Notifications
Clear all
Forum 18
10
Posts
7
Users
33
Reactions
280
Views
Topic starter
24/10/2025 12:06 am
....about 65 minutes of work with the Dremel (to expand the open area on the hood and to cut away that sealed area of the scoop ) and a few files (to smooth everything out ) a dab of black & white paint, and now I can sleep tonight. 😀 😏
That sealed hood scoop on HW61's 1963 Pontiac Tempest was, well, wrong and oh-SO-stupid looking on a replica that, frankly, deserves better! Now, it's all proper, right & tight! 😎 😎
24/10/2025 1:09 am
Much better. You're right...the model deserved to have this corrected.
24/10/2025 10:12 am
Excellent Chris. Hope you got a good nights sleep.
24/10/2025 10:17 am
Am I understanding you correctly? Are you saying on the H61 model, there wasn't an air opening in the hood to allow the scoop to deliver cool air to the carburetors? If so, that's an unbelievable oversight by H61. And I can easily understand how that would drive you crazy. The only question I have now is, what took you so long? LOL!
Topic starter
24/10/2025 1:07 pm
"Much better."
"Great work."
"Excellent Chris."
"The H61 model didn't an air opening in the hood? And what took you so long?"
- Thank you Jack, Tony, and Bob (...and yes, I slept very well - thank you very much! 😏)
- Marty, to be clear: HW61's scoop was sealed - the fake opening was simply painted black. Because the scoop was fake, the opening in the hood was small. I cut everything to make it scale-functional.
- What took so long? Despite 10+ years of ownership, I'm embarrassed to say (😔 😔) I hadn't notice until earlier this week.
24/10/2025 8:43 pm
Chris, you rocked it. It looks proper now.💯🤑😎
Marty Johnson and Christopher Moroni reacted
Topic starter
24/10/2025 11:50 pm
@geno Thanks! These "projects" are my favorite types of "projects." QUICK! No fuss, no muss - EZ-Peezy! ( - as opposed to some of my other projects that have lasted weeks, months and/or years! 😬 😬 😬)
25/10/2025 9:09 am
@chris lol, I understand that. I have a '70 Buick GS convertible conversion I've been working on and off for over a year now.😲🥴
25/10/2025 7:39 pm
Nice work Chris. You have talented hands.