A part that SOMEBODY needs to make...
 

I was driving my Camaro, shortly before it was sent back to the bodyshop, and noticed a glaring area where it needed improvement.

The cowl hood.

90% of us don't run the factory cowl vents on the hood since we aren't running the cowl-induction air cleaner. This means we are stuck with an undinished area of the hood that we have to stare at when driving down the road.

Somebody needs to make a part to close off this area, some sort of wire mesh with a frame that will bolt to the factory locations. It would really do a lot to clean up this area and give a finished look.

Thoughts?

A laser cut piece of stainless? A more elaborate solution? Who will solve this common first gen problem.

I know I would buy one :)

A buddy of mine fabricated his own mesh screen on his 'glass 2x4 hood and it looks great...gives it that '60's "competition" look.:yes:

I still run the factory cowl flapper so mine's intact...but I do know what you mean.That is the first thing you see as soon as you're behind the wheel.

Check out the hood going on the "red witch"...:D

https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=7736

It's a carbon copy of what your looking for, we should have them for sale in about a month or so. :thumbsup:

Stenod

I know Joe.. I'm on the list :woot:

Still, somebody needs to make/sell this part. I would imagine many guys with regular cowl hoods would spring for them

You shipping my hood next week??? :unibrow:

Heh, get in line, Buddy. :D

Hey Steve, that's on our list with my buddy to do. He is doing a water jet ti item for this that will be plated. I don't know what color yet, but he has a pattern already picked out. I will not have it before Pleasanton though.

Cool, just a simple cover that would bolt onto the hood.. one that allows for airflow. Heck, they could be painted whatever color.

Have a picture? Seem redundant for everyone to design thier own. Someone need to curn out a hundred or so, mark them up a notch, and sell them.

:yes:

I am and I even bribed Joe to put me ahead of you.. sucka!

:lol:

Ill see. The water jet guy who is the employee of my buddy just got his face rebroken due to getting it broken in a bike accident, and he's the one doing my parts. Ill ask him when he gets his mouth unwired. He knows what I want and I'm not going to bug him about it right now. Or maybe I should, it's not like he can talk back to me or anything. :P

On Dad's '68, we cut out a sheet of aluminum to close off the cowl hood. Without it sealed, the hot under-hood air comes out there and goes right into the cowl vents and into the interior when the blower fan is on... really sucks if you don't have A/C.