My new hood design

[IH2LOSE]

Well while I was at Carlilse I seen a car with a cool hood.So I took the idea and am making a new hood for my 62.

Its much higher then I would like,but I contacted barry grant and they gave me the dimentions of there tripower setup I want to get.

It should look like a cowl induction hood you would see on a chevelle.I am hoping it blends in and is not so noticable to the average person.














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[67HEAVEN]

Larry,

I love the cowl induction hood on Chevelles and gen-1 Camaros.

I can't wait to see on on your '62.

 

[studiog]

Larry I love that design. It is very unobtrusive. Keep us updated when it goes to paint or even primer.

 

[cbernhardt]

Larry:

I like the design of your hood. I am assuming that you used a stock hood and just raised the section between the two "pods" on each side of the hood. I was thinking of doing something similar on my car but with a forward facing opening. How high did you have to raise the hood in the center? Did you notice the hood on the orange(?) colored car parked near you at Carlisle? It had what looked to be a 68-69 L88 style hood. I have one of these hoods that someone gave me but I just don't like the way it looks on the car.
Charles

 

[IH2LOSE]

Larry:

I like the design of your hood. I am assuming that you used a stock hood and just raised the section between the two "pods" on each side of the hood. I was thinking of doing something similar on my car but with a forward facing opening. How high did you have to raise the hood in the center? Did you notice the hood on the orange(?) colored car parked near you at Carlisle? It had what looked to be a 68-69 L88 style hood. I have one of these hoods that someone gave me but I just don't like the way it looks on the car.
Charles

Yes I did notice the orange 62, The guy and his wife were excellent people to keep company with that week end, The hood looks perfect for his car as its was a 60's custom car ,But for me I am trying to end up with something that looks stock.

I purchased a used cap from a pick up truck and thats where I got the fiberglass sheet from. I filled in between the ribs on the hood maintaining the stock height of the ribs about 4" in to provide the needed clearance for the hood to tuck under the front header panel. Then I tapered up to just about the front of my motor with a 1 1/2" clearance from the top surface of the hood to bottom surface of the underside of the cowl portion of the hood.when all is said and done the top of the hood will be just about level with my cowl vent in the open position.As I had said it definately higher then what I wanted but I have to leave room for the tri power set up

Your idea of having the front open would really look trick.

I have a vacum actuator I am trying to use to make an opening flap on the back of the hood but it doesnt have enough stroke to open a blade far enough. I need something with a 1 1/2 stroke

 

[Delph]

I have always like the cowl induction hoods. The design is simple and it looks good.

 

[IH2LOSE]

Thanks for the complement Roy.

Yes that is the original hood with the backward tear drop on it.I will set it on the car tomorow to see how it fits and then finish up the plastic work on it and then it will go to the painter on tuesday. I am allready not pleased with its height and may give up on the tri power set up,

I fitted the air cleaner off of my 66 on the carb and it only protrudes thu the hood by 7/8th of an inch. If I used an aircleaner set up off of a 66 I could then make another hood but this time I would only need to raise it above the ribs in the hood by 3/8th of an inch. That I think would look better and less noticable then what I have now. We had a big party at my house today and every body loved the hood and feels it will look great . I will post pictures of it tomorow on the car to see what you guys think.

Allthough i want the tri power set up real bad. I would rather have a stock apearing car from the outside.

 

[firstgear]

Have you thought about a slight bulge in the hood like what is done on a C5 hood to clear the Magnusson Supercharger? A slight bulge might be all you need, yet keeping most of the lines of the existing hood.....just a thought...biggest problem that I think you have is that the hood on a C1 is very narrow and short as compared to the other hoods you have been talking about and it is easier to blend in the bump in the larger hood than the smaller one........what do you think?

 

[IH2LOSE]

Herb

You hit the nail on the head but 2 days to late. I realized last night as I was pulling the C5 into the garage that I could have used a C5 donor hood and it would have looked better then just flat on the top

Well I am done for now. If I do another one I will use the center section from a C5 or C4 hood.

