ronarndt

I have an aftermarket L88 style hood that collects
water in the recess at the front of the hood. I drilled a 1/8 inch hole carefully at the lowest point in the recess so I did not have to soak out the water with a towel every time I wash the car. Did the factory hood have any drain hole there?

NONN37

yes. pretty much like you have. one in the middle bottom

OLE442

When I added an aftermarket L-88 hood to my wife's Camaro years ago, I drilled a small whole in the same area. Love those L-88 hoods!

chazde3

My GM L88 hood:

terry82

[QUOTE=chazde3;1597706091]My GM L88 hood:
[/QUOTEi seen at a car show ,a guy cut out the glass where the hole is and put in a screen .it did not hold water and the guy said it let out a lot of under hood heat.

ronarndt

terry82 said "the guy said it let out a lot of under hood heat. " My hood has chrome trim pieces in the depression at the front of the hood that are supposed to be vents, but they are solid. If I get creative some day, I may see if I can make the vent pieces functional with my Dremel and actually let out the heat from the engine like they were supposed to do.

MelWff

Any chance you could measure the size of that hole? Thanks.

69Vett

hole is about 3/16" for drain, so it can pee on your motor !

chazde3

Yeah, I will grab my calipers and measure it tonight when I am home from work.

Edit: I measured around .205-.215in. That would make it around a 13/64 drill bit.