TrailBeast
AKA Mopars4us on Youtube
Some of you already know I have been dealing with an engine and trans swap both at the same time, but as this is my daily driver car I needed to get it done ASAP.
I have slacked a bit on some of the HEI kits and modified distributors because of it and to those waiting for their parts I apologize, but this had to get done.
Everything came together just right so I had both the time and resources to do it, so I dove in.
The stockish 318 got replaced with a 96 5.9 Magnum with EQ heads and a custom ground Magnum roller cam (214/224 ,512 lift) from Oregon Cam Grinders referred by RustyRatRod (Rob) and a beautiful nasty rice and pony scaring idle a stops, and that was exactly what I wanted.
It is a torque cam with 350hp and 412 foot lbs at 3,500 RPM's
A really fun around towner for sure.
Of course it has an aluminum intake and headers as well as 2.5 dual exhaust.
The old 904 that had been making grinding sounds from the planetaries gave up it's spot for a 1995 A500OD (42RH) 4 speed automatic with converter lockup out of a Dodge Dakota 2 wheel drive pickup and a Transgo stage 2 shift kit was also installed before it went in the car.
1,800 RPM's at 80mph and not even breathing yet.
Once in the middle of all that I decided to add one more project to the fray and order a fiberglass hood scoop for it, and that is what this post is about.
I wanted the scoop molded directly to the hood (no seams) as if the hood was made with it.
Fiberglass is my product of choice with projects like this and the hood was drilled around the perimeter of the scoop so the glass would get pushed into them a nice grip on the hood surface would be maintained.(it bolted down also)
Then I painted the whole hood with Acrylic Enamel and wet look hardener in my 10x12 shed in the back yard.
The scoop is a factory 1970 Mustang Mach 1 repop and I got to show off my painting in adverse conditions skills again on the hood and even got to do a little custom underside change while it was off.
Damn this thing is a lot of fun to drive, and yes I'm showing off a little.
On to the car **** y'all so dearly love.
I have slacked a bit on some of the HEI kits and modified distributors because of it and to those waiting for their parts I apologize, but this had to get done.
Everything came together just right so I had both the time and resources to do it, so I dove in.
The stockish 318 got replaced with a 96 5.9 Magnum with EQ heads and a custom ground Magnum roller cam (214/224 ,512 lift) from Oregon Cam Grinders referred by RustyRatRod (Rob) and a beautiful nasty rice and pony scaring idle a stops, and that was exactly what I wanted.
It is a torque cam with 350hp and 412 foot lbs at 3,500 RPM's
A really fun around towner for sure.
Of course it has an aluminum intake and headers as well as 2.5 dual exhaust.
The old 904 that had been making grinding sounds from the planetaries gave up it's spot for a 1995 A500OD (42RH) 4 speed automatic with converter lockup out of a Dodge Dakota 2 wheel drive pickup and a Transgo stage 2 shift kit was also installed before it went in the car.
1,800 RPM's at 80mph and not even breathing yet.
Once in the middle of all that I decided to add one more project to the fray and order a fiberglass hood scoop for it, and that is what this post is about.
I wanted the scoop molded directly to the hood (no seams) as if the hood was made with it.
Fiberglass is my product of choice with projects like this and the hood was drilled around the perimeter of the scoop so the glass would get pushed into them a nice grip on the hood surface would be maintained.(it bolted down also)
Then I painted the whole hood with Acrylic Enamel and wet look hardener in my 10x12 shed in the back yard.
The scoop is a factory 1970 Mustang Mach 1 repop and I got to show off my painting in adverse conditions skills again on the hood and even got to do a little custom underside change while it was off.
Damn this thing is a lot of fun to drive, and yes I'm showing off a little.
On to the car **** y'all so dearly love.
(lmao...)
