I just got my 2.5" Harwood cowl scoop. On the back there is a ridge that I would like to trim off. Now I know that this would hurt the rigidity of the piece, but how much? Would I be ok cutting it completely off? Trimming it almost completely off?
Thanks
Brady


The part in red is the lip that I would like to see gone...

 

Go for it I would leave at least a 1/4 in of lip on the cowl for streath purposes. But you could just trim it all off if you would like. But it wont hurt anything just be very careful when cutting the peice

 

thanks for the reply any other suggestions?

brady

 

use a dremel if you have one. DO NOT USE ANY HAND TOOLS just so u dont run the risk of it crackin or breaking and make it your own so it stands out!!!

 

yeah i was either gonna use a dremel, or some rough sand paper and do it by hand. then follow with a higher grit by hand

 

just go with the dremel! It will go alot faster if you used it. you'll get tired real quick and lose interest.

 

i very well might...

 

My Harwood has the same lip, but all the way around the hood. I'm going to trim it all down to 1/4" with my pneumatic cutoff wheel. It's a bit faster than the dremel because the wheel is a lot bigger. I've seen guys leave that lip and I really don't like the way it looks.