How To Make A Sheet Metal Hood Scoop

Apply the epoxy to the metal surface and the fiberglass surface.

How to make a sheet metal hood scoop.

2 the first step is to make the flat panel into a lumpy mess but with roughly the right amount of curvature you. Follow the instructions on the epoxy packaging for mixing ratios. 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. Be careful not to warp the hood from the heat of grinding.

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. Interior flange permits user to fasten to hood by using rivets sheet metal screws or bolts. Rear section 20 long allows 21 1 2 width clearance underneath. This replica is the rare challenger t a hood scoop.

Mix up a batch of the epoxy large enough to bond the fiberglass to the metal. I also plan to weld a flange to the bottom of this metal scoop and maybe use it on another project later. I plan to round it off a little more with the fiberglass scoop. Mix the epoxy with a popsicle stick.

Do the same to the scoop edges where it will. Full open interior allows maximum clearance for your carburetion. Grind off the paint from the hood where the scoop will make contact with a 36 grit disk.