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Topic: New Scoop installed
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Dave_C
Gearhead Posts: 744
From: Gadsden, Al
Registered: Aug 99
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posted 03-17-2001 03:58 PM
   
Finally got the new Boss 429 repro scoop installed on my 69 Fastback. I think it looks great. The fit is very good, but not perfect. Would have been perfect if I could have slid it forward another inch or so. Then the contours would have been dead on with the hood contours. There are a couple of spots where you can see daylight between the scoop and hoop if you look just right. Couldn't slide it forward though because my hood had a factory Mach I type scoop and it had holes in the hood for the turn signals in the scoop. Had to cover the holes. If I would have noticed it before it was painted, about 5 minutes with a sander would have solved the problem. But it still looks good, and is functional.The scoop is from Crites Restorations and is supposed to be an exact size copy of a Boss 429 scoop. The pics are not very good, (have no idea why my wife put 800 speed film in the camera, not good on a sunny day, pics are grainy) but you can get the idea.    If anyone wants to see any other pics from other angles, the directory is at:
http://home.earthlink.net/~racrcole/_uimages/ all the newer pics are named anew1JPG, anew2JPG, etc 1 through 16 Let me know what you think. Later, David Cole
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 33371
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 03-17-2001 04:56 PM
Looks Boss!  ------------------
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Ryan Wilke
Gearhead Posts: 1501
From: Stanton, Michigan 49707
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 03-17-2001 06:22 PM
Looks as good as I imagined!!! Very Sweet, David!! Ryan
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 19704
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 03-17-2001 11:57 PM
Big ol' nastyass lookin' SCOOP!  ------------------
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68F100
Gearhead Posts: 2062
From: Fort Madison, Iowa USA - United We Stand
Registered: Oct 99
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posted 03-18-2001 01:37 AM
That looks sweet! Those are some mean looking meats on the tail end of that Stang too.
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John Holloway
Gearhead Posts: 686
From: Romeoville Illinois
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 03-18-2001 07:44 PM
Really looks Coolness Dave!!
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SG236
Gearhead Posts: 364
From: Jasper, TN, USA
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 03-18-2001 08:12 PM
Hey Dave, Looks great!------------------
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Big D
Gearhead Posts: 3680
From: WELLS, NEVADA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 03-19-2001 12:44 AM
Looks bad as in  Dave... Those tires on the back don't look stock Dave... ------------------
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Dave_C
Gearhead Posts: 744
From: Gadsden, Al
Registered: Aug 99
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posted 03-19-2001 02:35 AM
Thanks for all the good comments. Everyone seems to like it.Uhhhhh, yeah, those rear tires are stock. Goodyear *stock* # 1984.  Nahh, they are Goodyear 14X32 slicks. For a better look at them take a look on my page:
http://home.earthlink.net/~racrcole/index.html Later, David Cole
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jesse
Journeyman Posts: 82
From: Bedford
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 03-19-2001 09:35 PM
dave, i've got one of those scoops, but i haven't put it on yet. now i want to. can you give me the dimensions/position? how far from the back of the hood does the scoop sit? mine bolts on, was yours the same? did you use glass to mold it on? thanks,jesse
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Dave_C
Gearhead Posts: 744
From: Gadsden, Al
Registered: Aug 99
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posted 03-19-2001 10:06 PM
Jesse,The scoopp bolted on. 7 bolts in all. It sits about 1/4" from the back edge of the hood. If your hood does not have the holes for the turn signals in the factory Mach I scoop then I would put it about 1 to 1 1/4" from the edge. I had to back it up to cover these holes up. Didn't glass it on. Most of the time glass to steel doesn't hold up too well. To place it I put a slightly longer stud in carb. One that would slightly touch the hood just before the hood closes. Put a dab of silicone on it. Close the hood, the silicone marks the spot. Drilled a 1/4" hole at that spot. Then got a piece of poster paper. Drew a 15" X 16" rectangle on it. Didn't go 16X16 to keep it inside the factory formed opening within the sheet metal bracing on the hood underside. Used a large plastic cup as a pattern to round the corners off. Bolted the poster paper to the hood using the hole drilled earlier. Centered it up, taped it down all the way around. Cut it out with a jigsaw. Used a fine tooth metal cutting blade. Cut was easy. Then finished off the hole with a sanding roll in my die grinder. Put touchup paint all around to to stop any rust. Set the scoop down on the poster paper that was still taped down. Marked where the studs were and drilled. The studs at the front and rear had to go through two layers of sheetmetal, so I had to drill the bottom laryer large enough to get the nut and socket though. Here's a pic of the hole:
 Any other questions just ask. David Cole
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68F100
Gearhead Posts: 2062
From: Fort Madison, Iowa USA - United We Stand
Registered: Oct 99
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posted 03-20-2001 01:32 AM
Looks like you did a pretty good install there. It looks nice and clean. Good job!
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 33371
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 03-20-2001 07:44 AM
That bottom shot really looks good, Dave!I wanted to add that if you put duct tape on the foot of the jigsaw, you'll cut down the scratches. ------------------
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
'97 Probe GTS 2.5L Disposable Commuter
"Keep your driveway all Ford!"
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