Cowl Inducing

The client with the Morris Minor wanted a cowl induction style hood for his car. So I took his stock hood, sliced and diced, and came up with a solution in steel. It didn't hurt that I had the '68 Camaro in the shop to reference! Here's how it went.

I started by making my cut lines on the stock hood.

After making the two slits the hood was flopping around. So I made a reinforcement out of 1/2" hot rolled steel strap. I shrunk it to match the radius of the back of the hood and then tacked it in pace.

Here's how high the cowl induction scoop will be.

Next I made this extension out of 18 gauge cold rolled steel, folded the edge for a clean look and tacked it on the leading edge of the scoop.

I made the hood scoop sides by cutting strips of steel in the shear and then bending them twice in the brake. These will make a nice soft edge that looks factory and can easily be body worked in the final paint prep process.

I cut the top of the hood slit back to match the sides I made, and then flanged the lower edge so the sides will fit flush when welded in pplace. The flange also helps make the hood stronger when done.

Here's the fill piece tacked in place.

And here it is all done from the backside, you can see the reinforcement I made earlier.