Challenger Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=121617&highlight=terry+hood Heres the one 74_5.0_Z did, and BlueOvalZ has the same style. I havent found anyone with this style hood that has kept the L6 and the stock front end. Anyone have any ideas on how you could accomplish this with the least amount of cutting? Ive got myself a parts car now so Ill hopefully be experimenting with this. Obviously youll have to move the top of the radiator forward. Youd also have to make some changes to the fan system. Any other ideas? This will be for functional purposes so dont say "cut a hole in the hood, your done". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e_racer1999 Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 i would think it would be impossible with the stick L6 because of the length of the engine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted February 15, 2008 Author Share Posted February 15, 2008 Yeah, thats why youd have to tilt the radiator forward. My idea was to remove the radiator core support and replace it with some kind of tubular supports. It still requires some fab, but alot less then a full tube front end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 It is possible with the L6 motor. I investigated this type of hood even before the decision to go with the V8. In essense I would do the same set-up as I currently have except insert a blister in the middle of the vent that would just clear the valve cover. This is what Ford did with the GT40 (original) where the spare tire was located. Ford created a "blister" (in a sorts) around the spare tire which was positioned under the hood at the back half of the vent, which in effect split the upper (rearmost) part of the vent into two halves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBeaut Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 A slightly extreme example would be the TVR Tuscan which has a straight 6: Cheers, Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangethursday Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Yeah, thats why youd have to tilt the radiator forward. My idea was to remove the radiator core support and replace it with some kind of tubular supports. It still requires some fab, but alot less then a full tube front end. I saw this done in japan. The core was removed & there was what looked like a modifed strutbar put in. The car also had what looked like a stock mk1 mr2 radiator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 In my opinion, the radiator does not need to be angled forward for this mod to work. The leading edge of the vent is still behind the OEM radiator location, and in reality, the lower part of the radiator being pushed forward would help more than the top part being pushed forward. The ONLY reason I angled the top of the radiator forward was because the new radiator was too tall to set vertically (unless I wanted the lower hose to be just inches off the ground) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedgato Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 A buddy is doing that job right now here in Tucson, I will post pics as his work progresses. off topic; I LOVE TVR !!!! Wish we had them in the States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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