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Originally Posted by 406Rich

Dave how bout if you were to just brow the leading top portion and filling in the lower with your tubing split in half to seal to the cleaner.

I would like this better too.

Originally Posted by 406Rich

Dave how bout if you were to just brow the leading top portion and filling in the lower with your tubing split in half to seal to the cleaner.

Guess I don't understand what you're saying Rich... Sometimes I have a tough time turning words to a visual......????

Where the top of the chrome target was, the leading edge just weld a short brow like you would have on your headlights, and fill the lower section with a half round tube all the way to the end of the taper on theinside of the hood. Hard to explane

Originally Posted by 406Rich

Where the top of the chrome target was, the leading edge just weld a short brow like you would have on your headlights, and fill the lower section with a half round tube all the way to the end of the taper on theinside of the hood. Hard to explane

OK, think I got the concept now, thanks!

My idea with the curved tubing was to pick up all that air that is coming up from the bottom lip of the hood and cram it into an air box...and the Cal Custom replica scoop on top of the hood (thanks Jay) for a bit more air ?????? Even without fenderwells, outside air is so much cooler and higher density then underhood air coming off the engine.....

I was just thinking out loud, trying not to detract from the original look to much. Its your ride...

Originally Posted by 406Rich

I was just thinking out loud, trying not to detract from the original look to much. Its your ride...

Just looking for ideas, Rich. My first idea is seldom the final plan that gets installed....... Heck, I even like it when guys stop over and nit pick my work, all goes to make the finished product better!!!!! Often 1 bad idea will lead to a couple really good ones. That's one reason I hang out here on CHR, always lots of good input without the put downs and insults so common on other forums... Kind of like everyone's build becomes a community project.

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

OK, think I got the concept now, thanks!

My idea with the curved tubing was to pick up all that air that is coming up from the bottom lip of the hood and cram it into an air box...and the Cal Custom replica scoop on top of the hood (thanks Jay) for a bit more air ?????? Even without fenderwells, outside air is so much cooler and higher density then underhood air coming off the engine.....

Actually the top half of the head light bezel would be better for the ram effect. Air flow over the hood front would rise above those little bumps.

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Actually the top half of the head light bezel would be better for the ram effect. Air flow over the hood front would rise above those little bumps.

That's why air flow is so dang hard to work with, Just can't see it!!! Did a bit of "testing" with the fan and cigar smoke.... The tubes would draw air in off the front of the hood---but above the headlights would be better, just a longer air tube to get to the carb(s)......

The small gun ports could be a location for turn signals. I've seen lots of guys use the stock air intakes for a ram air effect to the intake

Well, thanks to Rich, Jay, and Uncle Bob the 1st idea for the hood is back in the spare tubing box, and this is what I've got now.... I really like the look, and will work great for an air intake to the air box atop the carb(s)...

As the song goes, "I get by with a little help from my friends".

Thanks for setting me straight!

Just to give you some perspective.....A fellow showed up at Firebird a few months back with a '64 Fairlane Thunderbolt clone. He had the hoses from the carb cover out to the headlight openings like the original. I asked him what size the hoses were, he said 5". I said that is a little big isn't it? He said he reduced them down to 4" last year and the car slowed down.

Just so you know. Those hood openings are nowhere near 4", so you may or may not get enough air. If I did it at all, I might not depend on the hood bullets for my sole source of air. Just tryin' to help buddy.

I'll also have a copy of the little Cal Custom hood scoop. We had a discussion about flow rates of tubes some time back. These are 3" tubes and will flow over 1,000 CFM of air....which would be more then enough. Problem is getting the air into the tubes without it tumbling and jumping around... The two together should provide adequate air. Like I mentioned on Uncle Bob's post, problem with air is you just can't see it!!!!

The hood looks great! Nice work.

Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT

The hood looks great! Nice work.

Thanks Jay, hood still needs a lot of dingin' and pingin' but I am quite pleased with the way it's coming out...heck, 53 year old sheet metal probably isn't gonna be perfect! Shouldn't take any more then a glaze coat of filler, if that....

you could build 2 door on todays cars with that much metal