Honest opinions please

[mlcraven]

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It looks "just right" for that car.

[CaminoKid]

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Like the rebel says,do it,do it,doit.

[JOES66FURY]

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Looks like the aye's have it.....I will post pictures when I cut the hole.....

[Caveman]

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Straight talk dude: that side shot looks killer.

But the frontal view.... not quite knockin' my socks off.

How 'bout a scoop with the same profile, only narrower?

[NASBackyard]

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I would say sleep on it for awhile, you could use the air though down there in AZ. Turn it around the other way and take a few shots of it and see what it looks like.

[CheapThrills]

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I like it. Do it. Lots of picks. Your car is bitchin.

[1988montecarloss]

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put it on and then paint the hood semigloss black ;)

[BetterWithBoost]

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I dig the scoop! Make it functional, make it match
the hood(I like the semi-gloss black idea) and it
will look even better. Rock on, man. ;D

[malc]

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The car needs that scoop.
I was given strong glue by the bodyshop to fix mine
but I still used a few rivets,
to hold it there and get it down tight on the hood.

[DanStokes]

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Malc has a good suggestion there. I have the kit for the body glue. The stuff is TOUGH and can be used in place of welding, even on unibody structure. Try to borrow somebody's kit because the gun and glue are pricey. Buy the owner a few mixing tips (the 2 parts mix in the tip) and I bet they'll be happy (I would). The tips are not reusable and are a couple of bucks each for mine. BTW - there are several brands but mine happens to be a Lord Fusor - Google if you want to know more.

[JOES66FURY]

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The material is about 1/4 inch thick at the base, my thought was to cut the hole the same size as the whole scoop. The set it in flush be cause it has the peak molded into it to match the hood. The glass and fill it that way, my concer is having too much material on top of the hood sheet metal and then having to use a ton of glass and putty to build up to the 1/4 inch of the scoop...I was going to take some pieces of sheet metal and tack it in on the underside and glue or rivit it down. Any thought?

[malc]

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This is what I did, and I would?nt do it this way again making the hole so big,
kinda defeats the idea of feeding the carb air.


Here you can just about see the rivets holding the scoop down,
did?nt use much glue at all.


The edges were smoothed over with filler and as you saw in my paint post
the cowl scoop looks almost part of the hood.
I am careful though, I always raise the hood by gripping it in the center.

[DanStokes]

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Remember that if you mount it from the bottom you'll have to cut away more of the support stuff. Not necessarily a problem, just something to keep in mind. Just try to keep the filler as thin as you can. I'd use glass reinforced filler (such as Bondo Glass) for the first fills to make it as strong as possible.

Dan