Nolan

Update:

The sanding of the glazing putty has been done and the prep work finished. I have now applied the final primer coat, the mix was thicker than the sealer coal that I put on previously. I have removed the tape and paper an here is how it looks:



And here are a few shots to give you an idea of how it will look on the car:



The wing stands are 6" high.

I am still hoping that some of you will have some suggestions for finishing the vent openings, I'm not sure that I want them to be completely open. Any Ideas?

So, for now I am calling this decklid finished until the car goes in for painting (several years from now at this rate ) There is a little clean up to do on the underside, just a wee bit of over-spray.

I will probably work on the front hood next. Should I start a separate thread or keep this one going?

Thanks everyone.

Nolan

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quote Originally posted by FieroWannaBe:

Ahhh, I see. I think I remember seeing those in a recent thread, I'll have to dig it up. I'm not sure exactly how I feel about those yet.

Thanks for the picture.

Nolan

PS. A + for you.

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Oh, and keep it going in this thread. You do beautiful, detailed work. Gave you a + long time ago.

quote Originally posted by GonsaiPK: I would urge you to 'glass on some tips on that wing. IMHO it's the one thing that makes it look like it belongs up there. Oh, and keep it going in this thread. You do beautiful, detailed work. Gave you a + long time ago.

GonsaiPK and FieroWannaBe:

I see what you guys mean. I looked around a bit and Curly's chop top has the extension too. It looks different when they are finished. I guess I will have to look into doing something similar. Also thanks for the comments.

GonsaiPK: I returned your +! Thanks!

Nolan

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**** START OF HOOD VENT BUILD ****

Tonight I started on the hood vent install. I dug up the ole front hood and wanted to see how the Driven Vision's scoop would fit:






Hmm.... this thing is way more warped than I originally thought. It appears that it is mostly from the top left corner to the bottom right corner. Also the front to back curve doesn't match the curve of the hood. I also noticed that the closer I place the scoop to the front of the hood the more curve there is to the hood and the worse the gaps get.

Looking at the installed picture the front edge of the scoop seems to be at the leading edge of the hood BUT the scoop openings appear to be further back than what the openings are if the scoop is that far forward:



So I think that when they installed the scoop it sits back on the hood and the leading edge has been built up so that it extends to the front of the hood.

The mounting flange that goes around the perimeter of the scoop also overlaps the two lines that run from the front to the back of the hood on either side. Also the flange has been roughly cut and is not a uniform width around the scoop. Here I have marked the center line of the scoop and a uniform 3/4" line to cut the flange down to:

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