Was at the dealership today to pick up the factory hood i bought.(going to customize to a boy-racer hood).
Was told that I should get vin# tomorrow and build date on tuesday.
Man i can't wait. Snow and salt here also. At least i have a '05 stang hood to play around with. hope it comes out alright. Pray for me guys. This is my first big body project that i will be doing my self.

 

Good luck and get that camera busy with lots of pics...

 

That Boy Racer Hood is the coolest looking hood so far
Good Luck with the conversion! Photo document everything!

 

How much did they get for the hood? Bet that wasnt cheap

 

Put it this way. I have a great salesman covering my back.
$725. Told that that is cost. (in canadian)
Hopefully plasma cutter and body work come out to around $400
Thats 1,125.
3D carbon want 850, plus shipping, duty and brokerage.
So lets say $1,400 U.S.
Thats 1,736.56 canadian. The difference will pay for the
painting of the hood and all stripes.

 

[attachmentid=11244]Ok. Started outlining the down scoops today.
All i have to go by are pictures.
Input from you guys are greatly appreciated be fore i
water cut this baby.

 

eww.. water cut? I think you are going to warp it.

remember aluminum is a PITA to work with.

 

I called a plasma cutter place and they will not cut aluminium
for that reason. He suggested water or laser.
Hey steve, you think im going in the right direction with the hood?
Again, i could use feed back and coments.
heck, even from you altoid lol

 

Definately don't touch it with plasma, but hey, you already know that. Water may warp it a little bit around where you are cutting but then again you will have some work ahead of you when you make the 2 downspouts.

Good luck and I am really anxious to see how your project progresses since at one time I was going to order the boy racer hood.

 

This would make one kick-butt photojournalism project! We're all pulling for you. Take your time and I'm sure you'll have years of enjoyment ahead of you. Bravo for doing the work yourself. Nothing like being able to take the credit for a mod of this scope!

Oh, and Canada rocks.

 

Isn't the Boy Racer car the one done by Ford Racing, the blue and white one. I didn't think it had hood scoops.

 

measure once cut twice....or something like that...

 

I wasn't sure what it was either! In lieu of asking the forum, I did a google on it and learned it was the custom White 'Stang with red stripes I saw at the 2005 NAIAS in Detroit. If you go to this website, you can download wallpaper of the car.

http://www.seriouswheels.com/top-2005-Ford...pe-3dCarbon.htm

It's an awesome ride!

 

[quote=CUON24,February 4, 2005, 5:59 PM]
measure once cut twice....or something like that...

Yeah, what he said....and take your time, but hurry every chance you get....plus and good luck to you, to boot!

 

Apparently there is more than one "Boy Racer". Ford has named this car that as well.

http://www.fordracingparts.com/announcements/news01.asp

 

that car has an awesome stance. And good luck with the hood. as said, take oyur time and do it right. keep us updated.

 

How do you think we cut this material before water jets and lasers? Put your thinking cap on. I could tell you how to do it for sure but there would be a hundred people saying I was all wrong so I will leave it. Will tell you this. Cut the corner radia with a hole saw but put some thin plywood behind it first. It would help if you knew how thick this material was before you started.

 

Aluminum can be a PITA to work with when cutting, but at least it's soft enough to be easy to work out the rough spots with a hammer and dolly. I worked with every grade of aluminum sheet for over 11 years on aircraft, all it takes is some patience and you can do wonders with it, much easier to work with than steel.
Good luck and some work-in-progress pictures would be great.

 

Yea, gotta agree with that, its a PITA to work with sometimes. 12 years working on aircraft here (military and commercial) so here goes. Like the other guy said. use a holesaw for the radii of the corners w/ some backing, and for the long (and short) straight cuts, use a die grinder (straight or angled) w/ a fiber cutoff wheel. Wheel should only be about a 1/16th" thick and use a straight edge or board for a guide. Wish i knew what type aluminum it was, some can be kinda forgiving, some not at all. How r u planning to form the scoops? One trick is to make 2 wooden forms of the shape you're wanting that fit together (sorta male and female) and use them to press out the shape. Or just one block and use a hammer to form the shape. Of course, you could cut and splice, then TIG weld it together (might warp though). Just remember, people have been working with sheet aluminum, in complex shapes, since the '30's. Anyways, good luck! oh and get some similar aluminum sheet metal to practice on! B)

 

The last sentance in this quote is the most important part...do it! I have been working with sheet metal on helicopters for 25 years now, and I will tell you this, hardness is the key, find out the process the hood went thru and what hardness it ended up and then get a piece of the exact same crap and just play with it and see what you can get away with. I am assumming you are just cutting out a pattern and that is it, make sure the cutoff wheel is very thin and rated at a very high speed, around 21000 is real good.
I would just draw out the pattern, drill a hole in each corner of the pattern, then use a cutoff wheel or even a jigsaw with a brand new metal cutting blade, stay to the inside of your line, bring it to you desired size with a small air sander with a 2' disc, deburr it and finish it off with an orbital sander sander....good luck and post the pics...................looking fwd to seeing how this comes out.