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Re: [Tigers] hood scoop

To: Terry Lawell <tlawell@austin.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] hood scoop
From: Theo Smit via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 19:48:13 -0700
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That looks like a later model Cobra scoop=E2=80=A6 the LAT option =
rivet-on scoop was LAT25 and is proportioned more or less as shown in =
this photo:
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323691-sunbeam-tiger-mark-ii-serial-3-concours-restoration-of-a-significan=
t-tiger =
<https://forums.aaca.org/topic/323691-sunbeam-tiger-mark-ii-serial-3-conco=
urs-restoration-of-a-significant-tiger/>

This is probably close enough you could claim it as being period =
correct:
p-182-fiberglass-hood-scoop.aspx =
<https://www.csxparts.com/p-182-fiberglass-hood-scoop.aspx>

Especially if you rivet it on.
hollywood-sports-cars-tiger =
<https://www.thevrl.com/photo/hollywood-sports-cars-tiger?context=3Duser>

But: As others have noted, the forward facing scoop in the centre of the =
hood is not the best way to go for actual performance.

Cheers,
Theo

> On Feb 28, 2022, at 4:14 PM, D or G at sbc via Tigers =
<tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> There was a LAT rivet on scoop, might have been a Cobra scoop.
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> This might work
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/265507719586?ViewItem=3D&item=3D265507719586&vxp=3D=
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=3Dmtr>
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> David
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> On Monday, February 28, 2022, 01:45:03 PM PST, Terry Lawell via Tigers =
<tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Any recommendations for a hood scoop for my Mk1A? Does a Cobra hood=20
> scoop work?
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> Cheers, Terry
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">That =
looks like a later model Cobra scoop=E2=80=A6 the LAT option rivet-on =
scoop was LAT25 and is proportioned more or less as shown in this =
photo:<div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"https://forums.aaca.org/topic/323691-sunbeam-tiger-mark-ii-serial-=
3-concours-restoration-of-a-significant-tiger/" =
class=3D"">323691-sunbeam-tiger-mark-ii-serial-3-concours-restoration-of-a=
-significant-tiger</a></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">This is probably close enough you could claim it as being =
period correct:</div><div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"https://www.csxparts.com/p-182-fiberglass-hood-scoop.aspx"; =
class=3D"">p-182-fiberglass-hood-scoop.aspx</a></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Especially if you rivet it =
on.</div><div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"https://www.thevrl.com/photo/hollywood-sports-cars-tiger?context=3D=
user" class=3D"">hollywood-sports-cars-tiger</a></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">But: As others have noted, the forward =
facing scoop in the centre of the hood is not the best way to go for =
actual performance.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Cheers,</div><div class=3D"">Theo</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Feb 28, 2022, at 4:14 PM, D or G at sbc =
via Tigers &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">tigers@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div class=3D""><div =
class=3D"ydp81cf1af2yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family:Helvetica =
Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div class=3D""></div>=

        <div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"ydp7b0db221pasted-link"><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" =
class=3D""><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">There was a LAT =
rivet on scoop, might have been a Cobra scoop.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D""><br clear=3D"none" class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"">This might work</div></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" =
class=3D""><a =
href=3D"https://www.ebay.com/itm/265507719586?ViewItem=3D&amp;item=3D26550=
7719586&amp;vxp=3Dmtr" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">https://www.ebay.com/itm/265507719586?ViewItem=3D&amp;item=3D26=
5507719586&amp;vxp=3Dmtr</a></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" =
class=3D"">David<br class=3D""></div></div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div>
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class=3D"ydpa32b54e6yahoo_quoted">
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                <div class=3D"">
                    On Monday, February 28, 2022, 01:45:03 PM PST, Terry =
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class=3D"">tigers@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:
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                <div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">Any =
recommendations for a hood scoop for my Mk1A? Does a Cobra hood <br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">scoop work?<br =
class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">Cheers, Terry<br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
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