Thread: Does this qualify as a Hot Rod?

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I get my usual Summit stuff from their Ohio home store - usually the second day, but occasionally it's the next, especially if they ship FedEx

It's funny how the big ticket item in my order, the carb, took about 2 minutes to install. But the cheapest item, the universal throttle cable, took me the better part of the afternoon and evening to configure and install. I tend to procrastinate when I have to cut something to length and I only have one of them to work with.

Still needs return springs and a little pedal adjustment.

I hear you on the cutting part. It's one thing when you can go to the store and get a new one, quite another when you need 2-3 days for mail order plus the added cost of shipping. I used a Lokar universal kit for my truck. They are great but expensive, and in my case was missing one of the adjuster nuts, so the cable would get stuck in the wide open throttle position. It took a while to figure out what was wrong, but summit was great about sending a new one, even though a few months had gone by since I had purchased it. These kits are also expensive so one cut too short is a expensive mistake!
I had to laugh about the expense vs. ease of install too! It always seems the stuff you dump tons of money into, is the stuff, that slaps right on.

I hear you about cutting to length. The throttle shaft is my solid piece, but the kick-down and cruise control cables are Lokar as is the e-brake system:





....and of course, minimal photos or instructions from Lokar

Originally Posted by stovens

... It always seems the stuff you dump tons of money into, is the stuff, that slaps right on.

Maybe those who say, "You get what you pay for" have a point.

I'm OK with that, as long as I don't get less...

Originally Posted by IC2

How often do you eat off of this? Haha... it looks so nice and clean!!

Made a couple of forms from a 5 gallon bucket to extend the scoops under the hood. Wasted most of the bucket using the trial and error method and didn't have enough left for the third form.

Have to wait for another empty bucket.

Originally Posted by IC2

I get my usual Summit stuff from their Ohio home store - usually the second day, but occasionally it's the next, especially if they ship FedEx

That will teach me - braggin' on Summit. I placed an order Sunday, hoping that it would go out on the "early" UPS truck on Monday. Didn't - went out on the late truck. It's 'scheduled' to be delivered tomorrow, Wednesday, and since we are at the far end of the UPS delivery route, that could be as late as 8:30pm tho usually about 4:00pm. Oh well, gives me something to do Thursday morning

OK... found another bucket... made another form... and now it's glassin' time.

Flipping the bonnet over on a couple of saw horses gave me the perfect working height. The forms were held in place with a few screws. I worked through the nose opening, as trying to get to the scoops from either side was quite awkward.

Can't wait to get the forms off and do a little finishing. Perfect activity for the rainy whether here.

Nice work! 'Glass is certainly easy to work with, sheet metal is too, just takes a bit more effort! Do these air intakes feed the radiator?

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Nice work! 'Glass is certainly easy to work with, sheet metal is too, just takes a bit more effort! Do these air intakes feed the radiator?

I'll stick to glass.
If I trim the glass short I can almost always add more... if I trim sheet metal too short it's scrap.

I don't know if the hood scoops had a specific purpose on the original GTOs, other than engine compartment ventalation. They will funnel air to the radiator just by virtue of their forward location. I've seen photos of GTOs without the vents, so I guess they weren't essential.

I just like the look.

Standing the bonnet on it's nose makes for easy clean up to the underside.

Still needs some sculpting to completely eliminate the joint lines, but looking pretty good so far.

The last of the cosmetic fiberglass work to the front will be to extend the inner lip of the large opening like in this Photoshopped image.

The headlights will be remounted to the inside of the hood for a cleaner, more modern look.

I like the changes esp the deeper photoshopped front.