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Mounting an A990 Scoop
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12/22/23 06:24 PM
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Tomorrow I'm planning on mounting an A990 scoop on the hood of a '65 Coronet. I realize that I'll have to drill holes in the hood support to allow access to the mounting bolts.
I'm looking for some pointers from you guys.
What size holes have you drilled for the mounting bolts?
Any other techniques would also be welcome.
Thanks
1972 Cuda 340 4 speed, 2001 Ram CTD 4x4 6 speed, 1970 Duster 408 4 speed, 1996 Ram 5.9 2x4 auto, 1965 Coronet 500
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Re: Mounting an A990 Scoop
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12/22/23 11:21 PM
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It's a fiberglass scoop that uses J clips and 10-24 bolts with captive washers. On the original cars they cut away most of the inner bracing so there wasn't much of an issue with having holes to run the bolts through.
I'm not going to be cutting holes in the hood for the scoop to be functional.
Last edited by cdstl; 12/22/23 11:24 PM.
1972 Cuda 340 4 speed, 2001 Ram CTD 4x4 6 speed, 1970 Duster 408 4 speed, 1996 Ram 5.9 2x4 auto, 1965 Coronet 500
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Re: Mounting an A990 Scoop
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12/23/23 04:00 AM
12/23/23 04:00 AM
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It's a fiberglass scoop that uses J clips and 10-24 bolts with captive washers. On the original cars they cut away most of the inner bracing so there wasn't much of an issue with having holes to run the bolts through.
I'm not going to be cutting holes in the hood for the scoop to be functional. Why not?
Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)
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Re: Mounting an A990 Scoop
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12/23/23 10:00 AM
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It's a fiberglass scoop that uses J clips and 10-24 bolts with captive washers. On the original cars they cut away most of the inner bracing so there wasn't much of an issue with having holes to run the bolts through.
I'm not going to be cutting holes in the hood for the scoop to be functional. Why not? I'm going to drive the almighty hell out of this car. Before I sold my '65 Satellite, I put 8000 miles on it in 18 months and I plan on doing the same with this car. Actually putting a scoop on it makes no sense anyway since it will just "slow" me down a bit and increase my gas mileage. Don't forget the chance of some random damage. I don't want the extra water and bugs and everything else that will be ingested into the engine compartment if I were to cut holes into the hood. Make sense?
1972 Cuda 340 4 speed, 2001 Ram CTD 4x4 6 speed, 1970 Duster 408 4 speed, 1996 Ram 5.9 2x4 auto, 1965 Coronet 500
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Re: Mounting an A990 Scoop
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12/23/23 06:48 PM
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It's mounted, wasn't the worst thing.
1972 Cuda 340 4 speed, 2001 Ram CTD 4x4 6 speed, 1970 Duster 408 4 speed, 1996 Ram 5.9 2x4 auto, 1965 Coronet 500
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