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Old 30-04-2016, 20:44
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Made some more progress on the hood today. Got both of the rear corners welded in, just need smoothing.







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Old 01-05-2016, 16:18
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Tack welds are ground smooth.








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Old 02-05-2016, 09:29
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Wow nice equipment! That certainly helps getting the bends in correctly.
Are you going to make it possible to open the hood?
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Old 02-05-2016, 11:16
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Wow nice equipment! That certainly helps getting the bends in correctly.
Are you going to make it possible to open the hood?


Yes, it will be hinged at the rear with simple hydraulic lifts to hold it open
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Old 02-05-2016, 23:38
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Progress on the other end cap






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Old 05-05-2016, 12:40
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The hood is mostly done. Still need to run it thru the english wheel to smooth and crown.




Found these intricate bmw hood hinges at the self serve salvage yard for $5!




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Old 05-05-2016, 23:10
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Started setting up the bmw hinges. I should be able to hinge the hood at the front.












Full open position still leaves enough room for the height of the hood




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Old 07-05-2016, 02:03
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Completely installed the hood hinges and fabricated a framework to sandwich between the hinges and hood for strength.










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Old 07-05-2016, 22:06
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Started priming the framework and underside of the hood. While that was drying, I began installing the lift struts on the hinges when I noticed coolant leaking out from between the intake manifold and the head on my crate motor. Of the two intake manifold bolts on the right rear of the motor, the far rear one was not even finger tight. The other was not much tighter. I torqued all of them. The ones on the front of the motor were fine, but one on the left rear was also under torqued. The leak stopped, so I went ahead and changed the oil as a precaution. Not happy. It is still in warranty, so we will see.




I got the last two throttle balls from the local parts store to use as lower strut mounts. Turns out one of them was left hand threaded, so waiting for another to come in on Monday










The latch is next.

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Old 09-05-2016, 03:47
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Old 09-05-2016, 12:38
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That looks good, when opened leave plenty of space to reach the engine properly.
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Old 11-05-2016, 00:32
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That looks good, when opened leave plenty of space to reach the engine properly.


Thanks, I am very happy with it.

The hood is mostly done as is the remote latch








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Old 11-05-2016, 07:16
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Looks good when closed or opened, amazing how you got it to fit so nicely!
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Old 11-05-2016, 09:56
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Old 12-05-2016, 00:33
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Looks good when closed or opened, amazing how you got it to fit so nicely!


Thanks!
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Old 12-05-2016, 00:34
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Started building the passenger side scoop today.






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Old 14-05-2016, 01:06
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Old 18-05-2016, 22:19
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Finished up the passenger side scoop







And got started on filling the gap under the doors.













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Old 19-05-2016, 05:12
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Part 14 of the Build is on YouTube

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Old 22-05-2016, 00:05
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I spent some time yesterday applying a little body filler on the rear fenders. Today I sprayed them and the bed tubing with some rustoleum prof grade bed liner. I like the way it turned out.







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