In this video from This Old Hotrod you’ll see what really goes into louvering a panel. In this case it is an aluminum hood, but the process is the same regardless of what you are building. I love louvers and have a killer hood for my ’56 Chevy that has dozens of louvers in it. The real work on louvering is the layout, and if you have that down, and the right tools, you can louver your own parts at home. All it takes is the right press and some dies. Of course there are other options as well, if you don’t want to invest in the tools.
You can either go to your local shop that does louvering a pay a few dollars per louver, and some time for the setup, or you can buy already louvered strips of steel that you can weld into your own panels. Either way works and can result in some cool parts.
In this video you are going to see the layout, see the process for actually punching the louvers, and see the finished project and how the louvers effect the base material. Check it out.
Video Description:
Punching Aluminum hood louvers for Kayleigh Mac Racing. A friend is building a 1927 Ford roadster for Pinetree Jamboree this coming august this video shows the layout and louvering process from start to finish.
