well we did it we cut our hoods
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well we did it we cut our hoods
well we spend all day cutting our hoods so tell us what you think
BEFORE (spoonsports2k)
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J_C_A AFTER
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THIS IS SOME OTHER PICS. OF US HAVING SOME CUTTING FUN
SOMEONE IS MISSING THERE HOOD
BEFORE (spoonsports2k)
AFTER
J_C_A AFTER
RXDI AFTER
THIS IS SOME OTHER PICS. OF US HAVING SOME CUTTING FUN
SOMEONE IS MISSING THERE HOOD
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Sooooo glad we did this. Just drove the car hard for about 30 minutes. While letting it run through a fan cycle in the garage before shutting down, held my hand over the rear vent. The air coming out was almost hot enough to burn my hand Just think, all that heat was trapped under the hood before.
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how are the edges finished? Did you put some kind of sealer on it, or is bare aluminum?
I really like this solution. When it rains, will any engine internals get soaked that shouldn't be wet?
I really like this solution. When it rains, will any engine internals get soaked that shouldn't be wet?
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Originally Posted by Willie Gee,Sep 2 2006, 09:48 PM
how are the edges finished? Did you put some kind of sealer on it, or is bare aluminum?
I really like this solution. When it rains, will any engine internals get soaked that shouldn't be wet?
I really like this solution. When it rains, will any engine internals get soaked that shouldn't be wet?
As far as rain, yep you'll get some water under the hood. Of course you get water under the hood anyways w/o the cut outs (just not as much). I'm not real worried about it b/c a) i don't drive the car in the rain too often b) contrary to popular opinion, neither your engine nor your battery are gonna melt if they get a little water on them
I do have a couple ideas for a rain shield, but as i said i'm not really worried about it, so i don't think i'll be pursueing them.