Need to remove air chamber
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St. Jude Donor '09
Need to remove air chamber
from my L-88 hood. Any ideas without ruining the painted outer side. I used fiberglas resin to bond it to the hood a few years ago.
I plan to renmove this one and re bond a new one in the proper place for a BB.
I plan to renmove this one and re bond a new one in the proper place for a BB.
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You should be able to just cut it out and grind down whats left of it without ruining the paint. I don't think you will be able to get it out intact.
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When I read this, the first words that popped into my head were "Oh No!!!" I knew you had spent all the time to make it fit before and watched your progress. Hopefully it will not be too bad. Keep us posted on your progress Len.
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St. Jude Donor '09
Originally Posted by tshort
If it comes out clean do you want to give it away or sell it?
If I get it out in one usable piece, I'm going to re-position it and re-bond to the hood.
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St. Jude Donor '09
Originally Posted by GDaina
A sharp putty knive and a ball peen hammer
Thats a great idea George, hadn't thought of that one.
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Originally Posted by Jughead
Thats a great idea George, hadn't thought of that one.
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A hammer and putty knife is how I removed the stock GM blockoff from the '67 BB hood. I also ground the back out of the chrome insert to keep the look but make it truly functional for reducing intake air temp. Only requires some minor cleanup of the area under the hood prior to repainting it.
Is it possible to use an off-set air cleaner bottom to reposition your seal area? Summit offers one.
Is it possible to use an off-set air cleaner bottom to reposition your seal area? Summit offers one.
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if its bonded on there good, i doubt it will come off clean. Plus you got to worry about damaging the underside of the hood, and those hoods aren't very thick. I figure you'll end up cutting it out, and buying a new air box for positioning.
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I know this is a late post, but I'd recommend a sharp chisel, not a putty knife. The chisel does less damage to the seam and hood. I just remove my old one that was trashed and replaced it with a new one. Sharp chisels are better.
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Originally Posted by CGGorman
That's funny ... LMAO.
Len - wood chisels - not cold chisels.
Buy a set of cheapos at Home Depot.
You could also put a sharp edge on a putty knife.
I would go slowly. The bonded seams chisel apart cleanly, but you
used the polyester resin to glue it on. I'm not sure how that will
behave.
Also, if you know the proper way to hold a wood chisel ... set the
cutting edge so the bevel does not dig into the hood. A sharp chisel
can cut through the skin pretty easily.
Hood
......../ bevelled side of chisel
........---- flat side of chisel
Airbox
