago was my Hemi hood scoop. It's been in the trunk the whole time I've been working on the engine so I figured now was as good as time as any to get started.
There are several threads going on how to install a hood scoop so I'm not going to bore you with the details. Needless to say I read all the threads and took what I needed from them. I started by removing the DODGE letters and front trim. I laid tape on the hood where I was going to be laying out lines. Then I set the hood on there using specs found here and made sure that the scoop was centered.
Next, I traced around the mounting studs to get an idea of where to drill the holes. We pulled the scoop back off and started drilling the holes. Once we had it mounted flat we pulled it back off and cut the hole out underneath. I stole an idea from my buddy Gary's car. He has a big scoop and the air cleaner doesn't need to protrude into the scoop the same as mine so he only cut the area out between the braces. Here's a pic of his scoop and cut out area.
And underneath...
That's universal windlace that I bought off of eBay for $3/ft, I'm going to put the seam at the top of the hole closest to the front so it's less visible.
We got everything mocked up and bolted in place.
It's in the truck now on the way to by buddy Shawn's house, yes the guy who painted my engine and everything else. We plan on using a long board on the top and smoothing everything out nice and flat, and then scuffing up the bottom side. Everything will be painted PPG Hot Rod black using paint that he has left over from a previous project. All of the trim, lettering and strut bolts will be polished up nice and shiny over at Shawn's while he is doing the painting. I'm supposed to go over there one night this week. We'll see how that works out...
While we wait for the exhaust pipes to come back from the fabricator, there's a couple of other things I'd like to address before the Power Tour kick-off on June 10th. One thing that I've been looking forward to installing since I bought it here on FABO 2 years ago was my Hemi hood scoop. It's been in the trunk the whole time I've been working on the engine so I figured now was as good as time as any to get started.
There are several threads going on how to install a hood scoop so I'm not going to bore you with the details. Needless to say I read all the threads and took what I needed from them. I started by removing the DODGE letters and front trim. I laid tape on the hood where I was going to be laying out lines. Then I set the hood on there using specs found here and made sure that the scoop was centered.
Next, I traced around the mounting studs to get an idea of where to drill the holes. We pulled the scoop back off and started drilling the holes. Once we had it mounted flat we pulled it back off and cut the hole out underneath. I stole an idea from my buddy Gary's car. He has a big scoop and the air cleaner doesn't need to protrude into the scoop the same as mine so he only cut the area out between the braces. Here's a pic of his scoop and cut out area.
And underneath...
That's universal windlace that I bought off of eBay for $3/ft, I'm going to put the seam at the top of the hole closest to the front so it's less visible.
We got everything mocked up and bolted in place.
It's in the truck now on the way to by buddy Shawn's house, yes the guy who painted my engine and everything else. We plan on using a long board on the top and smoothing everything out nice and flat, and then scuffing up the bottom side. Everything will be painted PPG Hot Rod black using paint that he has left over from a previous project. All of the trim, lettering and strut bolts will be polished up nice and shiny over at Shawn's while he is doing the painting. I'm supposed to go over there one night this week. We'll see how that works out...