how do you guys keep your hood scoop from breaking?
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09/07/13 02:45 AM
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i have a hemi scoop on my car and at about 112 mph it really looks like its going to come apart.. i've seen alot of scoops with two bars in the opening to hold it together, what do you guys use to do it?
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Re: pics of hood scoop fastners.
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09/07/13 10:17 PM
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I have 4 in the front and along the sides I have bolts with some stainless strapping that I put some holes in that my bolts go through. I have a strap on the scoop and under the hood.
Nice looking scoop, who made it?
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Re: how do you guys keep your hood scoop from breaking?
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09/07/13 11:01 PM
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i have a hemi scoop on my car and at about 112 mph it really looks like its going to come apart.. i've seen alot of scoops with two bars in the opening to hold it together, what do you guys use to do it?
So who made your scoop .... With no t-nuts in the opening of said scoop ? ...I probably made 500 of those scoops and put at least 2 or as many as 6 supports in each scoop.
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Re: how do you guys keep your hood scoop from breaking?
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I have a race weight lift off VFN that I put 3 aluminum tubes in as pictured above . I have fixed the small paint cracks twice in 35 years. The first time was soon after I got the hood and ran it down the quarter mile without the front bracing, as you stated, the scoop got very big. Once you put in the braces,the front of the scoop won't flex but the rest of the fiberglass will. If you want a fiberglass hood and drive the car you will get cracks , the same as corvettes and after market hoods are not even close in quality as the corvette.
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Re: how do you guys keep your hood scoop from breaking?
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09/08/13 03:09 AM
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If your having problems at about 112 MPH, try only driving at about 111 MPH ...
got a good laugh out of that one!! last time out it went 120... going again tomorrow with a 75 shot on it, so looking for a lil more, just went out and fabbed a couple of tubes and bolts that will hold it in place..
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