Mopar to ya
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Well, I finally got around to it. I've been thinking about this for a long time. I'm not sure I will get more high speed power or not, but I believe that the hood scoop pressurizes the engine compartment and minimizes the effectiveness of my electric fans. I hope to run cooler and get more power as well. I bought the heavy sheet steel at Menards, along with air conditioner insulation strips. The steel was $32.99 and the foam cost less than $4.00. I had to spend another $5.00 on blades for the jigsaw. I trimmed the ledge off an old air filter base to use on the bottom for support, then added another air filter base on top with the sheet steel sandwiched between. I riveted it all together. I took off my hood scoop and marked the sheet steel with it sitting on the carburetor. I added 2 1/2 inches to my marks and cut. After it was cut I took a coffee can at the forward tip and used it as a stencil to round the tip. I used a spray paint can as a stencil on the smaller edges. A little paint, a little weatherstrip adhesive, and a little trimming of the foam and I was done. Here are some pics.
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