Early Mustang Hood scoop in an Explorer Hood... - Ford Explorer Ranger Enthusiasts "Serious Explorations"®

*Spdrcer34* · 11-07-2007, 11:04 PM

This is the first of a few of my Body Mods that I plan on doing...since I am at a point where I know I will be the first to do it, I am letting you guys know what I am doing.

I wanted a modified hood, BAD. It is the LAST body panel that I have yet to modify. But I HATE the Cowl Induction hood that has been put on EVERYTHING. It is notoriously GM, and I really don't like the idea of a trademark GM trait, on a Blue Oval product! So Cowl Induction was out of the question.

Then I got to looking at what others have done to their Explorers, and I REALLY liked the 94-98 Cobra Hood scoops that someone (troll? Xbox?) grafted onto the 2nd Gen X hood...but the 1st Gen is WAY too square to make it look right.

Then I thought about the 2001+ Mustang GT Hood scoop that seems to be popular, but again it only looks right with the later hoods, as they are flat, and the 1 attempt I saw at putting on an 1st Gen hood, looked horrible. The center body line on the hood runs right though the scoop, and it looks HORRIBLE, no matter what you do to it.

So, I was walking through a car show a couple years ago, and saw a 03/04 cobra up close, and I LOVE the "Heat Extractor" hood they had. I wanted that look...but I had NO CLUE on how I was going to make it work.

Okay fast forward to my researching for the Cobra Brakes I swapped onto my Explorer. I came across a picture of a 1967 or 1968 Mustang with what was known as a "Deluxe Hood". It has these ultra cool Turn Signal Indicators in the hood with "Reverse Scoops" that were sunk into the hoods...At that moment I knew....I had found my hood modification!...So looked on ebay for a hood scoop insert, just to see how it would look, and if the proportions were good...and it's going to look factory!

So tonight I went and picked up my hood...and I am starting to cut it up....here are the pics:

Ryan

*Spdrcer34* · 11-08-2007, 04:33 PM

Here is a better pic, with a nearly perfect angle to show the detail of the reverse scoops I'm talking about

Ryan

*Spdrcer34* · 11-09-2007, 01:12 AM

I did the initial layout on the Explorer Hood tonight...

Is nobody interested in this? Is this in the wrong forum?

Ryan

*FlyBoyCoe* · 11-09-2007, 01:36 AM

'Scribing. This looks really cool, I love how you're keeping it in the family. And I've always liked the look of the early mustang hoods.

**FROADER** · 11-09-2007, 01:38 AM

I've been paying attention and I'd really like to see this done. Should turn out real nice.

I'm going to move it to the Body Work and Detailing Forum too. It might get more looks over there.

Good luck with it!

MONMIX · 11-09-2007, 09:16 PM

looks like the exact opposite of what I have

Looks great to me !!!!!!!

*Spdrcer34* · 11-10-2007, 12:28 AM

..oh yeah..

One other tidbit on the modification...

I am also 'shaving' the outer valleys/body lines on the hood. I think will make it look too 'busy' with competing lines in the hood. It will simplify the look, and make it just a little more different from stock.

I think I am going to have cut a long strip of thin steel about 1" wide, and weld it in place, hammer and fill.

I will include pics of the process of doing that too.

Ryan

*Spdrcer34* · 11-21-2007, 12:58 AM

Slower progress than anticipated...but progress none-the-less.

As of this AM:

In this picture, you can see where I laid 3/4" white masking tape on top of the 1-1/2" Blue tape. I did this so I could cut the blue tape in half, and transfer that tape onto the Mustang hood, and lay out where it was to be cut.

Once the tape transfer was complete, it was time to get cutting. I used a 3" cut-off wheel. With the method I chose, I had to cut the Outside of the Blue tape on the Mustang Hood, and I have to cut the inside of the white tape on the Explorer hood.

I ran out of time to cut the Explorer hood, but here's the cut out piece sitting on the Explorer Hood

Ryan

fobrnno · 11-21-2007, 09:42 AM

i'm watching you.
good job, should come out good

*Spdrcer34* · 11-22-2007, 02:09 AM

I got a little more done today.

