Custom Hood

[Pakrat]

I've seen a variety of custom hoods available for our cars over the years from Camaro style cowl designs to Cougar Eliminator and even Torino Shakers but I am surprised to not have really seen other styling cues from Mustangs own different years. I've seen the 67 Shelby style made for the 65-66 crowd for example and think it looks pretty good. I thought I would start to photo chop a few and see what they might look like, I started with the 71-73 Ram Air style, I always thought this hood design was the best feature on those cars, not sure yet how I feel about this idea though, this is just a chop and an illustration at that and probably not 100% accurate and to scale but it looked better in my head than it came out, let's see what you guys think since it may not have been in your head yet.

http://www.1969stang.com/mustang/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7955&stc=1&d=1293725410

[Junior2561]

that looks pretty good! i like the look of the eliminator scoops, but other options would be nice.

[Pakrat]

Here's another concept I think shows some promise, it's a combination of a 67' Shelby type but in a boss 429 proportion. Basically it is just a boss 429 scoop that is widened and then a center divider added.

http://www.1969stang.com/mustang/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7956&stc=1&d=1293725512

[Pakrat]

Here's the same basic concept of the above only in the Mach 1 scoop proportion, this is basically just doubling the size of the mach 1 scoop. I kinda like this one too, I wish the scoops were cheap enough that I could try to build a proto type of this one, maybe I'll try to make a mold of mine before it gets repainted so I can make some cheap plastic shells to work from.

http://www.1969stang.com/mustang/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7957&stc=1&d=1293725569

[Pakrat]

I'm open to chopping any other ideas folks may have, I see quite a few people checking these out but surprisingly no comments from the peanut gallery.

[jkskinsfan]

Would love to see what he First One would look like with the original pointed arrow left on.

[Pakrat]

Would love to see what he First One would look like with the original pointed arrow left on.

I actually tried it that way on the first draft and deleted the arrow because it was way too busy, the arrow is pretty much rasied at the same level of the scoops. I was of course trying to keep the scale and placement of the 71 style scoops where they would be if you were actually attempting to cut out the center of one hood and weld in the center of the other. Let me give it another try though and add the scoops in where they fit best with the curve of the hood aesthetically rather than technically how it would be done.

[Pakrat]

Well, I managed to fit it all in optically but I don't think it's really possible to make it like this since in 3D all the curves would really fight each other. I think it would have to be more like grafting the 69/70 Shelby stlye scoops in to work since they press down into the surface some instead of being all rasied from the surface.

http://www.1969stang.com/mustang/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=7958&stc=1&d=1293730475

EDIT: Now that I look at the two versions together I probably should have made the size of the scoops a bit smaller here like I did in the first one.

[jkskinsfan]

"EDIT: Now that I look at the two versions together I probably should have made the size of the scoops a bit smaller here like I did in the first one."

I agree. The smaller scoops would look better.

[unfrozen1969]

How about a large one like a 69 Dart GT style, it would most likely be larger than the 429 BOSS.

[69boss408]

could you do a eleanor o a 68 shelby hood just wondering what that would look like. thanks

[StephenC]

Man I really like that first ram air hood you did it looks sick!

[Pakrat]

Yeah that was my original idea for a custom hood before I got carried away with options that I think could look great and I'm surprised that no one else has thought of making one yet.

I'll try to get to some of the other requests next week when things at work settle down again. I'm not sure what a 69 Dart GT hoos scoop looks like though. I'm no fan of the elaenor hood but I'll see what I can do, on the original movie car is was basically the stock 67' Shelby scoop but the air holes were sealed up, in the countless knockoffs of the movie car since though it has become this hideous giant bulge though IMHO like it needs some rhinoplasti.

[69boss408]

Yes I liked 68 it looked more agressive being foward and wider.My favorite is the boss 429 on my hood lol but I may be biased lol

[MikeStang]

how about doing the 68 Shelby with the vents on the front and sxtractors on the rear :)
Mike

[rwcstang]

http://www.anvilauto.com/products_mustang_6970.php

[Pakrat]

how about doing the 68 Shelby with the vents on the front and sxtractors on the rear :)
Mike

You mean like this type?

http://www.cjponyparts.com/images/265/HD44.jpg

[RacerX]

Pak,
Try grabber maverick nostrils along each side of the center ridge.

