Re: Painting a Rocco

[T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>]

Tyler Zachau wrote:
> 
> Well, I gotta spare hood and it needs some paint and I got the shit to do
> it. Just wondering if anyone has ever filled in the hood vents for a
> cleaner look... anyone? Also, anyone got any tips for painting? My dad is
> gonna' help me and he has painted cars before, but any advice would be
> welcomed... The hood will be a practice run before I spray the whole car...
> Tyler
> 

The vents on the hood serve the fresh air in to the car's interior.
Since the rain tray has a rubber gasket along it's forward edge it
doesn't do much for the engine bay venting at all.

If you are going to block them off then you may want to open a hole in
the rain tray (Note- don't just vent it to the engine bay, you will suck
fumes and crash.) Graft a airtight flex tube out to the front grill or
some type of ram air setup.

Then again, why not just redesign the vents, not just close them off.

TBerk

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