Know it is a lot of work but it does furnish a unique hood removing the
stock hood bulgy look and I also have a spare ratty hood to practice on.
Any advise welcomed other than how to cut apple pie.
Jim
55-1st PU
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Krontz" <jim_krontz@yahoo.com>
To: "'Gale Gorman'" <gale_gorman@mac.com>
Cc: "'James Hays'" <thomasind@nventure.com>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:14 PM
Subject: RE: [Oletrucks] A D Hood Pie Cut
> No, the cut is between the hood mechanism and the top. Generally you
> don't
> take out much more than 2 inches in the front...
>
> I've only seen it down once.
>
> I have an extra hood, I was thinking about giving it a shot on my 57, just
> to see how it turns out. The hard part is sculpting the front to flow
> smoothly back in. After the pie is removed they don't lie up perfectly,
> you
> need to adjust for this, either by sliding the hood forward and adding
> steal
> in the back, or making a cut at the corners and pulling it forward (this
> is
> how it's normally done).
>
> As I said, lots of work.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gale Gorman [mailto:gale_gorman@mac.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:03 PM
> To: Jim Krontz
> Cc: 'James Hays'; oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Oletrucks] A D Hood Pie Cut
>
> Yeah, lots of work and then I always have to ask "why?"
>
> Apparently you've heard of this being done. I'm not visualizing how "front
> to back" is going to result in anything but narrower and then you'll need
> to
> move the fenders.
>
> To achieve a "downward" look I'm assuming you're dropping the nose with
> all
> the hood latch mechanism. For the curve to work this needs to be done in
> the
> curve itself and sheet metal needs to be added, not cut out.
>
> Got a link to a picture?
> --
> Gale Gorman
> Houston
>
> On Apr 15, 2010, at 1:43 PM, Jim Krontz wrote:
>
> A "pie cut" is when you take a section out of the hood. Front to back,
> that
> appears to be a thin slice of pie. This gives the hood a downward
> appearance.
>
> LOTS of work...
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: oletrucks-bounces@autox.team.net
> [mailto:oletrucks-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Gale Gorman
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 9:56 AM
> To: James Hays
> Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Oletrucks] A D Hood Pie Cut
>
> What is pie cutting?
>
> --
> Gale Gorman
> Houston
>
> On Apr 15, 2010, at 10:32 AM, James Hays wrote:
>
> Has anyone seen any instructions on pie cutting a 47 ~ 54 GM Truck hood?
>
> Jim
> 551st PU
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