Here I finished cutting out the other side of the Mustang Hood, then placed them on the Explorer hood to see how it will turn out:

Here I cut out the passenger side of the Explorer hood, leaving the support braces mostly in tact. I only had to cut the forward mounting point to clear the 'dip' in the scoop. It will get re-routed & re-attached later on.

And here is the makings of what an Early Mustang Hood Scoop looks like grafted into an Explorer Hood:

I have tomorrow off, and maybe I'll get some more done before dinner time!

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Ryan

**FROADER** · 11-22-2007, 03:42 AM

Looking good.

*Sams01XplrSprt* · 11-23-2007, 06:18 PM

looking good so far keep up the good work

**Perry** · 11-24-2007, 10:12 AM

That is a lot of work, but it will be nice to know you are the only one that has a hood like that & the best part is "YOU" did it.

Wonder how much it will effect the engine heat?

*Spdrcer34* · 11-24-2007, 09:26 PM

Underhood heat was one of the reasons I went with this design...

Does anyone know what there IAT is, in their 1st Gen? I have a iFab intake. I would like to get a comparison of IAT's, iFab vs. Stock box....

Ryan

*Joe Dirt* · 11-24-2007, 09:34 PM

This is a cool mod... I like it!!! Keep 'em coming!

*Charlie* · 11-25-2007, 03:23 AM

Looks nice, can't wait to see it done!

*Flandry* · 11-25-2007, 11:59 AM

That looks good so far! That's always been one of my favorite scoop designs. I use to have a 68 Mustang with that hood.

87vertgt · 11-27-2007, 06:54 PM

dam..talk about Monster Garage up in here!!

*Spdrcer34* · 11-28-2007, 12:07 AM

LOL...Thanks....I think!

Ryan

*stev0n* · 12-26-2007, 07:39 PM

hood looks sick so far! so how has it been coming?

11-07-2007, 11:04 PM	#1
Spdrcer34 Trixi & Speed Bremerton, WA Hers:`93 XLT His `92 XL Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,699 Vehicle Specs	Early Mustang Hood scoop in an Explorer Hood... This is the first of a few of my Body Mods that I plan on doing...since I am at a point where I know I will be the first to do it, I am letting you guys know what I am doing. I wanted a modified hood, BAD. It is the LAST body panel that I have yet to modify. But I HATE the Cowl Induction hood that has been put on EVERYTHING. It is notoriously GM, and I really don't like the idea of a trademark GM trait, on a Blue Oval product! So Cowl Induction was out of the question. Then I got to looking at what others have done to their Explorers, and I REALLY liked the 94-98 Cobra Hood scoops that someone (troll? Xbox?) grafted onto the 2nd Gen X hood...but the 1st Gen is WAY too square to make it look right. Then I thought about the 2001+ Mustang GT Hood scoop that seems to be popular, but again it only looks right with the later hoods, as they are flat, and the 1 attempt I saw at putting on an 1st Gen hood, looked horrible. The center body line on the hood runs right though the scoop, and it looks HORRIBLE, no matter what you do to it. So, I was walking through a car show a couple years ago, and saw a 03/04 cobra up close, and I LOVE the "Heat Extractor" hood they had. I wanted that look...but I had NO CLUE on how I was going to make it work. Okay fast forward to my researching for the Cobra Brakes I swapped onto my Explorer. I came across a picture of a 1967 or 1968 Mustang with what was known as a "Deluxe Hood". It has these ultra cool Turn Signal Indicators in the hood with "Reverse Scoops" that were sunk into the hoods...At that moment I knew....I had found my hood modification!...So looked on ebay for a hood scoop insert, just to see how it would look, and if the proportions were good...and it's going to look factory! So tonight I went and picked up my hood...and I am starting to cut it up....here are the pics: Ryan __________________ 1992 White Ford Explorer XL 1993 Green Ford Explorer XLT 1992 Red Mazda Navajo XL

11-08-2007, 04:33 PM	#2
Spdrcer34 Trixi & Speed Bremerton, WA Hers:`93 XLT His `92 XL Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,699 Vehicle Specs	Here is a better pic, with a nearly perfect angle to show the detail of the reverse scoops I'm talking about Ryan __________________ 1992 White Ford Explorer XL 1993 Green Ford Explorer XLT 1992 Red Mazda Navajo XL

11-09-2007, 01:12 AM	#3
Spdrcer34 Trixi & Speed Bremerton, WA Hers:`93 XLT His `92 XL Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,699 Vehicle Specs	I did the initial layout on the Explorer Hood tonight... Is nobody interested in this? Is this in the wrong forum? Ryan __________________ 1992 White Ford Explorer XL 1993 Green Ford Explorer XLT 1992 Red Mazda Navajo XL Last edited by Spdrcer34; 11-09-2007 at 01:32 AM.

