Bota 65

After the Snowflakes, it's time to experiment again, LOL Some others on here have inspired me to add on! I will post a few pics of the progress.

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A few more

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The end of day one. not to bad so far.

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Well I have the Shaker fitted and locked into place. I went ahead and made it removable just in case i wanted to repaint the car down the road.

FueledSoul

iTrader: (18)

Nice job!

itsMikey

looks nice

tylercamaro

iTrader: (1)

im likin it, trying to go for a 2nd gen nostalgia look on a thirdgen. you could even put on a duck tail spoiler, churn you guage bezels, hood bird, and fender vents. just kidding

Dustytrix

iTrader: (3)

Thats grt work. I would like to do something of that sort to a camaro hood.

Gumby

Why would you lock it down???

Its not a shaker then????

//<86TA>\\

iTrader: (14)

^what he said, they are called "shakers" because they shake

Gumby

Yea, I don't wanna be one of them guys, [ just look at my car/flame bait ] but locked down it might as well be one of them fake plastic stick on's

[what folks will think when it don't move.]

TheMuskr

yeah i agree. it will be cool none the less but if your car is carbed i dont see how it would be hard to just mock up a new air cleaner to attach it to.

Bota 65

I am doing it because i want to, and because I can. Given what you done to that thing your working on and I see 86 TA isn't afraid of changing a few things here and there either. I'm actually surprised you would post a comment like that. It wasn't mean't to have Burt Reynolds swing by an get his picture taken with it. It was something I saw Richrad and a few others try and i thought it was pretty cool. Richrads was actually functional but with a tpi setup that isn't an option for me. I decided to bolt it in (instead of permantly attaching it) So if I wanted to have it repainted down the road it would be simple to remove it. I also have the factory hood safely tucked away in case I sold it to someone who'd prefer the Turbo hood. I thought this website was for ideas and information on how to repair or modify these vehicles from fellow 3rd Gen members? If this isn't correct feel free to let me know.

//<86TA>\\

iTrader: (14)

no offense, but i think you are over reacting a bit here, these are simply comments, i didnt see any insults of your work thrown around, just observations, if I may, however trivial they may be.

as for the "shaker", its been done a couple times here before, with a real shaker scoop from the 2nd gens, adapted to the 3rd gen hood and engine, largest hurdle is the offset of the engine vs the hood centerline. Lining everything up is a bit of a hassle.

-Phil

Gumby

Your thread title is "Shaker Hood Build", you have not built a Shaker Hood.

It was kind of a let down to see the nice work done then find out it won't shake.

Why I can't help but question it. The thread title makes me expect something else

Bota 65

I know it's been done before on here that's what made me want to try it. and I don't feel like I really over reacted to anything. I thought Richrad did an excellent job on his and if i had his setup I would have made it functional. I simply went for the look to see how it would turn out. It just struck me a little wrong when someone makes a post like that given what they've done to their own car. No offense taken but that was an ignorant comment from Gumby. and you have a right to agree with him. I like this website because of the things I see done to these cars regardless of how they turn out good or bad. Heck they are locked into alot of 2nd gen cars, they do not shake either. Either way no harm no foul right?

Bota 65

My apologies but It was a Shaker Scoop so i used that terminology. After checking out your pics I now realize it will never meet your legendary standards when it come to auto fabrication.

Gumby

I thought ya did good work; I just want to see it shake.

I can say everything on my car is real and functions how it should.

68 Firebird hood scoops, functional.
T/A Hood vents in sail panel, functional.
Rear mounted tach, functional.
Inverted wing, functional [works are good on the bottom as it did on top ]

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You’re "Shaker Hood Build" non-functional

Bota 65

LOL I dunno if your trying to be a D**bass or your just a 2 year old.

With over 6,000 posts and your car looking Like it does This website isn't functioning very well for you.

I was doing this just for fun and to let the members see how it would turn out, It functions exactly as I intended it to function. So i when I get it finished I will post how it looks minus all the cool vents and driving lights.
Have a Good night Gumby.

Gumby

That should help clue ya in, I’ve had it so long, I have done it all from stock to this. And right now it’s a nice change that has kept me interested in it.

And yea those fog lights have been gone a good 5 years, couldn't stop hitting them on stuff and the bulbs burned out yearly n cost $7 each.

