Willie

.... the SS hoods are having issues with forcing too much ambient air into the MAF and causing the car to surge and die. Shelby has a restrictor plate that goes in now, but many have gotten their hoods without it.

More info here for those with inquiring minds:

http://forum.teamshelby.com/forums/i...howtopic=25812


Willie,
The vents are parallel and are 21 1/2 inches apart.... Hope this helps.

Absolutely! I now know the factory stripes will fit without modifying the extractors like Louie had to do. The end product with stripes should look like this '68 GT500KR I saw at Barrett-Jackson earlier this year.

Willie

OKLACOP

Just went by the paint & body shop and my hood is now in primer....Looks good overall, but all I can say is PIN HOLES!!!!!!!!!! Thousands of them all over the hood. I know a few are to be expected, but this hood has it's fair share. It's not a big deal.....easily fixable, just a few more man hours involved. I hope to have pics by the end of next week.

Twisted

Rob,

If they used the hi-build primer then the pin holes could be in the primer itself, that is a common issue w/hi-build primer.

If it was just a primer sealer then the pin holes are likely in the hoods gel coat.

MELLOWYELLOW06

I was feeling a bit left out so here are some new pix. As you can see some guys were having a bit of fun drifting. Ill try and upload the video.

MELLOWYELLOW06

JonCo

those rims look great

Deric

I was looking at the other pics wondering what type of emblem was on your fender. It cracked me up when I saw this pic. Overall your car looks awesome. I would invert the colors on the cobra emblem though - either have it black or chrome with yellow in the recessed areas.

2006GT500

You're killing me with the badges.

On another note anyone have any tips on getting a hood ready for paint to save on some man hours?

Guytonius

Oklacop,

Can you measure the front vent opening for us? Phil told me they are the same size as the old hood....but they sure look narrower to me.

2006GT500,
I am no expert but I'll tell you what I am going to do. I plan to clean the hood very well, then it the entire thing with 400 grit sandpaper. I was going to go to the trouble to spray it with high-build primer, but with all the chemical reactions possible with today's paints, I decided just to do the sanding and leave the paint to the experts.

OKLACOP

Guytonius,

The hood is at the shop, but I should be able to stop by and get some measurements for you. I can guarantee the front vents are narrower. They appear to be the same length, but there is no way they are the same width/height. I'll get by there today or tomorrow. If it doesn"t have fresh primer or paint on it I'll get the measurement. I'm assuming you say my comparison pics on the previous page. Without actually measuring it, I'd guess the new vents are 1/4" shorter.

jcthorne

Are the actual louvered openings smaller or is it due to the non removable louvers. The rim of the originals is pretty wide and I am having them glassed in so only the louver section will show.

You posted the distance between the louvers on the new version, what is the distance on version 1? I am 1500miles from my car or I would measure myself...

Thanks!

OKLACOP

I meant the intake vents.....not the extractor vents. The border around them is a lot smaller, but as for the vents themselves.........Someone with the 1.0 hood would have to measure them. I can post the measurements of the 2.0 hood's extractor vents, but won't be able to for a day or two.....it's in the paint booth today.

When I spoke to Phil prior to getting the second hood he said the extractor vents on the new hood were smaller. I really don't notice any difference in the vents themselves, just the border.

Willie

....You posted the distance between the louvers on the new version, what is the distance on version 1?

Read Reply #277 on this thread for the answer.

Willie

jcthorne

Still cannot tell if that 19.5 is from the edge of the louver or from the edge of the flange.

Whatever. It is what it is. If the stripes run through the louver, they will be painted to match the stripe..... But I would prefer if the stripe ran inside of the louvers. My flange will be gone, just the louvers will remain.

Actually surprised that with the number of these hoods out there now, no one has painted one with the oem shelby stripes to match the rest of the car.....

G.T

mine is..
10.5" stripes with 1.5" gap throughout!

jcthorne

Yes, you did. I forgot. Guess that shows the louvers would be into the stripes if not narrowed as you did yours.

jcthorne

Spent most of the afternoon over at the body shop doing some custom work on the venom hood. We located and drilled the holes for the twist lock KR hood latches and as soon as we set them in place realized that they just were never going to look right unless they were recessed like on the real KR hood.

Well, 4 hours later most of the work to recess them is done, with a 4" square plate adheared to the back of the upper skin as the load point for the latches, 2 1/4" by 1/8" deep recess and located as on the KR. As we want to end up with a fully finished interior, required a good deal of rework to smooth and finish the under side of the latch area.

Also I think we found why several of the gen 1 venom hoods are cracking after exposure to high speed. The ram air coming in the front vents is not contained in the front air passage, indeed the air pressure generated is directed between the two shells and applying pressure to push them apart. This is a great deal of force because of the large surface area of the two shells.

Since we had the front edge of the inside shell opened up for the hood latches, we used 3M body adhesive (self leveling so it would run between the two panels where they are very close together in the center of the hood, right behind the ram air intake vents. The two shells are now bonded toghether as one unit. I could not believe the difference in the rigidity of the hood surface. It never seemed all that loose but the difference is amazing. Funny what a little adhesive tying the structures together can do.

Further, the top and bottom surfaces are now fully sanded and all defects repaired for priming. Also the brackets for the hood struts are mounted and back filled for strength. Next are the louvers prep and integrating, then the primer. Slow progress as the shop is busy and I agreed to take available time in exchange for a break on billed hours and mostly free materials except final paint.

G.T

where'd you get the locks from jc?

OKLACOP

I've tried to get measurements for those of you who have asked, but every time I go by the shop the hood is in the booth. I was told late yesterday afternoon that it was painted tungsten and they would start with the stripes on Monday. I should have it by Wednesday. I haven't forgotten about getting you guys the measurements on the generation 2 venom hood. Hopefully soon.

FYI......I did learn that the stock hood bolts don't work with this generation 2 venom hood. They worked on my first hood, but this one seems to have different threads.

Twisted

Yes please do tell all such as website, item #, price ect.....

I found these http://www.cobranda.com/hoodpins.html