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Mazda Exterior \ big boddy drop/ hood ideas?big boddy drop/ hood ideas?
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con$truktive
+1y
heres the only pic i could find
but i marked some lines up my hood with a texta/sharpie
i think like 4" paralell from the standard bodyline of the hood
then made a template of the shape from cardboard i was wanting,
then cut 2 of the template cut the bonnet sat the filler pieces inplace then lend them
inwards at the top as i didnt want my cowl square-ish so i got my desired angle
with the filler plates tac welded the bottoms of the filler plate to the bonnet
then drew a line on upper of the cowl bonnet to indicate the filler plates then drilled a few holes along the line
then plug welded thru the holes to the filler once it was strong enough i cut the excess upper cowl sheetmetal/hood to the angled fillers tacced it a few more times before flipping my bonnet
to weld the under side, if u do it this way make make u prep all metals that need welding of paint & shit etc
as the nice the weld area the nicer the weld for a better finish then finish of with filler & paint
actually i used the bog filler thar has fibres thru it we call it gorilla hair over here lol
its like a fibreglass car filler i used it for added strenght over the welds on the underside
i also made sure i started the cut inline with the factory bodyline aswell
i wanted it to look as factory as possible, it has a filler plate inwhich u see thru the window with vent holes cut into it aswell if i cnt find any pics ill take som more as the bonnet is in the shed
heres my pic
but i marked some lines up my hood with a texta/sharpie
i think like 4" paralell from the standard bodyline of the hood
then made a template of the shape from cardboard i was wanting,
then cut 2 of the template cut the bonnet sat the filler pieces inplace then lend them
inwards at the top as i didnt want my cowl square-ish so i got my desired angle
with the filler plates tac welded the bottoms of the filler plate to the bonnet
then drew a line on upper of the cowl bonnet to indicate the filler plates then drilled a few holes along the line
then plug welded thru the holes to the filler once it was strong enough i cut the excess upper cowl sheetmetal/hood to the angled fillers tacced it a few more times before flipping my bonnet
to weld the under side, if u do it this way make make u prep all metals that need welding of paint & shit etc
as the nice the weld area the nicer the weld for a better finish then finish of with filler & paint
actually i used the bog filler thar has fibres thru it we call it gorilla hair over here lol
its like a fibreglass car filler i used it for added strenght over the welds on the underside
i also made sure i started the cut inline with the factory bodyline aswell
i wanted it to look as factory as possible, it has a filler plate inwhich u see thru the window with vent holes cut into it aswell if i cnt find any pics ill take som more as the bonnet is in the shed
heres my pic
bagdb2200
+1y
I don't mind. I obviously have missed this thread since I replied in it. lol
The hood was made from cutting the skin out of the middle, raising it up, then putting the tops of fenders down each side so the contour on the cowl matches the contour of the truck. The only sheet metal work that needed to be done was a couple little filler pieces in the front.
I don't mind. I obviously have missed this thread since I replied in it. lol
The hood was made from cutting the skin out of the middle, raising it up, then putting the tops of fenders down each side so the contour on the cowl matches the contour of the truck. The only sheet metal work that needed to be done was a couple little filler pieces in the front.
v8mazda4ever
+1y
Danm right I have a 92 reg cab and its body dropped 3 inches and the stock motor was lowered and they still cut holes through the hood and it looks like shit. I put the 2600i hood on it and it closed mint and had 1/4 inch clearence with the efi.