11-09-2007, 01:36 AM	#4
FlyBoyCoe Elite Explorer Corpus Christi, TX '00 Eddie Bauer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 371 Vehicle Specs	'Scribing. This looks really cool, I love how you're keeping it in the family. And I've always liked the look of the early mustang hoods. __________________ Jeff '00 Eddie Bauer V8 TT/Warrior on 32's - BW 4406 - KKm - TM Headers - FloPro MaxFlow God Bless America

11-09-2007, 01:38 AM	#5
FROADER Moderator Huntington Beach, CA Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 18,219 Vehicle Specs	I've been paying attention and I'd really like to see this done. Should turn out real nice. I'm going to move it to the Body Work and Detailing Forum too. It might get more looks over there. Good luck with it! __________________ Colin Ignacio FORUM RULES My Explorer - My F-150 - My vBGarage - My Videos

11-09-2007, 09:16 PM	#6
MONMIX I fix dents Millersville , Maryland 2000 Explorer Sport Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 8,330 Vehicle Specs	looks like the exact opposite of what I have Looks great to me !!!!!!! __________________ MONMIX " Zorro " YES YES YOU ALL ARE MY FRIENDS!! You dont need a little icon to prove that. Please stop asking me. This is NOT my space. My Explorer CHURCH.... sort of

11-10-2007, 12:28 AM	#7
Spdrcer34 Trixi & Speed Bremerton, WA Hers:`93 XLT His `92 XL Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,699 Vehicle Specs	..oh yeah.. One other tidbit on the modification... I am also 'shaving' the outer valleys/body lines on the hood. I think will make it look too 'busy' with competing lines in the hood. It will simplify the look, and make it just a little more different from stock. I think I am going to have cut a long strip of thin steel about 1" wide, and weld it in place, hammer and fill. I will include pics of the process of doing that too. Ryan __________________ 1992 White Ford Explorer XL 1993 Green Ford Explorer XLT 1992 Red Mazda Navajo XL

11-21-2007, 12:58 AM	#8
Spdrcer34 Trixi & Speed Bremerton, WA Hers:`93 XLT His `92 XL Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,699 Vehicle Specs	Slower progress than anticipated...but progress none-the-less. As of this AM: In this picture, you can see where I laid 3/4" white masking tape on top of the 1-1/2" Blue tape. I did this so I could cut the blue tape in half, and transfer that tape onto the Mustang hood, and lay out where it was to be cut. Once the tape transfer was complete, it was time to get cutting. I used a 3" cut-off wheel. With the method I chose, I had to cut the Outside of the Blue tape on the Mustang Hood, and I have to cut the inside of the white tape on the Explorer hood. I ran out of time to cut the Explorer hood, but here's the cut out piece sitting on the Explorer Hood Ryan __________________ 1992 White Ford Explorer XL 1993 Green Ford Explorer XLT 1992 Red Mazda Navajo XL

11-21-2007, 09:42 AM	#9
fobrnno Wannabe Elite Explorer toronto, canada 98 xlt, 94xlt Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 101 Vehicle Specs	i'm watching you. good job, should come out good

11-22-2007, 02:09 AM	#10
Spdrcer34 Trixi & Speed Bremerton, WA Hers:`93 XLT His `92 XL Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,699 Vehicle Specs	I got a little more done today. Here I finished cutting out the other side of the Mustang Hood, then placed them on the Explorer hood to see how it will turn out: Here I cut out the passenger side of the Explorer hood, leaving the support braces mostly in tact. I only had to cut the forward mounting point to clear the 'dip' in the scoop. It will get re-routed & re-attached later on. And here is the makings of what an Early Mustang Hood Scoop looks like grafted into an Explorer Hood: I have tomorrow off, and maybe I'll get some more done before dinner time! Have a Happy Thanksgiving! Ryan __________________ 1992 White Ford Explorer XL 1993 Green Ford Explorer XLT 1992 Red Mazda Navajo XL

