all steel cowl hood

[Tusk]

well i wanted a cowl hood for my car,but i just couldnt spend almost 400.00 right now with the motor build and whatever else,i also plan on painting the car by the end of the month,so my friend Andy and I decided to build my own,it put about 10lbs on the nose but no biggie,just have to turn up the boost a little to compensate for it,here goes,this is what i started with
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cutting the sides from the pattern we made
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grinding it down to get our final shape
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mocking it up before we start tacking it together
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with the sides tacked to the hood,so we could get the right angle
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making a pattern for the middle piece
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front shot of the middle tacked on
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side shot of middle tacked to sides
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now i just need to finish welding it and grinding down the welds and cutting the center out,a little putty and shazzam a all steel cowl hood

[Tusk]

well i did something wrong with the pics ,let me see if i can get that straight

[RoadconeTuning]

get the URL of the picture and put the LocationOfImage

[Tusk]

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z214/4EYEDFIRST/Picture122.jpg
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[clonegt93]

hey that's pretty sweet!
How much did it end up costing?

[Tusk]

hey that's pretty sweet!
How much did it end up costing?

so far not one red cent,i had the steel here at work and i'm doing the fab work ,but i know i need a tube of body putty to finish it ,so less than 10.00

[fast50]

**** thats a big hood.

[Tusk]

**** thats a big hood.

4"

[fast5.0]

**** man thats nice u think u can hook my boy up ??????

[Tusk]

**** man thats nice u think u can hook my boy up ??????

SURE,whats it for,it may be cheaper for him to buy one ,than to pay for the labor though,ive been welding on this thing for about 3hrs

[bonesgt]

Looking good man!!

[Superstroke17]

That's pretty sweet. You should make a template for future uses. I think you may have something there$$$:thumbsup2:

[clonegt93]

so far not one red cent,i had the steel here at work and i'm doing the fab work ,but i know i need a tube of body putty to finish it ,so less than 10.00

Beast!

[Notch93]

Looking good, can't wait to see it finished.

[Tusk]

well fellows i got it all welded together ,took me over 3hrs to weld it so it wouldnt warp,now i just have to grind it and i know thats going to be time consuming also,becasue of the heat buildup,but ones i get to that stage i'll take more pics and see what ya'll think

[puttputt]

That thing looks awesome. Good job.

[Tusk]

That thing looks awesome. Good job.

NOT AS AWESOME AS YOUR AVITAR:thumbsup1::thumbsup1::thumbsup1:

[Tusk]

Once i get this done,i'll have to post up pics of the ratrod frame i built,using a full fox rear suspension,diff,upper and lower arms and the springs,going to be badass when i get thru,to bad i'm building it for my dad and it will have a built sbc

[Tusk]

well ive been grinding on the hood on and off all day,still no warpage:thumbsup1:so thats a good thing,pretty much got all the top done,now the side where it meets the hood,thats going to be a pain in the ASS,but oh well,i'll post up pics tommorrow,once i get this thing done if it turns out right what could i sell them for i wonder,i have a guy with a 89 that has three stk hoods,i may have to work a trade with him,all his old hoods for one metal cowl

[TappedOut]

That looks good! What motor are you putting under the 4" hood? A big block I would assume?

[Tusk]

That looks good! What motor are you putting under the 4" hood? A big block I would assume?

no a little ole 351 with a s-400 turbo with a blow thru carb,i didnt need anything larger than a 3",but i like the big hoods

[Blacksheep]

Ive thought about doin that before. Except, i wanna cut the hood, were the factory "cowl" is. and just add in some sections on both sides like you did. But good job man. Post up some pics when you get it painted and done.

[TappedOut]

no a little ole 351 with a s-400 turbo with a blow thru carb,i didnt need anything larger than a 3",but i like the big hoods

Gotcha, good choice! Will this be a street/strip car? What do you plan on running with the car? 6.xx?

[Tusk]

Gotcha, good choice! Will this be a street/strip car? What do you plan on running with the car? 6.xx?

well right now its my daily driver,but once the new combo goes in it will be my twice a week drive to work car and go bust some ass on saturday car,i really didnt want to build a "fast" car,something that i could cruise in and bust out some high 10's to low 11's,but everybody that is involved with the car said low to mid 10's will be no problem

[TappedOut]

well right now its my daily driver,but once the new combo goes in it will be my twice a week drive to work car and go bust some ass on saturday car,i really didnt want to build a "fast" car,something that i could cruise in and bust out some high 10's to low 11's,but everybody that is involved with the car said low to mid 10's will be no problem

