Inverted cowl
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Car: 88IROC vert and a 83 w/evo body
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Originally posted by rocluvr0013
If you were to try again maybe id say widen the cowl so it starts at the stock lines in the hood. (i hope that makes sense) That way it would accentuate the factory body lines and you could make the opening a little wider...
Thats not to say i dont still love it; just throwin out suggestions
If you were to try again maybe id say widen the cowl so it starts at the stock lines in the hood. (i hope that makes sense) That way it would accentuate the factory body lines and you could make the opening a little wider...
Thats not to say i dont still love it; just throwin out suggestions
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Car: 1989 GTA
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Originally posted by 85maroz28
I love it............I would ad the same side vents from a GTA hood tho!
I love it............I would ad the same side vents from a GTA hood tho!
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i was thinking of the front vents ...i guess i could see the back vents working ...sorry i thought you were refering to the front vents and you could see why that would be so ridiculous
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Car: 88IROC vert and a 83 w/evo body
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Going to tear the hood down again. After having it on for some time now I just don't think the opening is wide enough so I'm tearing it apart. I'm going to widen the opening more like the Jap hood. Then I'm going to cut the center section out and try to put lexan so you can see through the invert and see the TPI. So we'll see how it goes.
The one good thing about the hood is the car runs very cold. The temp hasn't gone over 150 since the build.
The one good thing about the hood is the car runs very cold. The temp hasn't gone over 150 since the build.
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Car: 88IROC vert and a 83 w/evo body
Engine: 400 and 350
Transmission: T56 and 700R4
Axle/Gears: 323 and 373
Going to tear the hood down again. After having it on for some time now I just don't think the opening is wide enough so I'm tearing it apart. I'm going to widen the opening more like the Jap hood. Then I'm going to cut the center section out and try to put lexan so you can see through the invert and see the TPI. So we'll see how it goes.
The one good thing about the hood is the car runs very cold. The temp hasn't gone over 150 since the build.
The one good thing about the hood is the car runs very cold. The temp hasn't gone over 150 since the build.
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From: Chico/Antioch California
Car: 1989 iroc Z Hardtop
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Wow, thats actually too cold. You should run a warmer thermostat. Sounds like youve got your work cut out for you. I hope it comes out how you want it, and this time we can see it with some paint!
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i think i read somewhere he didn't like the way it looked from a certain angle so he went back to a 91-92 Z hood.
wanna sell it for cheap
wanna sell it for cheap
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From: dalton, georgia
Car: 1989 Iroc-Z
Engine: 350 tpi
Transmission: Swapped in T5
would u mind making a step by step of how u pieced together that hood? i want to make one for the trans am.i think that looks great and took alot of craftsmanship.
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Car: 1990 IROC-Z (De-Badged-Carbon Hood)
Engine: Superram 383
Transmission: T-56 w/upgraded Viper Internals
Axle/Gears: 3.73 18x8 and 18x11 irocs
Is anyone trying to mass produce this design?
The last I heard, there was supposed to be something done by Spring, but nothing yet :-(
The last I heard, there was supposed to be something done by Spring, but nothing yet :-(
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