Some of the conversions I have seen have really great looking louvers- try
to get a picture of Mike Moor's car- Mike, are you out there?
I would caution about removing the stiffeners from an ally hood. These bring
a fair price in the used parts market, & I would be afraid of it getting out
of shape, especially after cutting louvers. It is a relatively easy job to
drill out the spot welds & move the stiffener on the steel hood & relocate
it to clear the air cleaner. I did this on my first car before learning to
set the engine further back.
Louvers definitely work, as do cutouts in the inner fenders. See Kurt's
write up in the latest V8 Newsletter. Just make sure hood louvers do not
direct water to a harmful location under hood. You will eventually get
caught in the rain.
Jim Stuart
Reply to <jimbb88@usa.com>
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Rick1huber@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 6:34 AM
To: MGB-V8@autox.team.net
Subject: Cooling - Bonnet Vents w/Aluminum Bonnet
While on this cooling thread, how much help would it be to put vents in the
bonnet. I'm thinking something like a dozen 8" long and about 1/2" wide
vents on each side of the bonnet. I've seen a car like that before. Must
provide for more air flow through the radiator, and let out some heat.
Anybody know of a place around Philly that could do something like that ?
I'm thinking of doing it with an aluminum bonnet I got off of a parts car.
I'll need to cut out the horizontal stiffening bar running accross the
middle
of the bonnet like I have with the steel bonnet in order for the air cleaner
to clear. Any problem removing that stiffening bar on an aluminum bonnet,
concerned about strength with the softer, flimsier metal.
Cheers,
Rick
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