Fiberglass hood mods... crazy?

moper said
I think you are over-thinking it and may not even pass tech if they see the cut hood. I have two thoughts.. first... seal the carb to the hood with a scoop. If you need to engineer a pan to run an air cleaner but it is worth power and ET. Also, what blown said... Instead of cutting anf adding weight and hardware to make this flappy thing... Just use some radiator or heater hose to raise the rear edge of the hood 1". When you're done racing... pull it out and the hood fits normal.

Moper, maybe you didn't read my post #68 (understandable... lol!), but in it I eschewed cutting the hood. I said, "in the final analysis, all things considered (with no apologies to National Public Radio), I think this long hood-pin idea is OVERALL, the best idea. No cutting of hood, fender panels, nor any fabrication necessary (can you tell I'm L-A-Z-Y????)

That will be my plan of action; buy a hood and some long (tall) pins for the back; might even put one dead center of the line between the two back pins, to keep it from trying to "bow" in the middle, when the underhood pressure (if there is any) tries to lift it, at speed."

The drag strips I run at don't have any tech inspection... No kidding.

This is Arkansas, remember???:cheers:

RE: "seal the carb to the hood with a scoop"

My carb is sealed to the discharge pipe on a Vortech supercharger making 10 pounds of boost... I'd hate to lose that...:cwm10:

I'll let you know if I gain anything; I'm not holding my breath....