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by Limey SE Mon May 09, 2011 11:32 pm

if you can wait till I pick up my shaker in a week or two .......... I will make a cardboard cutout of the hood hole when I pick mine up

by Limey SE Mon May 09, 2011 11:33 pm

on the ELKY only if in a wreck but them little bars wont stop much if anything

by Limey SE Mon May 09, 2011 11:35 pm

you will need this as well for the scoop

http://www.classicindustries.com/firebird/parts/f088.html

by ss2323ss Mon May 09, 2011 11:37 pm

There in the way and I don't like the way they look !! lol

by ss2323ss Mon May 09, 2011 11:39 pm

I will wait and see how many hoods it takes to get the hole right first !! lol

by ss2323ss Mon May 09, 2011 11:40 pm

Thanks Limey !!

by ss2323ss Tue May 10, 2011 10:04 pm

Still need to trim on some of the bracing under the skin .. What do ya think ???????????? 77 Sprint - Page 2 76_el_23

by ss2323ss Tue May 10, 2011 10:06 pm

3 saw blades, 1 busted knuckle, 13 cuss words....... PRICELESS !! Very Happy

by JB2wheeler Tue May 10, 2011 11:06 pm

What did you cut the hood with? I tried to put some holes for hood pins thru the hood and thought I never was going to get thru. I want to cut a hole about that size to put a Thunderbolt scoop on my 78. JB

by ss2323ss Tue May 10, 2011 11:13 pm

Good skinny jigsaw blades,, Nice and slow.. broke some.. lol

by ss2323ss Tue May 10, 2011 11:21 pm

The inner bracing gives ya heck because It is uneven !

by Limey SE Tue May 10, 2011 11:56 pm

LOOKING Good Scott LOL

by pila Wed May 11, 2011 10:33 pm

That looks really cool! Very Happy

My oldest son had a '70 Trans Am with a shaker hood. I use an air cut-off tool to cut holes like that, with a 1/16" X 3' cutting wheel. It works great for the straight cuts. The curved cuts are another story.......aircraft sheet metal shears, which take two hands to cut the stuff.

by ss2323ss Wed May 11, 2011 10:55 pm

Thanks.. one mistake and you are lookin for a hood..lol

by JB2wheeler Wed May 11, 2011 11:59 pm

pila wrote:That looks really cool! My oldest son had a '70 Trans Am with a shaker hood. I use an air cut-off tool to cut holes like that, with a 1/16" X 3' cutting wheel. It works great for the straight cuts. The curved cuts are another story.......aircraft sheet metal shears, which take two hands to cut the stuff.

I aint gonna say it.....yes I am, where do you get these 1/16th inch by 3 foot cutoff wheels? Just raggin' ya. JB

by ss2323ss Sat May 14, 2011 11:00 pm

Added some 3/8 cold roll around the lip of the cut out to give It some strength and a finished rounded look. I will flip it over and trim the under side to clean It up. The red in the pictures is weld thru primer. 77 Sprint - Page 2 76_el_25

by ss2323ss Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:01 pm

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This is how I want mine to look someday!!!! Very Happy

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