[69RavenConv]

Pak,
Try grabber maverick nostrils along each side of the center ridge.

That's a good one. I was thinking GTO and never thought about the Maverick. The 69 TransAm had kind of a Shelby thing going on, too, that might work on a Mustang.
http://www.1969stang.com/mustang/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8158&d=1296103545

http://www.1969stang.com/mustang/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8156&d=1296103276

http://www.1969stang.com/mustang/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=8157&stc=1&d=1296103622

[Pakrat]

Thanks for the refernce pics, that always helps. I have some free time coming up at work on Friday and Monday while the boss is away so I'll give some of these a try. I think the nostril look could be pretty cool with the arrow nose if it ties into the look and style of the rear side scoops.

[69boss408]

Yes that is the 68 Shelby hood I refereed to .

[MikeStang]

yeah pak the 68 Shelby style

[DarkBuddha]

Hey Pak, someone at some point made a '69-'70 Shelby style stock length hood. Looked very good and functional too. Anyone have one?

[Pakrat]

Budha Buddy, how ya been? I have never seen a hood like that, since it was the inspiration for the 71-73 design though sounds like it would be right in line with my original thought. The only thing I've seen even close to what you describe is the Shelby de Mexico hood but that had just a single vent in the middle from any pics that I have seen.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3329/3511116193_ed5b1cfeaa.jpg

BTW everyone else, I will get to those other chops ASAP, I ran into some unforseen issues with my free time last week.

Maybe Buddha will take a whack at some too now that he's popped up again, he good at the choppin'!

[muztang89]

did you do the Eleanor hood in a 69 with photoshop or the 68 shelby kr?

[Pakrat]

Not yet, when I do I will post it though. I probably won't do the Eleanor one unless I am really really bored and have lots of free time though sorry, I just don't like that hood at all so my heart really isn't in it. I do plan to do the 68 Shelby style next though.

[muztang89]

Ok I would like to see it. Good luck!

[DarkBuddha]

Sorry for my delayed response. Yeah, I'm still around... sorta. Too many family obligations these days. A couple of kids will do that.

I haven't found a pic of that hood yet, but it's very similar to the Shelby Mexico hood you posted, except that it has all 5 scoops. I wish I'd saved a copy years ago... maybe I will take a 'chop at it some time.

[DarkBuddha]

Found this: http://forums.vintage-mustang.com/vintage-mustang-forum/310433-shelby-style-hood-my-70-a.html

[muztang89]

Found this: http://forums.vintage-mustang.com/vintage-mustang-forum/310433-shelby-style-hood-my-70-a.html
no pics :online2long: I will wait for the photoshop!

[Pakrat]

Found this: http://forums.vintage-mustang.com/vintage-mustang-forum/310433-shelby-style-hood-my-70-a.html

Hmm, just a 10 year old blurb hunh, no concrete proof, that stinks. I can't believe it would have exisited for that long and never once been mentioned by anyone on here or seen if it is available. I do recall seeing a custom earlier model though with a flip nose and a hood like this, I'll see if I can find the pic.

[RacerX]

I've seen that hood in magazine ads or a catalog but I can't recall where. If I find some time I'll look through some mags and catalogs and scan it if I find it.

[DarkBuddha]

Just spent 20 minutes looking for a pic, but to no avail. I did find a few other threads on different forums from different years (and different posters) asking about the same hood. And I'll swear on an original sales brochure that I've seen pics of the hood in both raw form and mounted on a '69.

BTW, the Shelby de Mexico actually had the center scoop and the two rear vents, just not the two outer front scoops.

And BTW BTW, we apparently had this same discussion nearly 6 years ago: http://www.1969stang.com/mustang/forum/showthread.php?t=473