Easy Slider z32 missile

[Yezzz]

This thread never fails to impress me. Love it!

[EasySpeed*Inc]

Hood stuff continued

Final test fitting before paint


Scuffed all parts and cleaned for paint




Primed


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Sprayed everything with a rubberized coating








About ready for them rivets




First of many








Ending it here, till next time

[EasySpeed*Inc]

Coming back on this forum since ages and Im greeted with an update on this thread.

Nothing like logging on here and seeing your favorite build has an update, luckily there is tons of great builds on this forum

[EasySpeed*Inc]

Updates a plenty

Hood exit surround, rough cut of whats coming


Kind just cutting away and playing with a few ideas




Softening the edges






Cutting some slots


Shoved a light under the hood to illuminate the section that will be cut


Not fully cut apart yet, needed to mark out where the hole in the hood was located relative to the hood exit surround






Laying out the rivet holes for attaching to the hood


Insert holes


Cleco time for test fitting!


Now to cut apart






Coming along nicely


This is one of my favorite types of projects, no real rule book to making a hood exit "shield" you can just run with it and make damn near anything you want

I was kinda going for a gear shape look but its more in the sun flower spectrum I think not my original intention but I like it either way

Going to leave it here, later

[Yezzz]

Coming back on this forum since ages and Im greeted with an update on this thread.

[EasySpeed*Inc]

Hood project continues


Overall rough look

Making the rings for the hood pins

Machining the thru holes one the hood pin rings















Sketching out the exhaust dump surround



Experimenting with some designs, rough sketching it all in

Leaving it here for now

[hinrichs]

So excited to see an update on this, sucks about the hood but cant wait to see what all you end up doing with those panels.

[EasySpeed*Inc]

Before I can continue with hood pins the hood needs some addressing

I actually completely ruined my hood not that long ago in a spectacular fashion, while test driving it for one of the first times the hood decided it was no longer happy being held down with a cheap mostly broken bungee cord(stupid idea to drive it like this I am completely aware)

Anyway you can see here its really mangled, and this was after lots of gentle persuasion


I sure as hell was not going to buy another hood, so I decided to "repair" in the most unreasonable way I could think of


If you have been following me for awhile I think you can see where this going. hint:rivets








This is going to be a lot of rivets


Radius/finishing edges




Blue dye for spacing rivets


These layout fans make creating equal spaces a breeze


I think its 1" spacing if i remember correctly


Feels good to be using the punch and cleco pliers again


1st of many


One side roughed in


The good news is the hood was far from mint, it had tons of hail damage and other issues, but this is all I got for right now

[The Simps]

Loving your work as always! Really enjoying watching the creativity of making your own parts up.

[Backwoodsballer]

This thread revival is the best thing 2020 has to offer.

In for more updates, its been so long!

[EasySpeed*Inc]

Part 3 of the hood pins

A hole
DSC02559 by tom maloy, on Flickr

Hand model, booked for the next year
DSC02566 by tom maloy, on Flickr

Rear anchors, these are mounted to the old hood hinge mounts and will complete the set of four
DSC02578 by tom maloy, on Flickr

I used roll pins(double shear) here to attache the pins to the anchors
DSC02582 by tom maloy, on Flickr

DSC02589 by tom maloy, on Flickr

DSC02611 by tom maloy, on Flickr

Hood fits! first try!
DSC02612 by tom maloy, on Flickr

Diglets is what I call them
DSC02632 by tom maloy, on Flickr

A humble stainless tube
DSC03914 by tom maloy, on Flickr

A bunch of holes
DSC03921 by tom maloy, on Flickr

Cut into 4 smaller tubes
DSC03941 by tom maloy, on Flickr

Machined I.D. to fit snugly over the hood pins
DSC03989 by tom maloy, on Flickr

All I got for today, hood pin part 4 will show it all coming together

[Teeson1111]

so glad to see updates!

[EasySpeed*Inc]

how i feel arriving in this thread

This killed me , a million thanks dude!

[EasySpeed*Inc]

Hood pins part II




Roll pins for days

Made a slight taper on the pin head

The thing with roll pins is never cut them flush until your 100% done, much easier to press out

Longboi



Peekin

Oh how I love a cheap simple hole saw

Aluminum hood 0 harbor freight hole saw 1

I decided that I don't need this

Next up is the back 2 pins

Raw usefulness a.k.a aluminum angle

Like it was meant to be



Much the same as the front 2 mounts



Needed a bit of clearance

Yes I have a sticker problem, and yes its flat on both sides





I am really hungry and out of photos

Peace.

[nsogiba]

how i feel arriving in this thread