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possible new product. custom road race style hood vents!!
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<blockquote data-quote="SCT2003" data-source="post: 8214789" data-attributes="member: 48701"><p>First off, I used the aluminum vents as templates and figured out the exact location to place the vents. Very important to measure twice but cut only once!!! </p><p></p><p>Tools needed for cutting the holes in the hood would be measuring tape/ruler, painter's tape, a magic marker, a power drill and a power saw.</p><p></p><p>After deciding where to place the holes, I drilled 4 large holes in the area to be cut and played connect the dot with the saw. Once the center of the holes were cut out, I drilled the smaller holes needed for the mounting hardware.</p><p></p><p>Once all the holes were cut, a few different shapes of files and various grits of sandpaper were used to help smooth out any rough edges. A dremal can be used to speed up the process but it's very easy to take too much material out by mistake.</p><p></p><p>If you are meticulous and have all the right tools, I guess it's possible to get away with just using some touch up paint on the exposed fiberglass edges??? I on the other hand, felt it was a good time to professionally repaint under the hood. The paint under there was faded and missing in some spots anyways.</p><p></p><p>Remember that the design of the vents does a great job of hiding any minor imperfections from cutting the hood. Also keep in mind that a skilled body man can easily accomplish this mod if your skills are not up to it. It takes some care, skill and paitence considering you are working with fiberglass.</p><p></p><p>Don't forget to wear a face mask, cover the engine compartment and frequently clean up the work area...fiberglass dust will be all over the place and you don't want that in your lungs.</p><p></p><p>:beer:</p><p></p><p>Later...Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SCT2003, post: 8214789, member: 48701"] First off, I used the aluminum vents as templates and figured out the exact location to place the vents. Very important to measure twice but cut only once!!! Tools needed for cutting the holes in the hood would be measuring tape/ruler, painter's tape, a magic marker, a power drill and a power saw. After deciding where to place the holes, I drilled 4 large holes in the area to be cut and played connect the dot with the saw. Once the center of the holes were cut out, I drilled the smaller holes needed for the mounting hardware. Once all the holes were cut, a few different shapes of files and various grits of sandpaper were used to help smooth out any rough edges. A dremal can be used to speed up the process but it's very easy to take too much material out by mistake. If you are meticulous and have all the right tools, I guess it's possible to get away with just using some touch up paint on the exposed fiberglass edges??? I on the other hand, felt it was a good time to professionally repaint under the hood. The paint under there was faded and missing in some spots anyways. Remember that the design of the vents does a great job of hiding any minor imperfections from cutting the hood. Also keep in mind that a skilled body man can easily accomplish this mod if your skills are not up to it. It takes some care, skill and paitence considering you are working with fiberglass. Don't forget to wear a face mask, cover the engine compartment and frequently clean up the work area...fiberglass dust will be all over the place and you don't want that in your lungs. :beer: Later...Dave [/QUOTE]
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