hood measurments....

whiteliquid · 10-27-2006, 11:44 PM

hey guys i was wondering....Im thinking about molding in a cowl hood scoop what measurements will i need.

Like--length heigth width

Im thinkin 3" tall

jackal2000 · 10-27-2006, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by whiteliquid

hey guys i was wondering....Im thinking about molding in a cowl hood scoop what measurements will i need.

Like--length heigth width

Im thinkin 3" tall

ummmmm all 3

whiteliquid · 10-27-2006, 11:50 PM

c'mon dude i know that

I mean like 49 * 19 * 2

how long is the aleros hood and how wide and tall would someone recommend

jackal2000 · 10-28-2006, 12:07 AM

where is your car and why cant you measure it? are you trying to mimic the cowl hood that some have?

whiteliquid · 10-28-2006, 12:14 AM

umm maybe a little shorter, like 1/2 inch shorter.

but ya same overall look as the cowl hoods that used to be made.

alerocar01 · 10-28-2006, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by jackal2000

where is your car and why cant you measure it? are you trying to mimic the cowl hood that some have?

that is what i was thinking. just go out to your car and measure it. i know it can be a lot of work but come on beside the part of the hood that is lifted it is about the same as stock.

whiteliquid · 10-28-2006, 01:07 AM

yea...
Well on another note do you actually need the hardener stuff that comes with bondo or can you just let it set. Will it eventually dry up and get hard...I mean that stuff just speeds up the process right

Oldsman · 10-28-2006, 03:14 AM

with out the harder the bondo never knit and you won't be able to sand it.

bondo comes with a hardner for a reason. use it like the directions tell ya.

but if you want to short cut i'll be more than happy to laugh when it screws up.

kwhauck · 10-28-2006, 09:33 AM

make it easy on yourself and just buy mine!!

10-28-2006, 10:03 AM

here`s an idea if your askin about if ya need the hardner for bondo then i may suggest that ya don`t attmept a project like this
make it easier on your self buy that guys hood and be done
or send me the hood i will do it for 900 bucks
and that`s given you the "aleromod" discount lol

whiteliquid · 10-28-2006, 10:36 AM

I've done body work before i know what im doin.....

I was just asking because i have a couple of the big cans in my shop with no more hardener so i guess i'll just have to buy some more.

whiteliquid · 10-28-2006, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by kwhauck

make it easy on yourself and just buy mine!!

A little to high for me....

sound_xtreme · 10-28-2006, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ppgnut

here`s an idea if your askin about if ya need the hardner for bondo then i may suggest that ya don`t attmept a project like this
make it easier on your self buy that guys hood and be done
or send me the hood i will do it for 900 bucks
and that`s given you the "aleromod" discount lol

i agree. if you dont know that you need hardener ya.....and dont use bondo, use rage or summin better. and you'd proly wanna use some kitty hair on a project like that. less mud the better

AlbinoMonkeyRat · 10-28-2006, 12:21 PM

the cowl on the hoods made by CrazyTaxi are roughly 17" wide. Depends on where you measure it. It sort of tapers down towards the front. IIRC, it's 19" closest to the windshield and 17" at the leading edge. (It's been a whole 4 months since I've even seen a tape measure in my mess of a home...so I can't recheck. lol sorry

whiteliquid · 10-28-2006, 12:30 PM

Thanks dude....Im gonna go measure mine right now...(finally stopped raining after a whole week) Do you know how tall they were (crazytaxi's)

My only problem will be finding a fiberglass cowl, all the ones i've seen are plastic and plastic is a pita to mold on and the edges will mess up after a while.

AlbinoMonkeyRat · 10-28-2006, 12:38 PM

I don't KNOW for sure, but if I had to estimate, 2.5" to 3" is the ballpark. if you're doing the custom work, why not do something completely different?

Also, you know how many people have Aleros, right? Why not bring a tape measure to the grocery store and start measuring a random one, if you don't have yours. lol

whiteliquid · 10-28-2006, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by AlbinoMonkeyRat

Also, you know how many people have Aleros, right? Why not bring a tape measure to the grocery store and start measuring a random one, if you don't have yours. lol

HAHA nice and very true

Oldsman · 10-28-2006, 05:29 PM

the cowl is 2" tall just like the rk sport cowl hood.

if you really look at the stock you will see the stock bump in the hood and the starts where the bump does and then flares out at the back by 2"

whiteliquid · 10-28-2006, 11:23 PM

thanks oldsman....so the cowl part is about a foot wide. Thanks