Got this installed on the SSEiGT by Rickady88GT, and I absolutely love it. The idea was born of a little Amber Bock, and a whole lot of hard work by Rick on more than one late afternoon.

We debuted it at the coast run to what I'd think was a very receptive crowd. I really like the lines of the scoops - it's subtle and doesn’t scream at you when you look at the car. Pushing the wing back 2" really sets it off IMO...

Belive it or not, that's a rattle can paint job there on the decklid!

Enough with the chatter....

Please Discuss...

WOW i love it!! no discussion needed!

How do I get these?

quote Originally posted by By_The_Ounce: How do I get these?

I’m not sure if Rick is going to splash 'em. I have told 'em that he needs to - he stated there are flaws that are in there that are not conducive to reproduction off of what is on my decklid.

Where they are is beyond me - for the moment I’m going to have to say that they are officially a "one off."

--Allen

They do look good indeed! You told me that they were rattle can a few weeks ago when I was at your house. I couldn't believe it then and I couldn't believe it at the Coast Run. Someone paints better with a rattle can than some painters I have seen with a full body shop! Great looking scoops (and car)! Good work guys!

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3rd Annual California Coast Run, November 11-13, 2005

I like you’re exhaust tips they look great. What are they from?

The scoops are awesome and so is amber bock.

quote Originally posted by F355spider: I like you’re exhaust tips they look great. What are they from?

Those are Cadillac STS tips I believe

Scoops look great by the way

Dan

quote Originally posted by F355spider: I like you’re exhaust tips they look great. What are they from?

Yup, they are off of the newer STS's. Not bad for an E-bay special that came to a grand total of ~3o.oo if I remember correctly.

Thanks Allen for the comments.
And thanks to everybody else for the compiments.

Does it acualy vent? I cant say for sure but it has potential. Allen says that when he lifts up the lid he feels less heat come out from under it.
I cut out allot of deck lid for venting.

You can see the holes for the wing. I filled the front two and redrilled the new holes to set the wing back about two inches back.

Yes even the primer is out of a can

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Dang it....

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That's awesome for a rattlecan job. Do a streamer test and see if it's really venting out!

Looks very cool.

Air flow experiments are the order of the day.

Arn

Niiiiicccccccccceeeee !

Man i love it when somebody does something a little different !

About the only thing i would change would be to raise the wing a little so that you can show them off.

I think it looks good with the wing, but it needs to be raised so that they are not hidden. That and i just think, raised, it would look better too IMO.

Nice.

quote Originally posted by exoticse: Man i love it when somebody does something a little different ! About the only thing i would change would be to raise the wing a little so that you can show them off. I think it looks good with the wing, but it needs to be raised so that they are not hidden. That and i just think, raised, it would look better too IMO.

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Archie's Choptop conversion #11, #15, Redux & The Stealth

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Very nice work.

looks pretty daggone good. two things, not really suggestions, just idea seeds i guess.

someone who wanted to copy it but dosen't have that much skill might try some camaro z28 hood scoops. they kind of remind me of them.

and if someone wanted to copy it but not clone it maybe try integrating the wing stands into a version of the same idea.

very nice. what brand of primer and paint did you use?

wow and even the black paint was out of a can ..no way ..anyways i bet it would look good without a wing too ..maybe could take some pics without the wing ..to give us that look too

matt

Holy Moly....from my mind to someone else's car.

I can't believe I am just seeing this thread, and those vents. Those look almost exactly like the ones I have thought of doing to my car when it gets to that point. It looks Awesome. Nice job.

<doh....now my orig idea is gonna look like a copy...hehe>

It looks great, but isn't the air moving forward over the decklid at that point? That could hinder engine compartment venting.
Looks really awesome, though!!

humm wonder how it would look on a nochie? so any plans on selling any?

The idea for the vents came from a vent opening/screen Allen showed up with one day from the wrecking yard. It was a hood vent from an 80's Firebird. They called it a "Power Bulge". Funny thing was that Songman had done the same thing and asked me if it would work on the deck lid of a Fiero? Turns out that the opening is taller on one side than the other, so no it could not work. That was not the answer Allen wanted to hear so we came up with an idea that would put two smaller vents on the deck lid rather than one larger one like a Mustang vent.

I used a universal Black from the auto paint section at Pep Boys. The primer came from the same place. Then I put a clear on it to (also from a can)

Thanks for the positive comments. I did not really think about doing more than one of them. After Allen posted pics of it, the response was "modest" so I did not think it was worth splashing.

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That looks great. Excellent job!

The 3rd gen Trans Am "power bulge" was one of my idea's for doing a hood scoop for the front. But as you noted, The scoop face isn't symetrical between the left and right side.

I bet the "modest" response would go up to "really interested" if you if you were agreeable to reproducing this. I'll send my deposit right now if you will. I think this would really be impressive wingless with the Corvette tail light panel. Will you make me one??? Harry

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I will look into making a mold for it? If that is OK with Allen. I have no idea how much it would cost or how long it would take but if people want them I think it would be worth a try

I love it. Looks great I want one

Great! If you do this, please drop me an e-mail at frbrepo@aol.com. I'm not on the forum that often and may miss any future messages from you. Many thanks. Harry

That's pretty nifty..........I missed this one at the coast. I'm sure I won't next time. Very nice indeed.

Jess

wow those are great... i love em... keep up the good work... im looking forward to seeing what else you guys can come up with.

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bump...for more pics :P

Very nicely done. Similar to what I did to my deck lid, except I just did the passenger side.

i like the twin scoops , the front one looks like the Australian XC or XB ford scoops but upside down and installed.
Those were here in the 70's
But I like it

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Well, I want one. Though shipping from Cali to New Yawk will be a bear. Oh well, it's worth it.

I have an 80' Turbo Trans am with the "power bulge" .. hehe never liked it very much! Yours looks pretty good though.

If anyone's curious(not threadjacking)...asymetrical but simialr shaped version, a bit higher.

excuse the mess, a very windy day threw the lid upside down and messed things up

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quote Originally posted by HI-TECH: bump...for more pics :P

Here ya are:

This was at the last Coast Run - & also one of my favorite pics of the car:

Here is one w/ a set of the over the roof scoops sitting on the vents that I will be having FS here shortly.

Enjoy;

--Allen

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quote Originally posted by mcaanda: Got this installed on the SSEiGT by Rickady88GT, and I absolutely love it. The idea was born of a little Amber Bock, and a whole lot of hard work by Rick on more than one late afternoon. We debuted it at the coast run to what I'd think was a very receptive crowd. I really like the lines of the scoops - it's subtle and doesn’t scream at you when you look at the car. Pushing the wing back 2" really sets it off IMO... Belive it or not, that's a rattle can paint job there on the decklid! Enough with the chatter.... Please Discuss...

I can't get over how nice that is.
What kind of rattle can paint is that? and where did you get it from?

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1985 2M4
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