Here is a picture of it on the car ,I am ok with it,(dont love it)

I hope it is less noticable when its yellow

 

[IH2LOSE]

Here is an album with some other angles

http://www.clubphoto.com/_cgi-bin/app.pl/albums/large_image_view?id=3639725&link_code=sa01_17

 

[67HEAVEN]

Larry,

When it's yellow, I'm willing to bet you'll love it. Nice work.

 

[Duntov-097]

I like it. I think it will look even better painted. Nice work.

 

[firstgear]

I like it a lot better than the air cleaner sticking up through the hood.....when you get tired of the look...the bulged up C5 will get you there.....I have been looking at the super charged version of the Z06 and know when I see a hood that in almost all cases that there is a supercharger underneath when they have that bulge......however I don't have unlimited funds so the money for the supercharger continues to get siphoned off to the C1 and occassionaly to the C2.......

 

[JohnZ]

Nice work, Larry - I'm sure you'll warm up to it more after it's painted - doesn't look too radical, just says "Hey, it ain't stock under here" . Speaking of warming up, recognize that if it's open at the rear, your cowl vent will be taking in underhood air, not outside air - but, you've got A/C :cool .

 

[IH2LOSE]

I dropped the hood off yesterday for the final body work and paint. I will stop by today and take some photos. I painstakenly followed the lines of the original ribs and just bonded the filler peices to the top of them.I did all of the work connecting the filler peices to the hood with fiberglass resin so I could see thru the glass to the original ribs and follow them excactly,its hard to explain but I did not want to change the charecter/shape of how the ribs connected to the hood.I wanted the cowl/scoop portion of the hood to look as though it just grew off the ribs,I used the plastic only to fill a void where the glass matting kinda sunk in and to make my top lines.

Yesterday afternoon I stopped by the shop and my hood is in primer ready for paint,but the body guy (my brother inn law) decided to round the edges of the ribs. I explained to him I wanted the ribs to remain virgin and untouched prior to him starting the job,But I guess he did not understand. I hate the rounded look as if its a hood scoop bonded on but it seems that what he thought was correct.I cant complain to him as he worked hard the entire day on my hood and it looks perfect! but just not what I originally invisioned.



This will be my hood for now but for sure as soon as I get the tri power set up on the car with a triangular air cleaner I will make another hood but this time the top filler peice will be a hood section from a C5.


I also lost the card from a fellow I met at Carlilse.He name was steve and he was from staten island and was selling used C4 and C5 parts. He had a white 18 wheeler trailer with all of the parts laid out on it. if somebody has his card please let me know his number as I want to get the hood section from him

 

[BarryK]

Larry

i know from your posts that while this hood isn't your obsolute first choice in design, I like it. It looks good! In fact, I didn't even mind the stock hood with the hole in it as it gave a bit of a "hot rod" look to the car but I know you are trying to achieve a more stock look.
I have no doubt that your next hood you are already planning will look great but in the meantime this one will look great on the car and you should be proud of it and the work you put into it.

I told you at the show but I'll tell you again, your entire car is just gorgeous.

BTW, since your winters up there are more severe than ours are, I'll be more than happy to keep your car down here in my garage over the winter for you. I'll feed it, wash it, and make sure it gets plenty of exercise.

 

[Sting Ray]

Larry,

Steve Arcello, that should be close to the spelling, check the Carlise magazine his number should be in there. Be carefull though, his spot was the one raided a couple of years ago.

Tom M

 

[BarryK]

raided?

 

[IH2LOSE]

Here is the hood,I should have it back tomorow night

Originally I was keeping the back of the hood open But after Johns comment I figured who needs that hot engine air coming at me. I do have to say at one point I was going to seal that cowl vent up (but you guys kept me on track)and it actually works quite well at getting cool air in to the cockpit.

So I pull into this car cruise to night and what to I get to park next to but another SR111 framed car

The owner of the car was a very modest freindley fellow who was a pleasure to talk with.This car was also built inless then a year.

If you look closely it looks as if the guy has cove molding on it but they are painted on.

all of his body lines are perfect,they look as though the wer cut in by a lazer.he interiour and truck were spectacular, I may have to re-visit mine as i just love the looks of the leather door panels as the vinyl on mine look cheap

Me and this fellow live less the 30 minute from each other.

 

[Mac]

What's the odds on you guys meeting up, both with SR111s, built in the same area and you've never met before... Cool!

-Mac