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Old 01-03-2018, 12:18 AM
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Thanks for the positive comments guys! This is a past project so I'm just going back and picking out some of the interesting metalshaping portions of the project to share here.

This will be a little longer post this time around. This update deals with the engine bay inner wheel wells, cold air induction tubework and electric fan shroud.

I wasn't fond of how the inner edge of the fender was straight, when the hood reveal was a nice curve.

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I formed a simple edge and matched the curve and now have a new lip to attach the soon to be fabricated inner fender to.

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Passenger inner fender is starting to take shape. I incorporated a fade away bead that when viewed from the side follows the valve covers once again. Not visible is a finished rolled edge that gives an nice flush gap along the length of the frame rail (at this point I wasn't 100% sure what I was going to do at the front of the fenders, so I just waited to see what I came up with as time passed)

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Both inner fenders shaped up to the same point now (I forgot to mention it's all hidden fasteners along the firewall and the fender edge) I also began the air induction as well. This leaves a lot of odd open gaps and areas at the front that I needed to figure out!

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I ended up straightening out the front hood opening edge and made a panel that flowed into the busy area. I added a "peak" that flowed into the air ducting. This panel is connected to the duct, but not the inner fenders.

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Side picture showing how the air ducting follows the contour of the center hood panel.

(NOTE: The welding / seams on the fender wheel opening is somebody else's work......that's for another update of mine later)

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Skipped ahead a lot of tedious figuring and planning for mounting the dual electric fans (all hidden fastening again) and have a full metal shroud.

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Another view of the panel between the front hood opening and air ducting.

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One last panel below the air ducting / above the fan shroud. This closes off the system so 100% of the air coming in the grille opening when through the radiator and the fans. Again this piece is welded to the air duct and not the fan shroud setup.

Note 1/3 of the fan shroud is welded to and flows into each inner fender.

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Here is a picture showing how the complete ductwork was removable from the inner fenders & shroud.

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