We didn't think he'd really do it!
We told Buddy that if he scored against this really good high school soccer team that we would get him a Cowl Induction Scoop for his Camaro. Well, he did so we did.
We ordered it out of California. Here it is just sitting on the hood to see what it's going to look like
First we traded hoods and put an old blanket over the engine to keep the
metal filings from the drilling out of the engine compartment. I'm using
a # 30 drill bit for a 1/8th rivet.
After marking the position of the scoop on the hood, we removed it and
grinded the attach points down to bare metal.
We applied a coat on the attach area of the hood as well to ensure good
adhesion.
Now the adhesive has set and it's time to remove the Clecos and shoot the
Cherry Max rivets in to hold it permanently. Buddy's doing a fine
job of building up his forearm muscles!
The yellow primer is on and wet sanded. Here it's getting a final
tack wipe down just prior to paint.
That's it! It's a done deal!
We found another hood at a junk yard to install it on. If I hose the installation, he'll still have a good hood.
The scoop is positioned and held in place with "Draw Clecos",
the same type fasteners used in aircraft sheetmetal repair. Now I'll
remove it to prep the hood for final bonding
We sanded the surface that contacts the hood, then applied some special
structural adhesive to the mating surface.
The scoop is put into place and secured in place with Draw Clecos in
every third hole and standard Clecos in the rest.
The rivets are in and we've "skimmed the scoop" with Bondo and
finished the body work on the rest of the hood. It had quite a few
dents that needed some attention.
The first stroke of the first coat of paint! This is the only
picture we have of the paint going on!
He says he can see just fine over that thing!