Next are wide body rear fenders and making it a hard top Targa.
[Not using T-tops]
[And I still dream of functional 2n gen TV show KITT air foils that come out of the front fenders at will and a Indy car style built in jacking system.]

Sure you can find more stuff to use to shoot my work down here, this is my main ride.

http://www.stationwagonforums.com/fo...ad.php?t=11252

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My apologies Gumby, You caught me on a bad day and i dunno about the air foils but the Kitt light would be cool. Once again I do sincerely apologize.

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Well it's been awhile since I've had a chance to tinker with it but I finally got some primer on it.

Six_Shooter

iTrader: (2)

I too was hoping for a shaker scoop attached to the engine, not the hood.

Bota 65

Once again with a TPI setup that really isn't a practical option for me. It was simply something I wanted to see on my car to see how it would look.

Apparantly there is no interest in this since it is obviously a low tech operation for many on here. But for someone who has never messed with one I thought it would be fun to participate in the forums and share with others who might want to try it as well. I am a little at why so many on here want to cut others down for doing something that is done strictly for fun. If you want to see one shake then feel free to purchase one and make it happen. I hope this helps to clear up any that you have.

91phoenix

iTrader: (5)

I am always interested in seeing what others are doing. Especially when I feel it is in good taste, yours is. I agree that with TPI a true shaker is rather impractical. Just due to the title of the post I was expecting a true shaker scoop. We all know that what you did is reasonable under the circumstances and I do not believe that anybody is demeaning the work as much as the title of the post being a little misleading.

91phoenix

iTrader: (5)

[quote=Gumby;4787280]I thought ya did good work; I just want to see it shake.

I can say everything on my car is real and functions how it should.

68 Firebird hood scoops, functional.
T/A Hood vents in sail panel, functional.
Rear mounted tach, functional.
Inverted wing, functional [works are good on the bottom as it did on top

Gumby do you have any pics or thread showing the hood vents in the sail panels?

fireturd350

iTrader: (8)

Still a neat idea. Pretty sure I've seen it done before. I think this would look great when included with the special appearance package.

Bota 65

I don't know how to change the thread title or i would modify it. I would love for it to be functional. But that would be quite a change from my setup. It has been fun to mess with i will say that, especially with me not being a body and paint person by any stretch.

the solitaire

[quote=91phoenix;4909636]I do not wish to start an argument here, but I fail to see what function for instance sail panel vents would bring in a thirdgen, as long as nothing is fitted in the sailpanels that requires cooling or air.

In that regard, I find the shaker hood build by Bota a good show & shine piece, similar to sail panel vents.

In the spirit of show & shine I for one would definately see how this build looks when done and painted.

As a little advise, I might advise fitting some kind of seal around the sharp edge in the hood, where you cut it to fit the shaker. The straight edges look a bit sharp. Rounding the edges just ever so slightly would give the job a more "finished" look.

I have recently been thinking on building a functional shaker hood for my TBI camaro myself. Still a bit torn on the looks, which makes me want to see this build finished all the more

Zeeboinc

I would assume the "sail panel vents" could vent down towards the rear brake calipers. Well it's either that or they vent the flux capacitor but my moneys on the brakes.

Zeeboinc

As far as having a "functional" shaker hood couldn't you have a flap on the front of the shaker that has holes drilled into it and bolt it to the top of the throttle body? You know where the "Tuned Port Injection" plate is? Just a suggestion. I mean it would shake with the engine just the back side would be wobbly. You may have to have flaps on the back or sides as well and bolt it to the intake runners. It would end up looking like a heat shield of some sort when the hood is up and it would vibrate when the engines revved.

Street Lethal

iTrader: (16)

There are ways around that. I would like to see you try and fabricate something similar to the Mach 1's (under the scoop of course, not facing the same way), as the air is brought down into the bay then extended towards the front by the air filter. Good work so far by the way....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azt-10NRxbg

Timinsk

iTrader: (9)

I was hoping for the same thing on my camaro, i really wanted to do the same thing since i have a tbi setup... sadly no one has made them I would have bought one right away!

mykull83

Hey Bota65, how did you attach the shaker to the hood? I would like to see how you accomplished that. Thanks.

snake006

im thinking about adding the shaker to my 86