10.xx in a 1/4 mile, right? I have a friend of mine that is building a street/strip stang with an 88mm. Goal is to run 5.xx in an 1/8th and drive it home. :thumbsup1:

[Tusk]

10.xx in a 1/4 mile, right? I have a friend of mine that is building a street/strip stang with an 88mm. Goal is to run 5.xx in an 1/8th and drive it home. :thumbsup1:

yeah man 1/8 mile aint racing,your buddies should be able to do that,my buddy i was telling you about ran a 6.17 his first outing and 7lbs of boost

[PUN]

Good work Pork Chop :thumbsup1::p

[Tusk]

Good work Pork Chop :thumbsup1::p

why thank you sunshine,well guys did a little grinding on it,starting to shape up real nice,hit most of the high spots now just need to do all the smoothing,i'll be posting up pics as it progresses
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[PUN]

Lookin' good man :thumbsup1:

[bonesgt]

That's gonna look great once your all done with it!

[TappedOut]

yeah man 1/8 mile aint racing,your buddies should be able to do that,my buddy i was telling you about ran a 6.17 his first outing and 7lbs of boost

LOL, yeah, he will run that no problem, he builds them for a fun.

[clonegt93]

the pics look good. what color are you gonna paint your car?

[Tusk]

the pics look good. what color are you gonna paint your car?

thanks man,it will go back white with the black gt stripe and trim

[fast5.0]

looks good bro :thumbsup1:

[clonegt93]

thanks man,it will go back white with the black gt stripe and trim

sweet, can't wait to see it

[Tusk]

well pretty much got it all ground down and sanded,i will finish the body work on it this weekend but heres a littel side shot of the whole car
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z214/4EYEDFIRST/Picture145.jpg

[TappedOut]

well pretty much got it all ground down and sanded,i will finish the body work on it this weekend but heres a littel side shot of the whole car
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z214/4EYEDFIRST/Picture145.jpg


That looks great man. I like the fact that you did it yourself and it looks just like the fiberglass ones. :thumbsup1:

[Tusk]

That looks great man. I like the fact that you did it yourself and it looks just like the fiberglass ones. :thumbsup1:

Thanks man,i'm one of those that believe if i can do it myself i will,some people say its not worth their time,well hell my time is free,the metal i used was free,all ive spent so far was today at lunch,i bought a qt of bondo and a couple of spreaders,so far i have about 7hrs invested and about 8.00 ,so i'm pleased adn the pics really dont do it justice,once i get it done with primer and all,i'll have my friend who does a little photography take some better pics,i already have two people wanting to see how its done so i can do them one

[Nova]

looking forward to seeing the "finished" car

[Tusk]

well i pretty much have the hood filled and sanded,now just some proper priming and it should be good,i use to have 03 cobra wheels until a curbing got hungry one nite and ate a big chunk out of one,well i put the waffle stars back on and painted them black,this doesnt look bad,i'm putting 18/17 fr-500's on it,i just need to get the front now,but i think for the strip i may get a set of prostars and powder coat them black
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z214/4EYEDFIRST/Picture155.jpg

[TappedOut]

Hood looks great man. You do nice work from afar, lol. Just Kidding!

Now let's see that baby run! :thumbsup1:

[Nova]

i'de make you a good deal on my full set of FR500s if you want them...

[Tusk]

Hood looks great man. You do nice work from afar, lol. Just Kidding!

Now let's see that baby run! :thumbsup1:

yeah i do 20 feet work,naw just kidding,i fabricate for a living so i know a little,just a little,i'm still learning as i go,i HOPE to have the motor ready to go in the car no later than febuary,**** is so expensive

[Tusk]

i'de make you a good deal on my full set of FR500s if you want them...

if i didnt already have the two for the rear i would take you up on that,and i want to go with the anthricite

[PUN]

yeah i do 20 feet work,naw just kidding,i fabricate for a living so i know a little,just a little,i'm still learning as i go,i HOPE to have the motor ready to go in the car no later than febuary,**** is so expensive

Feb? I guess I'll have to spot you 2 car lengths by then :p

[Tusk]

Feb? I guess I'll have to spot you 2 car lengths by then :p

dude if this thing runs as strong as some blow thru turbos ive seen i'll set you out at the 8th and we'll run the 1/4,or you can be like on Pinks,"my v-tec aint working right at this time so i need 10 lengths"

[TappedOut]

dude if this thing runs as strong as some blow thru turbos ive seen i'll set you out at the 8th and we'll run the 1/4,or you can be like on Pinks,"my v-tec aint working right at this time so i need 10 lengths"


LOL, now that was funny right there!