1st GS Hood I Sold

[Craig]

I sold my first Buick GS Cowl Induction hood and the guy just got it finished and mounted on his racecar. This GSX runs mid 9's at over 140 mph. He'll be testing it for me to see how it holds up at higher speeds than my GS runs.

 

[Cole Trickle]

looks great.....

Nice car too....:bowdown:

 

[RitcheyRch]

Hood and car look good. I love those old Buick's.

 

[margaret]

I sold my first Buick GS Cowl Induction hoods and the guy just got it finished and mounted on his racecar. This GSX runs mid 9's at over 140 mph. He'll be testing it for me to see how it holds up at higher speeds than my GS runs.

love the buick. that was a very nice hood. can you recommend a brand of cowl induction hood? im planning to buy one for my buick. thanks a lot. ang apology for making this thread up.

 

[Craig]

Well Steve got the GS out to the Buick GS Nationals and won the Quick 16 class with a bunch of 9.40's. Got some good feedback on the hood and decided to make a few changes to the plug and make a new mold.

 

[Craig]

Most people said the only thing they'd change is the dip behind the scoops. So I flattened that out the took a section of an old flat Skylark glass hood I had and attached it to the back. I ran a piece of 3/8" angle down the middle then screwed it down on the edges for glassing to give the area a slight convex shape. Had to section the scoops and tilt them slightly so the transition was smooth. Got the 1st coat of primer on yesterday. Still have a lot of sanding and primer to go before painting the plug. I also added a slight lip at the back of the center section as well.

 

[Craig]

Well, I got the plug painted. Used a blue to show more contours. Started waxing it with mold release wax this weekend. Build the flanges this coming weekend and get ready to lay up the mold soon after. When I look at the new plug and the current hood, the new one looks a lot better with the slight convex shape on the back

 

[Deleted Account]

Looking really nice...

 

[Flyinbowtie]

Looks good, love the Buicks..

 

[Craig]

Pulled the mold off of the plug today. Still have to watersand everything and polish it out before the first hood lay up!

 

[69GS]

Looks great, kind of partial to the Buicks👍

 

[Craig]

Well, here's the 1st hood from the new mold

 

[Craig]

Next was bonding in the glass under hood frame I made so I could use the factory hinges and latch. Then I decided to add an air box to feed the air from the back to the carb. Finally I decided to make a mold off of this to save time and weight on the next hood, so I painted it so it had a harder surface to wax to make a mold.

 

[Craig]

Here's the completed under hood bracing mold that now incorporates the back vertical section, the bracing and the air box all in one mold. Save time making the part and it'll be lighter than the first one where I molded all three parts together. I still have to sand and buff the mold out. Then I also made two other molds. One was copying the 70-72 GS radio bezel. These are getting hard to find and if you want to put a modern radio in, you screw a plate to an original and cut it out. You'll be able to put switches or gauges on this as well if it's a racecar. Finally I copied a factory fan shroud that was broken in 4 pieces. This is for an early 70's Jeep Wagoneer that came with a factory Buick 350. A guy told me these are very hard to find used and a freind suggested he contact me about making a custom mold and eventually a new shroud.

 

[Craig]

Cleaned up and back on the car