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Hi again all,
I finally got the hood scoop all repaired and painted, looks Great! I made a card board template as advised and used it to line up where the scoop will sit and to mark all the holes to be drilled. I got everything mocked up and the hole location marked and discovered that the area of the hood where ALL the bolts will enter the hood is where it is "double plated" with steel. The area of the hood the acts as a re-enforcement for the hood. This area of the hood is about 2" thick ( as far as a bolt is concerned). I'm thinkning that I have to drill larger holes through the re-enforcements on the underside of the hood to be able to access the studs ( about an inch long) to put the nuts on. This is my '68 XR7 and the scoop is an Eliminator hood scoop that I am trying to install.
Any suggestions? I'm sure someone must have had to tackle this one before me.. Hope someone can wise me up to what I should do now.
Thanks
Charlie
I finally got the hood scoop all repaired and painted, looks Great! I made a card board template as advised and used it to line up where the scoop will sit and to mark all the holes to be drilled. I got everything mocked up and the hole location marked and discovered that the area of the hood where ALL the bolts will enter the hood is where it is "double plated" with steel. The area of the hood the acts as a re-enforcement for the hood. This area of the hood is about 2" thick ( as far as a bolt is concerned). I'm thinkning that I have to drill larger holes through the re-enforcements on the underside of the hood to be able to access the studs ( about an inch long) to put the nuts on. This is my '68 XR7 and the scoop is an Eliminator hood scoop that I am trying to install.
Any suggestions? I'm sure someone must have had to tackle this one before me.. Hope someone can wise me up to what I should do now.
Thanks
Charlie