Cramer Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) Well I purchased a stock hood for $50 and thought I would make a cowl out of it. I was looking at the aftermarket hoods and I didn't find one that caught my eye and taste so I made my own. I am repainting my whole truck this summer, and my buddy does realistic flames and he's going to ghost a "SS" in the center with ghosted realistic flames running down the middle of it coming off the "SS". This will be my summer hood and I will put my stock hood back on in the winters. I still have some fabbing and welding to do on it, as well as the body work (Bondo, Sanding, etc) after I figure out how much clearance I have to the wipers and windshield. Let me know what you all think. BTW it's a 2" raise in the rear. Edited February 23, 2010 by sinr98 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wody Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 i gotta see the finished product Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierra ss Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Keep it up. Cant wait to see how it turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cramer Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 It won't be totally finished till summer when I paint the truck, but it should be in primer next week. It was hard to get a good pic of it with my Blackberry, so I will take more with my digital next time I work on her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmahan Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 wow good work cant wait to see it finished G/L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinister C3 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 Do some good bracing, cause hoods like to warp & flex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cramer Posted February 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2010 I used the stock bracing, but added brackets to it. I also reinforced a section that has little bracing to help with the possible flexing. It is actually really stout now. I cross braced the hood prior to cutting it to so it is the same as a stock hood. I learned the hard way when I chopped a top on a coupe that didn't have enough bracing from the previous hack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony.SS. Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 Well I purchased a stock hood for $50 and thought I would make a cowl out of it. I was looking at the aftermarket hoods and I didn't find one that caught my eye and taste so I made my own. I am repainting my whole truck this summer, and my buddy does realistic flames and he's going to ghost a "SS" in the center with ghosted realistic flames running down the middle of it coming off the "SS". This will be my summer hood and I will put my stock hood back on in the winters. I still have some fabbing and welding to do on it, as well as the body work (Bondo, Sanding, etc) after I figure out how much clearance I have to the wipers and windshield. Let me know what you all think. BTW it's a 2" raise in the rear. DUDE... thats freekin awesome !!.. when you get done there you can do mine.. ;) great work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierra ss Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 IMO we need more pics!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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