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**DOOM** · #1 08-03-2010, 08:12 AM

Well I was going to ask what causes this now I know. It seems like this is something thats going to take awhile if at all to figure out. I'm very new to this stuff but one question I have is, how do they deal with this on the ZO6 and ZR1 Corvette's or any car that has this type of setup for that matter??

**Steve1968LS2** · #2 08-03-2010, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DOOM

Well I was going to ask what causes this now I know. It seems like this is something thats going to take awhile if at all to figure out. I'm very new to this stuff but one question I have is, how do they deal with this on the ZO6 and ZR1 Corvette's or any car that has this type of setup for that matter??

Those car's arn't running live axle rears..

And most production cars have floating calipers. The rest have designs that don't lend themselves to movement like we have.

**Matt@BOS** · #3 08-04-2010, 10:36 AM

Steve, are you running a True-trac?

Matt

**Matt@BOS** · #4 09-03-2010, 02:00 PM

So I was going to keep a couple things a bit of a secret, but when Dick sent me this picture I just wanted to share it. Keep in mind it isn't done, and several parts of the design will be tweaked before it goes to paint, but even now I don't think it looks half bad.

Matt

**GregWeld** · #5 09-03-2010, 02:34 PM

Matt -- That's funny -- Squealin' on yourself!

Looks good!

**tones2SS** · #6 09-03-2010, 03:13 PM

Nice hood Matt!

Gandalf · #7 09-03-2010, 04:42 PM

Saw it at the shop today Matt - looked real nice. However, you can't have a hood like that and NOT have a twin-turbo setup wanting to be cooled by those vents!

I'm just sayin'. :-)

**214Chevy** · #8 10-17-2010, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 69MSA

So I was going to keep a couple things a bit of a secret, but when Dick sent me this picture I just wanted to share it. Keep in mind it isn't done, and several parts of the design will be tweaked before it goes to paint, but even now I don't think it looks half bad.

Matt

Matt, where can I get a set of these hood vents made? Are the premade and just cut in and weld or what? Or is this strictly a custom job?

**Steve1968LS2** · #9 10-17-2010, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 509Chevelle

Matt, where can I get a set of these hood vents made? Are the premade and just cut in and weld or what? Or is this strictly a custom job?

The hood was done by Precision Metalcrafters.. it's a custom "one off" deal on an aluminum hood.

The problem is that the alum is so thin that it was a biatch to do withou warping.. would be better off with a steel hood.

The alum is nice for weight.. not so much for welding on.

**214Chevy** · #10 10-17-2010, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2

The hood was done by Precision Metalcrafters.. it's a custom "one off" deal on an aluminum hood.

The problem is that the alum is so thin that it was a biatch to do withou warping.. would be better off with a steel hood.

The alum is nice for weight.. not so much for welding on.

Thanks Steve, yeah I have an original steel cowl hood that I wanted to fab up some kind of vents like this one.