louvers?

I want to put some louvers in the hood of my truck, to get some more air flow to the top of my air cleaner. I've got one of those Summit air cleaner lids that allows air to flow straight down in the top of the carb. I don't want a cowl hood, or a six pack hood scoop, just some nice clean louvers, it should be a little more low key, i.e. can't see it from the stands, or from a distance.

How does one make the nice hot rod louvers? I've got a body shop buddy, and he's never done them. Who does them?

Michael

Old school is to lay them out, drill a small hole in each corner then slice across the holes and hammer and dolly. Looks rough and requires a real skill.
The other, best way to do them is to use a louver press. pics here
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&am...mp;oq=&aqi=
The hood better be straight before this, and preferably bare metal. You really don't want to do all the prep work around the punched louvers!!!

Check local rod shops.

You also have to consider any internal structure behind where you want them. The nature of the press also requires a flat or nearly flat surface.

There are cheesy bolt-on ones that are best left to posers, and some will take an already punched section of metal and replace a section of the skin. This requires a lot of metal work the deal with the shrinking and warping.

My Buddy had his hood done on his 55 Chevy.They came out great some of the best Ive seen.A guy in PA did them.I think it cost like 100 bucks but that was in 84.Rocky

hey man my buddy just bout an old school louver press im talking it was punching louvers back in 1946 but yeah we did my 48 coupe hood and are gonna do my 39 hood when i find me a spare. most guys charge (at least in wa) $2-$4 a punch and some charge a layout fee.. check out my buddies website if your interested in some pics or info theres a pic of my hood on there even... http://thestrangefamily.org/strangerodz/louvers/

well just my two cents...
rob in washington

My dad has a friend that does them. My dad has a 50 ford that will have louvered door panels and package tray. He has the package tray done and its sweet. The hoods been done aswell as the trunk.

Its the most the guy has ever done in a hood I have a hood for my 49 Ford with them aswell just not asmany

dodgeboy out of curiousity what size are they hes punching 2 3 or 4 inch?

Wow, someone in Iowa that does louvers? Can you tell me where he is at? I don't want that many louvers on the hood of my truck, just mainly some right above the air cleaner. A little hot rod, a little old school, and a little incogneto all at the same time.

Michael

He is in Omaha Ne just over the river From Council Bluffs Ia. I think they are 2"