Hood Project Begins

"Long_Voyager94" (yourenotavalidusername)
10/08/2020 at 06:56 • Filed to: custom hood, dodge grand caravan, Grand Caravan

Got everything laid out how I thought I wanted it last night. Decided I liked it, so I set out and started cutting:

Once it was all cut out, I pulled the tape and smoothed the edges. It settled in and laid down perfectly once it was cut, so getting it set and filled shouldn’t be an issue at all.

So thanks !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! for starting me down this path.

DISCUSSION (19)

E90M3 > Long_Voyager94
10/08/2020 at 06:59

When life gives you rust bubbles, you make a sweet rally hood.

I missed it, but how’d HFV come by the hood in the first place?

Long_Voyager94 > E90M3
10/08/2020 at 07:52

It was his idea to ask the dealer to keep my old hood when they replaced it.

I took his advice and asked when it went in. To my surprise I had a hood in a box in the back when I picked it up.

E90M3 > Long_Voyager94
10/08/2020 at 08:16

Ah, that was a good suggestion. Not surprised they’d let you have it, since they were probably just going to throw it away. I got my wheel back after I hit a rock, since they were just going to throw it away.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Long_Voyager94
10/08/2020 at 08:25

Nice. I’ve always wondered with stuff like this- is water intrusion not a concern?

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Long_Voyager94
10/08/2020 at 09:43

OK...now you have my attention. Again...

Long_Voyager94 > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
10/08/2020 at 09:58

I mean it’s not like an engine bay is water tight anyway, just driving in the rain gets everything under the hood soaked, not sure that a couple rear facing vents will make much difference.

Future next gen S2000 owner > Long_Voyager94
10/08/2020 at 10:14

When is the Hellcat going in?

avalonian > Long_Voyager94
10/08/2020 at 10:35

Your engine gets wet when driving? I have never had that happen on any of my cars. Thats wild, you might wanna look into that.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Long_Voyager94
10/08/2020 at 11:02

I don't think that's normal?

VincentMalamute-Kim > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
10/08/2020 at 11:18

Don’t know about any other car but Ford’s Transits have issues with rain washing down the huge windshield and getting in between the hood and that plastic piece covering the wipers.

Water damages the filter in a p oorly designed air filter box, rusts and seizes intake manifold bolts, and corrodes poorly designed ECU connectors . These are all located under than plastic windshield strip.

Long_Voyager94 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/08/2020 at 12:06

Um, yes it is. Water comes through the grille/radiator, through the body between panels, through the bottom, etc, etc.

You don’t notice most of it because it evaporates on the warm engine, but every vehicle’s engine bay gets wet.

Long_Voyager94 > avalonian
10/08/2020 at 12:06

How often have you popped your hood and looked at your engine bay after driving in the rain?

Water comes through the grille/radiator, through the body between panels, through the bottom, etc, etc.

You don’t notice most of it because it evaporates on the warm engine, but every vehicle’s engine bay gets wet.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Long_Voyager94
10/08/2020 at 12:18

I think it’s supposed to be pretty water tight... My Golf has a rubber seal at the front. I’ve never noticed water in there after driving in a storm.

Long_Voyager94 > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
10/08/2020 at 12:46

How is something with holes all over the front and a gaping hole at the bottom water tight?

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Long_Voyager94
10/08/2020 at 12:57

I mean, it’s not like there’s a hole on the top, where most of the rain is actually falling.

I think most of what goes through the grille is hitting the radiator and turning immediately into steam. Every car I’ve had has had some form of undertray to stop water from splashing up on the important bits, too.

CaptDale - is secretly British > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
10/08/2020 at 13:01

You drive too new a cars then.

avalonian > Long_Voyager94
10/08/2020 at 13:44

Definitely , not often but I have occasionally and I have never seen it wet in which you have described. Droplets and what not, but definitely not wet lol.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/08/2020 at 14:57

Fleet model years, youngest to oldest:

2001, 1996, 1995, 1987, 1986, 1981, 1979. I only actually use 1986 and 1979, but 1996 is plated as well.

CaptDale - is secretly British > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
10/10/2020 at 13:40

Weird. Most cars I have owned never had any undertray. Only one I can think of is my Audi A6, GTO, and the 4 runner got an aftermarket metal one for off roading, but other than that 95, 69, 85x2, 87, and 79 have not had trays. Not that is matters, most non interior electronic are water resistant including the connectors so they are perfectly ok with getting wet.