PowerDome Mod
#1
PowerDome Mod
It's been nice the past couple of days, so I started on my "Winter Project '11-'12". I picked-up a PowerDome hood from an '02 last week and I'm modding it to fit my '04. Pictures aren't great--silver hood + flash = fail.
Front edge layout:
I pulled my grille and used it and my stock hood as patterns for the layout, with lots of detailed measurements and double-checks. Blue tape is rough cut, green tape is final edge.
Rough cut:
Close-to-finished:
Brown stuff is some fiberglass jelly filler for some road rash.
Back edge opened-up for a cowl induction look:
I'll probably cut a trim piece with some mesh to finish-off the scoop a bit.
So far I'm pretty happy with the progress-I've still got to do some "clearancing" on the underside near the front edge to fit around the raised header panel of the '04.
Please--comments and suggestions.
MikeR
Front edge layout:
I pulled my grille and used it and my stock hood as patterns for the layout, with lots of detailed measurements and double-checks. Blue tape is rough cut, green tape is final edge.
Rough cut:
Close-to-finished:
Brown stuff is some fiberglass jelly filler for some road rash.
Back edge opened-up for a cowl induction look:
I'll probably cut a trim piece with some mesh to finish-off the scoop a bit.
So far I'm pretty happy with the progress-I've still got to do some "clearancing" on the underside near the front edge to fit around the raised header panel of the '04.
Please--comments and suggestions.
MikeR
Last edited by StxDangerRanger; 01-11-2012 at 07:03 PM.
#13
More pics from this morning. Clearanced for taller grille
That's probably it for a while. I've moved it from the garage to the basement where it's WARM. I've got some sanding to do on the top (broke the belt on my R/O sander) and I need to figure out a way to fill in the clearancing slots somehow.
MikeR
That's probably it for a while. I've moved it from the garage to the basement where it's WARM. I've got some sanding to do on the top (broke the belt on my R/O sander) and I need to figure out a way to fill in the clearancing slots somehow.
MikeR
Last edited by StxDangerRanger; 01-11-2012 at 07:04 PM.
#19
I don't think mine should flex too badly-I'm not opening the whole back-side up--just back to the support member- so it's only about 2" thats unsupported; plus I reinforced the whole area with resin.
MikeR
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