Well, I haven't actually started restoring my 67, but I've got a ton of ideas, so decided to put one of my ideas to the front of the line.
It seems that the only scoop options are the "Shelby" type, which in my opinion is a little dated and overdone. So I decided to start with a simple prototype to give me an idea of what they are going to look like. I'm going to make a few of these changing the design a little.
On the 67, you have the fake scoops, but Ford went to a lot of trouble with metal brackets holding the originals on. Here is a pic of the 67 with the factory fake scoops removed.
I started with a paper template, really basic here.
Then I took a sheet of aluminum and hammer formed it into the shape that I wanted. I cut some reliefs into it as the bend was too sharp for me to just hammer. Then I TIG welded the relief cuts together. Here is what the scoop looks like after I Tig welded, filed and sanded it smooth.
Sorry that I left out all the details, but I didn't actually decide to post anything until after it was already welded together...I also hesitated as I've not seen any design that has 2 side scoops instead of the one piece "Shelby" and like many others, I want my car to be modded and yet unique. But then I thought...who cares if someone decides to copy my designs, that is...if they have the skills, and besides, don't we all copy to one degree or another? So here's my scoop design.
and the front view. Next, I am going to weld some brackets inside to mount it to the body at the factory holes and I will also weld some "L" shaped brackets to the inside front to mount a screen. Then I'll be able to fabricate an inner duct to allow installing a hose to cool the rear brakes as Shelby did...if I want.
This is completely hand fabricated and is only a prototype at this point, so the fit is not as close as the finished product will be. As I said, I'm going to play with a few additional designs, both for looks and to see which designs fit better and are easier to make. I may even sell them when I'm finished. Does this look interesting, and would anyone be interested in a set, not cheap, I'm thinking $300-$400 for a set of four. Lots of hours in the fabrication of a single scoop.
So what do you think?
It seems that the only scoop options are the "Shelby" type, which in my opinion is a little dated and overdone. So I decided to start with a simple prototype to give me an idea of what they are going to look like. I'm going to make a few of these changing the design a little.
On the 67, you have the fake scoops, but Ford went to a lot of trouble with metal brackets holding the originals on. Here is a pic of the 67 with the factory fake scoops removed.
I started with a paper template, really basic here.
Then I took a sheet of aluminum and hammer formed it into the shape that I wanted. I cut some reliefs into it as the bend was too sharp for me to just hammer. Then I TIG welded the relief cuts together. Here is what the scoop looks like after I Tig welded, filed and sanded it smooth.
Sorry that I left out all the details, but I didn't actually decide to post anything until after it was already welded together...I also hesitated as I've not seen any design that has 2 side scoops instead of the one piece "Shelby" and like many others, I want my car to be modded and yet unique. But then I thought...who cares if someone decides to copy my designs, that is...if they have the skills, and besides, don't we all copy to one degree or another? So here's my scoop design.
and the front view. Next, I am going to weld some brackets inside to mount it to the body at the factory holes and I will also weld some "L" shaped brackets to the inside front to mount a screen. Then I'll be able to fabricate an inner duct to allow installing a hose to cool the rear brakes as Shelby did...if I want.
This is completely hand fabricated and is only a prototype at this point, so the fit is not as close as the finished product will be. As I said, I'm going to play with a few additional designs, both for looks and to see which designs fit better and are easier to make. I may even sell them when I'm finished. Does this look interesting, and would anyone be interested in a set, not cheap, I'm thinking $300-$400 for a set of four. Lots of hours in the fabrication of a single scoop.
So what do you think?
uke Sorry, just my opinion.
