Just trimmed the hood supports so it would fit. :thumbsup:

Tom,

Looks SWEET!.. gonna be a real looker when it gets out of paint jail.. How long will it be incarcerated for?

Oh, it was nice meeting you at the John Force cruise night.. when your car is done we will have to cruise there together.

See ya,

Looking good Tom!

Can't wait to see it done. Always fun to see a car that I rendered hit the streets. Whereabouts are you in SoCal, we'll have to meet up some time, I'd love to see the car in person!

Kris

Hey Steve, good meeting you too, and seeing that shiny Penny!

Kris, I'm in South Orange County, in Ladera Ranch. It's near Mission Viejo. You aren't that far away, right?

It's going to be a couple months before the car is out of paint/body, then I'll be finishing up the interior/electrical. I stopped by some cruises this weekend, and it was tough to see all those sweet cars knowing mine wasn't done yet! :willy:

I'm up in West Covina, so I'm not too far. I haven't made it out to any car shows yet, but plan to hit some later this summer. Let me know if there's any weekly cruises in your area and maybe I'll plan to bring the Chevelle. It's up in Ridgecrest with my folks since I don't have a garage to store it in down here yet.

Kris

Thanks! I have heard so many say that it is IMPOSSIBLE to get that 502 RamJet in a Gen1 without going with a larger cowl. Can I get a picture of the underside of your hood? I am about to drop a 502 in my 1967, was going carbed, but now...

What transmission did you go with?

I'll have to see if I have some pics of it, since the car is in paint now... I just kind of hacked it just to get the hood to close, and plan to have the edges cleaned up before painted.
Trans is TKO 600.
I do have the Alston front subframe, so I'm not sure if that locates the engine any lower than stock or not...

Thanks! Keep us posted on the final build.

502 Ram jet Clearance hood mod pics
 

Hey,

Can we get some pics of where you need to trim the hood and how it looks?
I am about to order a new 2" cowl hood to cut up....
where and how should I reinforce the hood?

I'd love to see pics!
:lateral:

I didnt need to cut/modify the hood to fit the 502. I went with the carb vs the EFI. The EFI sticks up higher, especially towards the front of the hood. I never knew what Rockdogz did.