How's the best way to cut a hole in a steel hood...

[machoneman]

Yea, I forgot that episode of Jay's Journey with the black '64 Galaxie! His cuts were far more complex than my desire to simply cut a round hole. As usual, the job was well done!

Jay shows us how it's done, in a trailer, the night before Drag Week check in...


https://youtu.be/6F15sxPM1UA?t=3m45s

[babybolt]

Another option is to get a fiberglass hood.  They make them with a hood scoop already molded in.

A stock flat original hood that has not been hit on the front, or bent at the hinges, or drilled for a hood scoop, or cut out for a hood scoop, is getting difficult to find.

[machoneman]

Yes, I have thought of a 'glass hood but one of the biggest issues is shipping to a residential address. Most vendors won't due the large crate size, darn it!

Another option is to get a fiberglass hood.  They make them with a hood scoop already molded in.

A stock flat original hood that has not been hit on the front, or bent at the hinges, or drilled for a hood scoop, or cut out for a hood scoop, is getting difficult to find.

[JERICOGTX]

Yes, I have thought of a 'glass hood but one of the biggest issues is shipping to a residential address. Most vendors won't due the large crate size, darn it!

Another option is to get a fiberglass hood.  They make them with a hood scoop already molded in.

A stock flat original hood that has not been hit on the front, or bent at the hinges, or drilled for a hood scoop, or cut out for a hood scoop, is getting difficult to find.

Have it shipped to your local Fastenal store. People have that done all the time.

[machoneman]

THX! Good idea.

Have it shipped to your local Fastenal store. People have that done all the time.
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[Falcon67]

Yes, I have thought of a 'glass hood but one of the biggest issues is shipping to a residential address. Most vendors won't due the large crate size, darn it!

??  I have never had that problem.  I've had a milling machine delivered to the house, along with several large fiberglass objects.  When I built the shop, CloyPay delivered the 16' overhead door to the house.  And we live on a cul-de-sac, so that driver can back up like Mater.



I would buy the scoop separately from the hood.  You then have control over placement of the cut and the position of the scoop.  AND - fiberglass is easy to modify and repair.  The Falcon has a 'glass hood and it's had a L88 stype scoop and teardrop with 16" hole underneath, and currently sports a rectangular hole for a tunnel ram.

[machoneman]

Well, I may then give a hood delivery a shot! Some sites state no delivery without a dock but it's still worth a try as heck, weight is not an issue coming off a truck as it's not like a short block! THX!