[TFoch]

^^^^ What Sammons said.

[62131]

If the hood hinges in the middle make the sides removable panels  and operate the hood from either side, you can do the same with a one piece hood.

[chopper526]

I won't be using the hood sides.

No sides........... one piece top..smoooooooooth....

[62131]

If it's a one piece hood it still will need to be hinged on both sides or lifted off to service the engine.

[ghost28]

Still haven't decided on the hood design.  I did build a insert for the grille this morning it might help keeping rocks from eating up the radiator.

[madmike3434]

okay ghost very nice, but the answer you left out, was how you cut the slots into the panel.    ??

mike                   

[chopper526]

Mike, you took the words right out of my mouth. How did you cut the slots, and how did you cut the holes? Is that some sort of hole punch in the picture? 

[madmike3434]

huuuuuuum, appears the ghost has himself a plasma cutter , drilled the holes top and bottom, then used the straight edge as a guide for the plasma cutter. File would be to straighten out any wobblies . Would be my guess.


Simplicity in fabrication without needing a milling machine .  Like we all have one in our backyard garage , right  


mike           

[ghost28]

huuuuuuum, appears the ghost has himself a plasma cutter , drilled the holes top and bottom, then used the straight edge as a guide for the plasma cutter. File would be to straighten out any wobblies . Would be my guess.


Simplicity in fabrication without needing a milling machine .  Like we all have one in our backyard garage , right  


mike           

You called it Mike. I bought the plasma cutter a few years back, and it has saved me time and cut off wheels ever since.

[62131]

Again another piece of perfection

[chopper526]

[/quote] You called it Mike. I bought the plasma cutter a few years back, and it has saved me time and cut off wheels ever since.
[/quote]

I never realized, or thought that you could get such a straight line out of a plasma cutter. It's too late to get that on my Christmas list.

[madmike3434]

My old guy friend,  rick the welder, showed me when I got my 3 in 1 unit.  = TIG>>STICK>>PLASMA CUTTER. ......I got it off ebay .

 If you make a pattern 5/16" of an inch narrower than the shape you want to cut out, out of 3/8---1/2" thick MDF board, as a guide to keep the plasma cutter running straight or around the right curve.  He whipped one up and did a demo for me using my brand new just out of the box machine , which he was testing all the functions.

mike..............

[sammons]

That insert is awesome ghost!

[sixball]

That is nice work. I guess this means you didn't get the one on eBay. It went fo a good price but who know how bad that guy wanted it. 

[ghost28]

Mike that is exactly how you make a pattern for a plasma cutter.
 Sixball. Naw I didn't keep a good enough eye on it, and probably wouldn't have spent a lot of money on it. What did it go for?