BUILD-OFF CHALLENGE: Tygaboy's '75 LS3, It seemed a good idea at the time... Options

[Andyrew]

Get some honeycomb mesh, Larger openings. I think the thin mesh looks off.

[tygaboy]

Get some honeycomb mesh, Larger openings. I think the thin mesh looks off.

@Andyrew - Hey, it's all I had laying around! Geez, tough crowd... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)

[AZBanks]

It looks like too big of an opening for the mesh to me visually. What about making it similar to the vents with several smaller mesh openings. Excuse my poor/hasty editing skills.

[914forme]

I want to know if you are going to stamp the mesh to add another profile to the finished products.

[Andyrew]

It looks like too big of an opening for the mesh to me visually. What about making it similar to the vents with several smaller mesh openings. Excuse my poor/hasty editing skills.

What about.....

This same layout, But with the honeycomb pattern CNC cut out vs a straight hole? Chris could cut and weld in a blade if he wanted as well.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/www.zcentre.co.uk-172-1605210549.1.jpg)

[KELTY360]

It looks like too big of an opening for the mesh to me visually. What about making it similar to the vents with several smaller mesh openings. Excuse my poor/hasty editing skills.

What about.....

This same layout, But with the honeycomb pattern CNC cut out vs a straight hole? Chris could cut and weld in a blade if he wanted as well.

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/www.zcentre.co.uk-172-1605210549.1.jpg)

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This is fun.

[tygaboy]

I texted Tony @RetroRacer this morning and attached this pic. My message was "OK, Tony, here you go. Proof that your design is possible."

A bit of slicing and dicing and the prototype panel can drop into place. I will say, it takes on a different look once it's down in the hood. I'm liking it! Especially that rear view.

In place, a couple things stand out as needing mods, IMO:
- the vents stick up a bit too much. Looking back at Tony's design, his pivot even with the upper edge.

- the upper edge of the frame seem in a bit of conflict with the trailing edge of the hood. Instead of what's there now (90 degrees to the center line of the hood), maybe add a bit of forward/inward sloping angle? Not a lot, just something that hints it's not 90.

And yes, I had to open things up past the fuel tank bulk head. But I'm confident I can work up a solution for that.

Onward to updating the design.

[tygaboy]

I want to know if you are going to stamp the mesh to add another profile to the finished products.

@914forme - Stephen, if I end up with mesh, yes, I'll make up a stamping die set and add that little "peek-a-boo" look that brings the mesh even with the surface of the hood.

[mikey63]

I want to know if you are going to stamp the mesh to add another profile to the finished products.

@914forme - Stephen, if I end up with mesh, yes, I'll make up a stamping die set and add that little "peek-a-boo" look that brings the mesh even with the surface of the hood.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) Looks good Chris!!

[Andyrew]

How does it interfere with the headlight mechanism? I can see it on the left in the second pic. Have you run the motor to check for interference?


I like what you have. I take back my honeycomb concept.

[tygaboy]

How does it interfere with the headlight mechanism? I can see it on the left in the second pic. Have you run the motor to check for interference?

I like what you have. I take back my honeycomb concept.

@Andyrew - No motors - GT headlights!

[Cairo94507]

This is looking a lot better. I agree with the back edge of the vent not flowing with the back end of the hood. I also wonder how the vents would look if they finished out flush with the hood surface- so the vents are not proud of the hood. Or is it just the picture that makes them look like they rise above the hood? But, all said, I am really liking the look. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[Andyrew]

How does it interfere with the headlight mechanism? I can see it on the left in the second pic. Have you run the motor to check for interference?

I like what you have. I take back my honeycomb concept.

@Andyrew - No motors - GT headlights!

Thats right, I forgot your doing that!

[djway]

Have you considered a louvered panel ot louvers in the hood itself?
Narrow , not too tall.

[dakotaewing]

Here's an idea just to make things more difficult to execute. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) Cut the wire pattern to fit inside the opening between each angled metal slat, keeping the wire pattern even with the top of the hood. This process uses both components.

[Retroracer]

Chris - as discussed, the original intent was the edge of the cut out needs to follow the line of the headlight cutout as shown below in the two pics - with some really bad visual editing on the "fixed" pic:

[Retroracer]

...and I realize you may not be able to do this easily on the steel mock up.

Either way - looks completely awesome!

- Tony

[tygaboy]

A new day, a new design. V1 wasn't doing it for me - the "tab bend" approach requires some amount of gap in certain areas and the more I looked at it, the more it looked a bit too raw or crude. I think I can do better and come up with something that looks more "finished".

So this morning was an update to a simple cut line to define each vent. Note that the red line isn't a cut - it represents the bend line for each vent.
This approach results in a .375" flat at the front of each vent. The goal is something like the 2nd pic.

Today's effort will be to cut one of these and see how it works out.

[tygaboy]

Here's the look I'm after for this version...

[tygaboy]

Then maybe something like this to finish it off, but using a more open mesh.