The New Project: Part Deux!

[njsteve]

I drove the car over and dropped the hood off yesterday at the painter's shop. I then went home and bribed the wife and daughter into helping me reinstall the original hood back on the car since there is supposed to be a cruise night this weekend and maybe I'll take it out somewhere for the first time since I bought it. (I have been driving it - almost 600 miles so far, since the engine was finished, but with no particular place to go.)

[njsteve]

Hood in progress. The painter sent me these cell phone shots from earlier this week. He said the hood is much nicer than he thought and only needs minor surface work. (Fingers crossed). The main areas that need smoothing are the seams where the lower part of the scoop joins the upper part, along each side. There was a noticeable bonding seam.

[njsteve]

Hood in first coat of black primer today.

[mockingbird812]

Sharp Steve!!!

[njsteve]

BTW, I tried out my new A/C oil spray deflector shroud on the trip today. It worked great. I got tired of the oil spray on the underside of my hood and inner fender from the A6 A/C compressor. Any one who has a GM A/C car knows exactly what I am talking about. The front seal is a terrible design and no matter how many seals you replace or how many compressors you swap out, they all still spray that line of oil all over your engine compartment.

It took me about an hour to make. I used some extra sheetmetal left over from the old trunk drop-off. I bent it to fit and then riveted two pieces of ABS plastic to the ends like mudflaps. I cut out two slots that align with the existing two upper mounting bolts that bolt the compressor to the bracket. All I have to do is loosen the two bolts a couple turns, slide the shroud between the bolt shoulder and the bracket and then tighten with a 7/16 socket on an extension. Once I get to the show I can easily remove it and look all stock and original again. And the best part is that there was no oil on the underside of the hood or the inner fender. It looks like an invention from Baron Von Franken-shroud but it works great!

[Xplantdad]

I need one of those [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

[njsteve]

I just got a heads up from the Performance Years site. The car took first place in its class (which I can only imagine is the 25 footer, and beyond, paint class).

That was quite the shock! I guess the paint looks so bad, people think it is original. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

[njsteve]

Here's a couple shots someone took at the show and posted in the event album on PY:

You can even see the textured &quot;gravel guard&quot; that was applied back in the early 1980s - look at the lower 8 inches of the front fender.

[VintageMusclecar]

http://www.amkproducts.com/

[njsteve]

I think I found them:
http://stores.restorationspecialties...%29/Detail.bok