My Hood Project

[kwhauck]

umm yeah, worked for a couple hours today, it is a start.....

yes it isn't really close to the 442 alero hood at all, i actually just used real 442 hood pics as a reference.....



damn, sorry the pic sucks ass, when i downsized it got all messed up......

[Menace]

those are some bigass scoops

[Oldsmopimp]

good start bro!

[kwhauck]

Originally posted by Menace@Sep 18 2005, 06:12 PM
those are some bigass scoops
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they are about the same height as the real 442 hood scoops, but i cut them down width and length wise to fit the alero hood, yeah they do seem a little tall, but i like em :cool:

[Vtolds]

Couple other angles would be nice. Did you put those on a CF hood or does it just like CF in the pic?

[kwhauck]

Originally posted by Vtolds@Sep 18 2005, 06:23 PM
Couple other angles would be nice. Did you put those on a CF hood or does it just like CF in the pic?
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sorry only this angle til it is done and yes the hood is carbon fiber.........

[Menace]

Thats cool was just commenting the size :biggrin:

Get those finalized pics up asap.

[SouthDakotAlero]

Are those scoops made out of concrete? Just wondering.

[kwhauck]

Originally posted by SouthDakotAlero@Sep 18 2005, 06:51 PM
Are those scoops made out of concrete? Just wondering.
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lol no.....if it was concrete that hood would be f***ing bending like crazy.....the hood only weighs like 5 lbs...........actually the scoops are styrofoam for right now......

[AlbinoMonkeyRat]

IMO: have them slant down going to the back, and cut down on the height just a little. Seriously, copy the GM-produced Alero 442 hood, minus the little wing schits on the front edge of the scoop.

[kwhauck]

Originally posted by AlbinoMonkeyRat@Sep 18 2005, 09:01 PM
IMO: have them slant down going to the back, and cut down on the height just a little. Seriously, copy the GM-produced Alero 442 hood, minus the little wing schits on the front edge of the scoop.
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yes, it will be, and i have been considering cutting down on height a tad, and no after lots of thinking, i would rather go with a real 442 hood style instead of the 442 alero, plus the striping on the 442 alero was all f***ed up, so it will be easier for paint as well with real 442 style scoops.....

[need4speed]

http://invision.aleromod.com/uploads/post-1768-1126581279.jpg


kinda reminds me of, this brilliant idea

[kwhauck]

except mine is modeling after a true 442 oldsmobile hood, while that hood is a gay ass ricer scoop.......

[Travis99Alero]

but in the grand scheme of things, they still look similar...

[jamcllw]

Originally posted by Travis99Alero@Sep 19 2005, 09:04 AM
but in the grand scheme of things, they still look similar...
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x2

[Oldsman]

will definitely look old school. chop them down to the intrigue 442 hood size and you should have a good retro style 442 hood.

[AleroBloke]

Dizzam kyle.....that looks good..or it will look good.

[alero168]

you should do a How-to on this :) :P

does look kinda tall but in the end i think it would look fine

[Mr_White]

Originally posted by SouthDakotAlero@Sep 18 2005, 06:51 PM
Are those scoops made out of concrete? Just wondering.
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:rotflmao: Yah they remind me of some upsidedown slabs of concrete for a down-spout off the gutters of a house :emotlol:

[Kurt Zee]

yeah man...that will be tight when its done.....deffinatly to a how-to (PICS IF YOU CAN!!!)

[white04alero]

will they be functional? or jus for show

[kwhauck]

Originally posted by white04alero@Sep 22 2005, 07:28 AM
will they be functional? or jus for show
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they will be functional as far as putting fresh air over the engine for cooling purposes...........

[white04alero]

ok thats what i was asking.. looks cool hope it turns out

[cannaert]

Cool i see you doing what i wanted to do right after i got me car.
Untill DHL lost my hood i bought.

[Menace]

Did you ever finish the hood I really wanted to see how it came out.

[kwhauck]

nah i'm selling the car, so i'm obviously scrapping this project.......

[Oldsman]

hey kyle if you ever revisit this idea.........check out the ram air hood for the carprice/impalas. they have a nice sleek version of the w-25 hood that would flow better than the 70 hood.

[gre0481]

Why ya sellin it, it hasn't been painted that long :P

[kwhauck]

Originally posted by gre0481@Oct 11 2005, 03:30 PM
Why ya sellin it, it hasn't been painted that long :P
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as posted before in my for sale thread.......

basically, my mom and dad are really in debt due to multiple things but mostly putting me and my sister ahead of themselves, my dad cosigned for me and they were paying for my insurance until i got out of college (it was a deal for me and my sister), the deal was actually to buy me my car, i wouldn't let them even though they bought my sister hers, anyways even wiht my dad's new job they are making less than what they owe on bills every month, so i am selling the alero, getting a beater for real cheap so i have no monthly payment, and i will start taking over some bills for my parents, and then once i graduate and am back in the military i will pick up another nice car.........

so in a nutshell, it is time to put my family before my car, i've done the opposite for far too long............

don't worry though, i'll stick around.......:beerchug: