stumpXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
Decided I wanted a cowl induction hood, but didnt want to shell out $400-$500 for a complete hood. Once again, I am unemployed for a little while, and my project list in nearing its end, so I decided to just do it - if for no other reason than to have something to do.
The beauty of doing this the way I did is that there is no need for any body work since I just added another coat of herculiner over everything and it does a fine job of hiding imperfections.
I was surprised at how quick this went, I have about 4.5 hours in it, including the hood removal.
I only cut through the outer skin of the hood, so all of the 'framework' under the hood is still intact. The vents (from a Z34 I think?) are a few years old and fit nicely between the spars without having to cut them. I didnt go the full length to the rear of the hood due to my cross bar on my exo cage, as will be more obvious once I get it remounted and post a picture tonight.
Im happy with it, and think it turned out pretty well.
Picture story below....
The beauty of doing this the way I did is that there is no need for any body work since I just added another coat of herculiner over everything and it does a fine job of hiding imperfections.
I was surprised at how quick this went, I have about 4.5 hours in it, including the hood removal.
I only cut through the outer skin of the hood, so all of the 'framework' under the hood is still intact. The vents (from a Z34 I think?) are a few years old and fit nicely between the spars without having to cut them. I didnt go the full length to the rear of the hood due to my cross bar on my exo cage, as will be more obvious once I get it remounted and post a picture tonight.
Im happy with it, and think it turned out pretty well.
Picture story below....