11-22-2007, 03:42 AM	#11
FROADER Moderator Huntington Beach, CA Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 18,219 Vehicle Specs	Looking good. __________________ Colin Ignacio FORUM RULES My Explorer - My F-150 - My vBGarage - My Videos

11-23-2007, 06:18 PM	#12
Sams01XplrSprt Southern Cali Explorer Newport Beach California & Bay Area California 2001 Sport 4x2 Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 11,623 Vehicle Specs	looking good so far keep up the good work __________________ 2001 Explorer Sport 4.0, Single in Dual Out 40 Series Flowmasters, Yellow Fogs, High Flow K&N Air Filter, Removed Silencer, Lowered Windshields and More mods coming soon 2007 Nissan Altima 2.5 S

11-24-2007, 10:12 AM	#13
Perry Moderator Elite Explorer Loveland Co. 1994 XLT Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,636 Vehicle Specs	That is a lot of work, but it will be nice to know you are the only one that has a hood like that & the best part is "YOU" did it. Wonder how much it will effect the engine heat? __________________ Colorado 1994 Explorer XLT four door 5.5" Superlift 35" Big-O tires, Progressive 15X10 rims 4.56 gears, Powertrax No-slip in rear

11-24-2007, 09:26 PM	#14
Spdrcer34 Trixi & Speed Bremerton, WA Hers:`93 XLT His `92 XL Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,699 Vehicle Specs	Underhood heat was one of the reasons I went with this design... Does anyone know what there IAT is, in their 1st Gen? I have a iFab intake. I would like to get a comparison of IAT's, iFab vs. Stock box.... Ryan __________________ 1992 White Ford Explorer XL 1993 Green Ford Explorer XLT 1992 Red Mazda Navajo XL

11-24-2007, 09:34 PM	#15
Joe Dirt 'cuz the EF doesn't suck Grand Rapids, MI 1995 Explorer XLT Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 3,864 Vehicle Specs	This is a cool mod... I like it!!! Keep 'em coming! __________________ 1995 Explorer 4-Dr XLT 4.0L OHV 220K "Snowball" Check out my OBD-I code reading video HERE Parts Parts Parts FOR SALE!

11-25-2007, 03:23 AM	#16
Charlie Elite F-150 Wisconsin 1995 F-150 Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,487 Vehicle Specs	Looks nice, can't wait to see it done! __________________ Link to lift and max tire size info 1996 Sport 2000 XLT 1995 F-150 1987 F-150 XLT "The General"

11-25-2007, 11:59 AM	#17
Flandry Elite Explorer Birmingham, AL 1993 Sport, 1993 XLT Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 617 Vehicle Specs	That looks good so far! That's always been one of my favorite scoop designs. I use to have a 68 Mustang with that hood.

11-27-2007, 06:54 PM	#18
87vertgt Wannabe Elite Explorer Chicago, IL Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 31 Vehicle Specs	dam..talk about Monster Garage up in here!! __________________ ]

11-28-2007, 12:07 AM	#19
Spdrcer34 Trixi & Speed Bremerton, WA Hers:`93 XLT His `92 XL Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,699 Vehicle Specs	LOL...Thanks....I think! Ryan __________________ 1992 White Ford Explorer XL 1993 Green Ford Explorer XLT 1992 Red Mazda Navajo XL

12-26-2007, 07:39 PM	#20
stev0n Elite Singer/MMA Fighter Bowling Green, Kentucky 94 xlt/90 s13/78 GoldWing Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 418 Vehicle Specs	hood looks sick so far! so how has it been coming? __________________ The General Steve Jr. 1990 Nissan 327ci 240sx (The lean, mean, corvette, mustang, charger, 350z, etc. killing machine) 1978 Honda Goldwing (The D-Generation X bike) My Mugshot - I refuse to tiptoe through life, only to arrive safely at death.