How To Make A Sheet Metal Hood Scoop

How to make a custom metal hood scoop from scratch with ron covell 1 start with a shield shaped piece of metal roughly the size you want and outline of the scoop to be.

How to make a sheet metal hood scoop. I also plan to weld a flange to the bottom of this metal scoop and maybe use it on another project later. Apply the epoxy to the metal surface and the fiberglass surface. Grind off the paint from the hood where the scoop will make contact with a 36 grit disk. Be careful not to warp the hood from the heat of grinding.

Pr 3 this is a smaller version of the pr1. Mix up a batch of the epoxy large enough to bond the fiberglass to the metal. This replica is the rare challenger t a hood scoop. Mix the epoxy with a popsicle stick.

Here metal shaping teacher lazze demonstrates how to make an m shaped sheet piece that could be used to transition between the curve of a hood or trunk surround to an apron or fender. Rear section 20 long allows 21 1 2 width clearance underneath. This is what i ve been working on but decided not to use it on this project i m trying to remember that i m not building this truck for me but to sell. Do the same to the scoop edges where it will.

Interior flange permits user to fasten to hood by using rivets sheet metal screws or bolts. Full open interior allows maximum clearance for your carburetion. 2 the first step is to make the flat panel into a lumpy mess but with roughly the right amount of curvature you.