Hairdo12 Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Go to page 2 for completed pictures. Before: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1138 Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Finally, I see someone actually did what everyone says is possible but never does themselves. They look pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam'ron Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92LuminaRS Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Why would anyone say that they would look bad? Their the same hoods, just one comes with the vents and the others don't. I like that color blue, and I think those vents do look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam'ron Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 the only difference is on the z34 hoods the louvers are recessed so that they are flush mounted correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Wow, I didn't think it would come out that nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euro Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 i dont think so.....although i could be wrong i'd just buy a Z hood...i dont trust myself making the correct measurements and cutting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luminal67 Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 the only difference is on the z34 hoods the louvers are recessed so that they are flush mounted correct? that would be correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 no need to really measure anything since the underside of the lumina hood is already laid out for the louvers. looks better then i thought it would, i have a feeling that this is going to spark alot of people doing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairdo12 Posted February 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Yeah the under side of the hood has all the mounting brackets ready to go. I just made a paper template of the louvers and included the mounting screw holes and such. Then I lined everything up on the underside of the hood, drilled three holds in the shape of a triangle through the paper and the hood so I could move the paper template to the top and have it perfectly lined up. Taped the template down and cut with a reinforced dremle cutoff wheel (32000 rpm you will need). You cant use a jigsaw because the mounting bracket on the under side of the hood is in the way on the one side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 pics of the holes without the louvers in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 pics of the holes without the louvers in there? lay the louver upside down next to it so we can compare! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 nice work....I wish the GP hoods were had the cookie cutter outline like the lumina ones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 nice work....I wish the GP hoods were had the cookie cutter outline like the lumina ones... well the GPs do have the advantage of being cut and drop and it looks factory, you just have to do extra measureing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euro Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 wow i didnt know that the hoods were already pre-set up for the cutouts thats pretty cool....although ive never removed my heat pad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairdo12 Posted April 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 Painted the hood today... Turned out well. Looks a little blotchy near the closest louver, but that is just how the light was hitting it. I will wet sand next weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted April 2, 2006 Report Share Posted April 2, 2006 nice...lets see under hood pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted April 5, 2006 Report Share Posted April 5, 2006 the paint looks pretty good from what I can see in that pic....did you rattle can that or use proper auto painting procedures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNGTP94 Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 looks hot man, definatly get those pics up as soon as its finished ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairdo12 Posted April 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Got it wet sanded and shined up. I snapped my hood release cable in the process... but that is a different story. Only one shot of the underside so far and its not too good because of the sun. I didn't cut the heat pad at all and it fits just fine. I will get some pictures of the cutouts eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 looks good, just make sure to cut out the hood pad, so it doesn't get water logged when it gets washed/rained on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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