Has anybody installed a "Bolt" on cowl ?
07-04-2013, 09:15 PM
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Has anybody installed a "Bolt" on cowl ?
Looking at the JEGS flyer, seein some bolt on cowls and wonderin if anybody has done this and just cut out the hood to make it functional....
07-04-2013, 11:57 PM
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Re: Has anybody installed a "Bolt" on cowl ?
Biggest problem is the shame of the hood. Most bolt on pieces are made to attach to a flat surface but your firebirds hood is far from flat. Im sure its possible but there would be quite a bit of fitment and possible body work to make it fit.
07-05-2013, 06:29 PM
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Re: Has anybody installed a "Bolt" on cowl ?
Get a stock flat hood, build a mock up of the scoop you want on it out of styrofoam blocks and clay. Take a mold from it in fiberglass use to make a scoop out of glass.
07-05-2013, 07:15 PM
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Re: Has anybody installed a "Bolt" on cowl ?
If you end up that far into it, It would be better just to make a mold of the entire hood. then make your self a new hood.
07-05-2013, 07:23 PM
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