im looking to buy a hood scoop anyone got any does or donts on putting these on yourself?whats a good one to get ect..
cowl hood scoop
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Save some money,buy the cowl hood,if not Jegs,Summit have hood scoops,Body shops today use glue for repairs,scoops put on.Some Bodyperson will chime in ,who know what i don"t.
ya save up the money for an actual cowl hood. it would be hard to mold on a scoop and make it look right.
I agree with buying a hood instead. But I had a buddy who had a harwood cowl put on his 80 Monte about 10-15 years ago. And it turned out perfect. And it still looks just as good today. But the car is far from a DD lol.
In my opinion, I would buy a steel cowl scoop and have it grafted onto a stock steel hood. You just can not beat the fit and finish of a stock GM stamped hood.
Even the best aftermarket fiberglass hoods would take a LOT of work to make them look as nice as a factory hood.
And yes, you can properly fiberglass a scoop to a steel hood but as said, it takes a lot more work to do it right. Otherwise you'll end up with paint cracking where the seams are down the road.
Even the best aftermarket fiberglass hoods would take a LOT of work to make them look as nice as a factory hood.
And yes, you can properly fiberglass a scoop to a steel hood but as said, it takes a lot more work to do it right. Otherwise you'll end up with paint cracking where the seams are down the road.
Normally I'd disagree in regard to adding or grafting a scoop to an existing stock hood. However, I agree with Andrew that the fit of a factory stock hood is much better than an aftermarket cowl hood. The aftermarket steel hood doesn't seem to fit or lay down like the OEM hood. Just my observation.
I can't vouch for a fiberglass hood, though.
I can't vouch for a fiberglass hood, though.
im going to order one from jeggs and press my luck.. someone told me to appoxy it down and use rivits use file block to knock the edge off then use as little body filler as possible....thanks for the reply's,
has anyone done this before if so let me know the best way.....thanks
has anyone done this before if so let me know the best way.....thanks
There's a panel bonding cement that you can purchase from Eastwood or a good body shop supply. You use it in conjunction with rivets. It aledgedly creates an extremely strong bond for attaching body panels, etc.
Here's a link to Eastwood. http://www.eastwood.com/maxim-bonding-a ... fl-oz.html
As you see, the stuff ain't cheap, but it would certainly prevent you from trying to weld the scoop onto the hood and potentially warping the hood.
I believe 3M might also make a similar product.
Here's a link to Eastwood. http://www.eastwood.com/maxim-bonding-a ... fl-oz.html
As you see, the stuff ain't cheap, but it would certainly prevent you from trying to weld the scoop onto the hood and potentially warping the hood.
I believe 3M might also make a similar product.
If it were me, I would fit the cowl scoop to your hoods contour then create a fiberglass lip/flange on the underside of the cowl. Through that lip I would epoxy bolts into it then drill holes through your original hood and just bolt the scoop on.
That's essentially what was done on this car:
At least then you wouldn't have to worry about it possibly separating or the body filler cracking.
That's essentially what was done on this car:
At least then you wouldn't have to worry about it possibly separating or the body filler cracking.
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