Heat extractors

[J-440]

I've seen a few builds on here with some nice ones but who makes them? Thanks!!

[72BBSwinger]

Your car has them from the factory, they just need opened and utilized.

[J-440]

Yeah but how would I go about doing that? Just start slicing away with the sawzall or remove the material where the blinker lights are?

[72BBSwinger]

Yeah, I would make the opening bigger where the blinkers are and put some kind of mesh or screen in the openings.

[Motorcitydak]

I am having that exact same thought just an really unsure about chopping into my brand new great looking hood. I highly doubt that any company offers something like this off the shelf. My plan if I do it is to get some mesh of my choice from McMaster, cut out the holes then put the mesh in from the bottom and bend it up around the edges of the hole

[mmosley]

I am having that exact same thought just an really unsure about chopping into my brand new great looking hood.

Steve, on your car I would not hesitate... your engine is far enough back. Cut the outline of the existing indentations on your hood in a large "U" leaving the rear attached and gently curve the pieces downward. Think Ford GT size or bigger!

[J-440]

72BB...would that let enough air out? Those slits are probably 1/4" wide. Compared to other extractors, these homemade jobs would be pretty small don't you think?
Mmosley...man I love the look of the Ford GT hood. Talk about some fab work though!!

[mmosley]

72BB...would that let enough air out? Those slits are probably 1/4" wide. Compared to other extractors, these homemade jobs would be pretty small don't you think?
Mmosley...man I love the look of the Ford GT hood. Talk about some fab work though!!

It took me a while to remember where I had seen this... Overhaulin' did this on a Lotus Europa! They literally did as I was describing, cut the U and bend it down to the contour they wanted and glassed in the sides. If you can find the episode they show you how they did it.

http://www.velocity.com/tv-shows/ove...opa-reveal.htm

[J-440]

Man, now all I need to do is relocate my motor to the trunk. Should be a weekend job eh?

[mmosley]

Motorcitydak's engine is far enough back!

[72BBSwinger]

I was saying bascially just take what is there and indent the scallop a little deeper and only cutout the very front of them where the signals are as well as the whole front flat part. Then put in some mesh of some sort for the openings. If the stock ones are too far back, then move them forward. It wont be easy but those ready made ones are ghey and none that ive seen compliment the lines of a Mopar. Why nobody has done this is beyond me, I think it would look awesome.

[Motorcitydak]

Motorcitydak's engine is far enough back!

Haha, yeah it for sure is! Trouble now is that I have suspension bits in the area. I still want to work around it. I do really like that Lotus they did, I was watching very closely when they did that hood too. Last I heard that car was still not done tho

[J-440]

I hear ya 72. I'll be ordering a glass hood soon and I'll see what can be done.

[CochinoFilipino]

The deluxe hood on a 67/68 Mustang has similar indents and I was thinking of doing the same thing. But I'm also concerned that the same hot air being extracted would end up coming into the fresh air cowl vents at the base of the windshield into the passenger compartment.
I was looking at the fake vents on the 63 Vettes just for visuals and came across this site: http://web-cars.com/corvette/1963-4.php The notes on that page kinda enforces that concern. "The hood of all 1963 Corvettes had faux vent grills. The story is that originally they were functional but the hot air escaping from the engine found its way into the passenger area via fresh air venting in the cowl. "