LSA Powered 69 Camaro -"Lou's Change"

[eric1967]

This thing is killer. Where are you at in St. Louis? Keep the pics coming. Thanks Eric

[66fury]

Awesome hood choice!

[Lous69]

Adam at V8TV did a terrific job fabricating the hood modifications and the core support cover. He is rather humble and was sure to give a lot of credit to his team mates, including Nathan who also knows how to convince metal to do amazing things.

Here are some pics of his work making templates and building the custom hood:


















And here is the result of his skilled handy work!!!!





You will notice that the rib that runs down the center of the valance panel and hood were also removed to make the new hood look like it belongs. We're really happy with the way it turned out.

Next he tackled the core support cover. Here is the rendering he started with:


A little siphering....



And bingo!

[Rick D]

Looking great Lou!! So how much longer until we see some paint on this bad boy?

[tubbed69]

Lou that works looks great,really like that core support cover and hood

[syborg tt]

I am so envious as Kenny and I were going to do this to my car. We both decided that let's keep my car simple this time around and when we do v2 for 2014 Good Guys I will without a doubt have a hood styled just like this. This is Freaking Awesome and I am so happy you guys were the first to do it.

On top of the hood. You have picked two of my favorite people in the industry and I am certain you are going to love this car.

[V8TV]

The guys in the shop have been doing a fantastic job with Lou's car. The metal work is nearly finished, and the exhaust is being built now. Then it goes to body / paint.

Thanks so much for the kind words, the hood does look awesome, with kudos going to the crew and Dan Steinhauser for the amazing design that blends the two seamlessly. Lou is right, the hood will be a signature element of the car. This one won't need to be a rocket ship to be cool, but it will have performance to back up the good looks!

[214Chevy]

Very nice. Love the look of it.

[Rick D]

That hood is freaking awesome great job Kevin!

[V8TV]

Thanks Rick, but I had very little to do with the hood itself. We have a great crew in the shop, and Adam really worked hard to make this come to life.