J........ Glue/velcro the foam to the hood.......That's the whole purpose of the clear pan,Doesn't hide the engine,And if you take the hood off,It has something to sit on while resting on the roof.
got an air defuser for that set up? Your thread got me thinking about a funny story from George N's site. You might need to steal a strainer from your kitchen uzzled: Is that a Noodle Strainer? by Ron Rygelski Funny story... This year I was testing out a new Stage 2 Scoop on the car. Cut a nice hole in my glass GS hood, fabbed a neat airpan with a foam seal, and riveted the scoop in place. Prety simple stuff. According to the Kenne Bell catalog, it should be worth 2 tenths and a couple of mph in the quarter (then again, if you believe everything in the catalog, my car ought to run in the 2's at 417 mph with all of the stuff I've bought). Well, the car slowed down, with the mph being off more than the et. Not running out the backdoor well at all. I figured perhaps the air was curling around the back of the scoop, so I stuffed the piece of foam I was using to plug the scoop while towing back in there to allow the air a direct shot at the carb. Car picked up a little, running about where it should have with the flat hood. I'm qualified for Super in the #16 slot, and with the DeHabey's wrenching on their busted 7 second entry, an extra couple of tenths to move me up in the standings sure would have been nice. So I'm sitting on the wall in the circle track brooding, and I mention my troubles to Bruce Wilson. He says: "Put a screen under the scoop.", and points to the open hood on B-Quick. I take a look. "What the hell is dat?? It looks like some sort of noodle strainer!!" I question, pointing at what appears to be a cooking utensil tacked under the snorkle scoop. "That's an air diffuser." says Wilson, taking some offense. "That's one of those things you put over a fry pan to keep the grease from splashing." I say, continuing to chastise him for using cookware in leiu of speed parts. "Well, now it's an air diffuser." he says, closing the hood to ward off any further attacks. I make a mental note to add "Chef's Outlet" to the list of parts catalogs I regularly receive. More passes reveal that the problem is in fact that fuel is being siphoned out of the boosters at high speed as a result of the turbulent air whirling around the carb (evidenced by the fuel residue splashed across the top of the carb). What's needed is something to calm the air down and straighten it before it enters the carb. An "air diffuser" of sorts. I know just where I can get such a device. Upon returning from BG I hurry over to Lecter's (cooking stuff store) in search of speed parts that may unlock enough horsepower to qualify at Bristol. "Where do you keep the air diffusers--er fry pan covers?" I ask the young lady at the counter. "Three rows back." she replies, and I head off in that direction. I find that they've got about ten to choose from. I figure go with the one with the most airflow potential, but to my disappointment could not find a cfm rating on any of them. So I grab one in each hand like a pair of tennis rackets and begin flailing them back and forth to see which one has the least amount of drag. "Swishhh....Swish....Swooshhhhhh" as the young lady rounded the corner, deftly ducking under a backhand swing. She continues on her way, and I can overhear the conversation she's having with the manager: "There's some weird guy playing with the stuff in the store, and he almost knocked me over....". Hmmm. I had better get out of here. I don't want to be around any weird people, and this fellow sounds like he might be dangerous. I pick the best one (a 13" Cooks Club model) and $9.95 later I'm in business. Back at the Batcave, I quickly cut the handle off and epoxied the thing to the top of the hood, directly under the Stage 2 scoop. I reasoned "It doesn't look toooo bad...", but that little voice in my head was telling me "it looks ridiculous, take it off and forget this ever happened." Well, there are few things in life that are forever, but a couple of them are marriage, divorce, death, and Devcon. The air diffuser stays, like it or not. I load the car and head out to Quaker City for Test and Tune. Judgement day. So, I get to the track, unload, BS with Renee, Denny, and Bill Wills awhile, and head over to tech. I'm not in the tech line for two minutes before some Super Gas racer comes over and says: "Say, is that a fry pan cover you've got stuck to the hood?" Me: "No." (with all the indignance I could muster) Super Gas Guy: "Well, then what the hell is it??" Me: "It's a Laminar Airflow Diffuser Disk--the absolute latest in Pro Stock technology." Super Gas Guy: "Looks like a fry pan cover...." Me: "Warren Johnson has the exact same thing under the scoop of the AC Delco Firebird." Super Gas Guy: "My wife has the exact same thing in the kitchen." Me: "Really....what Pro Stock team does she drive for?????" The guy finally wandered off, and after tech the first and only pass of the night resulted in the car's best et. and mph ever at that track. Looks like the screen picked it up by about .15 sec and 1 mph, which is about what I expected out of the scoop in the first place. Plus, it keeps rocks, birds, and wayward Chevrolet parts out of the carb. And, if we get hungry I can use my hood to make soup. Life is good. See you in the lanes! Ron and L.J. Rygelski Performance Products-Red Line Synthetic Oil Website Ron's Email D.
Johnno, Why does the front of the hood fit tight on the driver's side and not on the passenger's? What is off? The bumper? Grille? Core Support? Fender? Looks really good, BTW.
The little bumpers could need some adjustment or I just did'nt push it down all the way. Plus the hood and scoop are not nice straight pieces like you would think. I feel thet VFN could have made both pieces better. Does'nt fit perfect but.....hey, the car peels rubber....what more do you want??
The hood looks good! But what is wrong with your rear tires???????????? Theres no smoke around them :laugh:
