Tim might not know what he's getting himself in to with building a hood for me. The problem with the hood modifications is that I would have no clue on the right way(or wrong way) to brace it properly, or make the cowl centered and look ok. Or do the body work and not have it crack off, for that matter.
im not worried, unless we have to cut all the way to the back of the hood. thats when i would worry. the hard part will be getting both sides level. as for cracking, shouldnt be a problem either.
(said in prefect hillbilly voice) normally it dont crack when its a inch think, yuck, yuck, yuck!
i was thinking more like this
http://www.explorerexpress.com/cowl-induction-hood-9501-explorer-p-89.html
but scratch building one
I've really been kicking around the idea of a hood like that for mine as well. Only thing is I wish someone had a picture of what it looks like up close, especially on the windshield side. I've just been afraid of #1 it looking weird due to the hood not going all the way back to the windshield and #2 loosing the sleeper look. However, I bet all of us can agree that the extra cooling and space under the hood would be a major improvement.
This guy made a pretty sweet oneDriving to work today (In my mental fog), I was looking at my hood lines(I know, not the safest). I think I see what Tim's talking about.
He wants to take another hood and first, cut the center bulge out that goes up the middle. Then he wants to cut an even strip out from the center (Top to bottom) and join it together. That would give perfect symmetry on the hood lines, showing either a single rise in the hood that's twice the height of the factory bulge(cowl) or a double rise that the lines are in symmetry. Sorry, I know pictures would make all the difference.
Its interesting that the aftermarket hoods say they are only for 1995 to 1997. A second gen is 95-01. Is there a difference in 2nd gen's on the hoods?
Thanks, I did see the links earlier but basically I was wanting to see someone on here with it on their truck for a product review and up close pictures, not those really small generic ones on the websites.