lets talk hoods...

[87_LSC]

Hey again Lincoln Dudes :cool:

I am looking at some lift-off fiberglass hoods on ebay for my 87 LSC race car and so far i found a stock style hood, and a 3" cowl hood with about $180 price difference (cowl is more $)

Anyways, If I buy the stock style hood, would it be easy to cut the fiberglass and somehow attach a cool looking hood scoop, or should I buy the cowl hood. This is going to be a race car, so a hood scoop should get more air into the engine, but the cowl also looks cool and functions good. Which one should I buy? :confused:

thanks!
wes

[ October 26, 2005: Message edited by: 87_LSC ]

[pro-five-oh]

quote:Originally posted by 87_LSC:
This is going to be a race car, so a hood scoop should get more air into the engine, but the cowl also looks cool and functions good. Which one should I buy?

Unless you are using the scoop/cowl induction to feed an intercooler or to clear a big block V8, there is no need to get either. More drag = less speed. And from what I have seen on my bro's Mustang, you can run twin turbos on a stock hood, brass radiator, etc and still never have cooling system problem.

I remember someone said the fiberglass hoods don't weigh much less than the sheetmetal hood (sheet metal is much thinner) so unless that vendor can say the hoods weigh less than stock, I don't see any need to get one.

Course if you want one just to have one, that's cool too. smile.gif

[cason1]

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[villain_lsc]

How many men in that canoe! Yeee Haa!

[84mark]

if it's mostly an appearance deal, go for the cowl hood if that's what you're after, but with the stock hood, you then can choose from among the multitude of aftermarket scoop options...

[LandShark]

Here are approximate weights for the fiberglass parts:
Front Bumper 4 lbs
Rear Bumper 4 lbs
Cowl Hood 14 lbs
Flat Hood 11 lbs
Decklid 8 lbs

I imagine these numbers are considerably less than the stock pieces. If you are going to do a race car, the pieces will be fine. However, for a quality driver, the fiberglass stuff will most likely be substandard and require considerable work. Also, the fiberglass hoods require hood pins. Sounds like you are making a race car so they will probably be good for you. The place that used to make them was mpmotorsports.net in Florida, now they are manufactured in Waco, Tx. I think you can pretty much do what you want with hood scoops and the factory hood. Here are a few pictures of the scoops I've got on my cars with factory hinges and latches.
Cowl Hood (http://www.fordvschevy.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=17776&stc=1&d=1129900998)

Eliminator Scoop (http://www.texasbasket.com/90SEp3.jpg)

[87_LSC]

the eliminator scoop and the cowl hood both look Awesome! but now arises a few questions...

Can I cut fiberglass just with a handhald jig-saw?

How do I attach a scoop?

Land Shark, you got anymore pics of the cowl hood mounted on the car?

thanks!
wes

[87_LSC]

...and where do I find bumpers and decklids?

thanks!

[LandShark]

Sorry for the slow reply...

The eliminator hood scoop comes with bolts made into the bottom of the scoop. You cut holes in the hood and attach using washers and nuts...

You can cut the fiberglass with most anything. Most any type of saw will work. Fine blades would most likely be best. I used an air powered cutoff wheel. I also trimmed some with a DA sander and 40 grit paper and also I have a die grinder with a coarse bit too... The cutoff wheel was used to cutout the metal hood area too. I attached my cowl with pop rivets (pre-drilled the holes). After that, I layered fiberglass matting and resin.

I have some more pictures... I was hoping to actually have it painted this week, but it hasn't worked out... maybe the first of next week.

Here's the website for the hoods, bumpers, and decklids... They also have some on eBay.
http://motorsportspartsusa.com/

[87_LSC]

thanks guys! all of you have been great help!

-wes

[84mark]

a cheap jigsaw will cut your needs...priceless- experience...you will surely bank some....