Hey everyone,

I'm thinking about ways to improve the aero of my 70 Challenger. For those not familiar, the grille on that car is recessed and the hood extends a good distance over the recess, which means that air gets trapped in there and pushes up against the hood, causing it to rise at the front of the car. It's a little scary at 90+. I can see why so many people put in hood pins, but I've never liked that look and while they would secure the hood, they wouldn't do much to make it more aerodynamic.

My thought is to fabricate and install a new grille, one that is closer to the end of the hood, very much like the 69 Charger 500. I was wondering if anyone else had ever tried anything like this, or had any ideas. I love driving this car but for my sanity I keep it under 80, because I really don't like seeing the end of the hood vibrating up and down.

Any ideas? Thanks.