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60 Plymouth Snailer
Joined: 29 May 2011 Posts: 3
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2011 5:42 pm Post subject: Hood clearance |
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Hi guys,
Been lurking on the forum for ages and finally joined today. I've done a lot of searching but not found what I want to know (probably searching for the wrong things). I'm looking at building a 2cv very similar to this one: (http://tinyurl.com/3mjs536).
I need to section the front (to lower the hood over the fenders) and to lower the whole car. I'm a little worried about hitting the hood on the engine. How much clearance is there between the hood and the engine on a stocker?
Thanks a lot,
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Harley Dropped
Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Posts: 394 Location: Braidwood - Australia
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60 Plymouth Snailer
Joined: 29 May 2011 Posts: 3
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Harley,
Thanks for the reply. I've thought about channeling which sorts out lowering the ride height, but I also want to lower the hoodline relative to the back - I thought sectioning the A-pillar/firewall/cowl and trimming the hood would do this.
So basically it would be a floor channel the height of the sills and lowering the hood-line over the front wings, so the hood would be 50mm lower because of the channel + 50mmish because of the hood drop, so around 100mm lower hood.
Still playing with MS paint and a few drawings to see if I can get the proportions how I want - I like the trunk higher than the hood to give it that hot-rod rake.
Oh and one more thing - how driveable are the severely channelled cars? Do the wheels hit the wings? My project would be a daily driver and I don't want to pussy-foot around on the road, so this concerns me a little. What's the maximum channel do you reckon for a daily driver? |
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Harley Dropped
Joined: 26 Nov 2007 Posts: 394 Location: Braidwood - Australia
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