cant wait to see it on your box with the decal you got on your hood, itll look tight!!

 

I got the alumium at a company called metal by the foot you can google them they have a site. and it is 6150 or something like that the bar is 5/8th and the angle is i think 1 1/4" I used the above measurments basically except I bent the protuding area on the radiator mounts and brought the bracket up eliminating the 1/2" space above the mounting bracket hope everyone understands what i am saying?? And as far as the other comment everyone has an opinion and I have had my car called a lot of things even ugly but as long as I like it it is the best looking car around. another thing bolt everything together leave the head lights off and work through the three holes to lign up and mark I got it to line up on the first try. Good luck and thanks for the comments good and bad

 

who are you talking to?

 

x2

 

i read that post about the sweetest mod, i swear it said stupidest....i read it, reread it and reread it again!! my apologies, i had a dumba$$ attack!!

 

lol jk

 

it did say stupidest if you look at the post it has been edited to say sweetest so dont feel bad

 

...ok, i feel better, i looked to see if it was edited, didnt see the edit line....wow, but thanks, i feel better.

 

7075, in it's hardest temper (T6 condition) is still under 100KSI (or 100,000PSI). Alloy steels, in their annealed condition, are over 100KSI. And heat treated, can get up to 300 KSI. So not sure where you heard that 7075 is stronger than steel.

 

Just wondering if there are any drive-ability issues with this. Like does the back of the hood pop up when driving?

I've been wanting to do this for a while, but would be upset if I saw my hood in my rear view mirror as I am driving down the highway

 

I have had no problem with it I did change up one thing I cut the front of the hinge and put the front bolt in with some lock tight it seems to work good. plus It is locked in the front on the hood lock anyway. here are some photos.









Hope that helps explain it

 

i was going to do that, but it was giving me a fit, so i removed the hinges, never seen the hinnge move yet..and ive done some higher speeds, your safe as long as the front is latched.

 

i didn't say ALL steel now did i
7075 is about the same to mildly higher then most qualities of 4130 chromoly steel which is basically the common steel you'll find unless you're looking for something special. go to 4340 though and it's strengths is a whole new story. but 7075 is just a good way if you're looking for light weight metal that will do just as good as your normal steel you would have picked up.

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I'm assuming you are talking tensile strength? if so, they may be similar if you have T6 condition 7075, and comparing it to just annealed 4130. You can take 4130 up to 200 KSI.

 

and thats why i say most qualities being commonly found E.I. at most local and common hardware stores...

was trying to keep it simple and to the point, not EVERYONE knows the details about every specific metal or alloy. was just giving a good alternative aluminum that is much stronger then your common 6XXX series aluminum and that is comparable to some steels when it comes to strength and weight ratios.





you know, seems being simple anymore just really grinds few specific people now days. most want it to the point, not a head ache so that's what i try to do...

 

just throwing more info out there so people can make the right choice of materials. Take it or leave it. I've been in the manufacturing and heat treating industry 17 years now, so if anyone needs any info, just shoot me a PM.

 

I wonder where I could find some metal here in Lexington, KY........... Sounds like a weekend project for me.

 

I wonder where I could find some metal here in Lexington, KY........... Sounds like a weekend project for me.

 

any hardware store, Lowes, Home Depot, or a local metal store.

 

Nice!


John