More 68 Resto Pics
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Burning Brakes
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From: Mankato Mn
More 68 Resto Pics
Front Clip Repairs
Frame Blasted, Sealed, Primed & coated with Black Emron
Ready for the Body
I Changed from the 4 spd to a 2004R for the OD. Also going with Hooker Headers & side exhaust
After Market L88 Hood fit poorly so I took a 76 hood & fabricated the L88 center into it
Removed the metal trims on the 68 fender corners & molded the corners to match up to the hood & doorsThe 396 tucked in nice & snugComposite suspension front & rear & thru some primer on so I could test drive it. YA HOO
Frame Blasted, Sealed, Primed & coated with Black EmronReady for the BodyI Changed from the 4 spd to a 2004R for the OD. Also going with Hooker Headers & side exhaustAfter Market L88 Hood fit poorly so I took a 76 hood & fabricated the L88 center into itRemoved the metal trims on the 68 fender corners & molded the corners to match up to the hood & doorsThe 396 tucked in nice & snugComposite suspension front & rear & thru some primer on so I could test drive it. YA HOO
Team Owner
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Hi 76Y,
I'm still enjoying your pictures.
It's interesting to see what people do with cars and especially to see how they figure out how to make things (the hood) work.
I hope there're more pictures.
Regards,
Alan
I'm still enjoying your pictures.
It's interesting to see what people do with cars and especially to see how they figure out how to make things (the hood) work.
I hope there're more pictures.
Regards,
Alan
Safety Car
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From: Oakland California
Great pictures, and great projects. As always, they look really nice
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Rad/core support
Awesome project, looks like your about 6 months in front of me. Question, can you lower the body over the core support with the radiator in place? The support was so tight coming out I don't see how.
Thanks,
Steve
Thanks,
Steve
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Burning Brakes
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I don't know the vender for the L88 hood. I got it on e-bay because it was what I wanted. But when I put it on it had wide gaps on the sides where it met the fenders so it looked terrible. I bought a 73 hood & cut the center out of the L88 hood, layed it on the 73 hood, marked it & cut the 73 hood out & glassed the 2 together. As you can see in the pics, I used a bunch of metal tabs to hold everything in place & glassed the back side first. I also had to add 3/4" to the rear corners of the hood to match the fender corners I fabricated. The 68 fenders had metal trims to match the wiper door which I removed. I'll post some pics of the back side soon.
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Burning Brakes
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I don't know the vender for the L88 hood. I got it on e-bay because it was what I wanted. But when I put it on it had wide gaps on the sides where it met the fenders so it looked terrible. I bought a 73 hood & cut the center out of the L88 hood, layed it on the 73 hood, marked it & cut the 73 hood out & glassed the 2 together. As you can see in the pics, I used a bunch of metal tabs to hold everything in place & glassed the back side first. I also had to add 3/4" to the rear corners of the hood to match the fender corners I fabricated. The 68 fenders had metal trims to match the wiper door which I removed. I'll post some pics of the back side soon.
Deja
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Burning Brakes
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No, but its close. I think I have about a 1/4" clearance. The alternator was a bigger issue. Not much room for adjustment. I had to find a belt that would work with very little adjustment. The hood was a challenge & time consuming to build but I really enjoy working with fiber glass. Let me know if I can help you with yours. We probably better do it by e-mail as there might be some on the forum that are'nt interested in this. I don't want to offend anyone on this forum. I love this forum & have recieved lots of help & advise.
Burning Brakes
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You must have found a realllllly long scoop, or did a LOT of modifications to that scoop in order to get it to fit right! I just got one from Summit, and it's nowhere near as big as the one you have, and is going to take quite a bit of modification in order to get it to work properly. If it's lined up at the back of the hood, there is a space about 3 inches wide between the bottom of the scoop and the old hood. If you scoot the scoop more forward, the space is less, but then the scoop ends near the front of the factory hood vent. 
So the guys that are going to put that scoop on for me definitely have their work cut out for the them! And I was also surprised as really how thin the fiberglass is on their scoops. I'm going to have to have them beef that up, since I would say it's almost borderline "flimsy". A little disappointed in Summit's scoop. 
Deja
So the guys that are going to put that scoop on for me definitely have their work cut out for the them! And I was also surprised as really how thin the fiberglass is on their scoops. I'm going to have to have them beef that up, since I would say it's almost borderline "flimsy". A little disappointed in Summit's scoop. Deja
Burning Brakes
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All hood scoops are NOT created equal!
I was so motivated by your hood scoop install that I ordered mine and I got it yesterday. It's a Summit Racing scoop....and it's totally different than the one that you have, which is not a good thing. The one you have is really long, and really wide, making installation a lot easier. I got the tallest one I could find, but to get it to sit where I want it, there is a HUGE gap (maybe 3") on the sides...between the bottom of the scoop and the hood itself. Also, the contour of the stock cowl is wreaking havoc on how it will sit on the hood. This thing is going to take some massive amounts of fiberglass filler to take up the gap there. I'm a bit disappointed in how thin their scoop is too. It's really thin, and it is going to need some more fiberglass mat in order to keep it from being sooooo thin. You can see in the photos that I took, exactly what I am talking about....not pretty. May have to rethink this one.
Did your scoop have the same "fit" issues?? Any advice on this "gem"??
Deja
Did your scoop have the same "fit" issues?? Any advice on this "gem"??
Deja
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Burning Brakes
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I see what your saying Deja. I don't know what year hood you are starting with but looking at your pics, if you cut some of the high part out of the middle of the hood your scoop should drop down & lay on it. Then you can mark around the scoop to see what you have to really cut out. Being a flimsy scoop is probably a good thing at this point. You can beef up the scoop on the back after it is glassed to the hood. Your on the right track. You got the idea there. Zeeth
Burning Brakes
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I see what your saying Deja. I don't know what year hood you are starting with but looking at your pics, if you cut some of the high part out of the middle of the hood your scoop should drop down & lay on it. Then you can mark around the scoop to see what you have to really cut out. Being a flimsy scoop is probably a good thing at this point. You can beef up the scoop on the back after it is glassed to the hood. Your on the right track. You got the idea there. Zeeth
And how do you know how far forward or back the scoop is supposed to sit on the hood??
Deja