Bryan B Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I know not alot of you would care much for a hood scoop (like the factory 1 you see on newer 4Runners and Tacoma) on your toyhomes but I fig I would post up pics of a 92 hood that I installed 1 into. This is a pic of a new 1999 4Runner aftermarket hood with scoop I purchased to cut the scoop out of (60.00 for hood) here is the "old" hood (25.00 Local junkyard) with hole cut and centered to size, ready to set scoop into and weld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan B Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 cutting hood scoop hole in old hood, here are the marks and measurements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan B Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 I use those rare earth magnets to line up sheet metal to weld, they do an incredible job of aligning 2 pieces of metal and holding them and are reusable. here is a pic of the hood after close to 400 "tack" welds later and begining to grind them flush to do body wotk so it will be nice and slick. The yellow truck in the background is my 1983 Toyota (same as my 83 sunrader) that has been narrowed by 12 inches to make it "more" nimble offroad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan B Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 1989 hood with 1999 scoop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
84TOYRV Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 That oughta add at least 10 more horses, I'd say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86rader Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Nice work. This would really help with the lexus V8 transplant. The guy that did one a few years back said giving all that underhood heat a place to go would help greatly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan B Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 I just liked the look of the factory scoop thats all. it wasnt going on my motorhome (mine is an 83) it is on my 4runner with the Lexus V8. As far as cooling goes, the only time my temps rise is when in double low range rock crawling with no airflow- the scoop doesnt flow much air at no speed, it does allow heat to escape, it is being pushed out by the engine fan though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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