Old Oct 31, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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Default XKR Hood ... Be Extra Nice To Moparrbust !!

Looks like the AMX and XKR fiberglass hoods are on hold for a ( L O N G ) time. For you factory hood chopping brave members, you can buy the vents from Jaguar. They are for a 2009 Supercharged Jaguar XKR. (4.2 Liter, 420 horsepower)! You'll need to purchase a left and right. Part numbers> C2P14034XXX Finisher-Air Vent and C2P14033XXX Finisher-Air Vent. They are actually engine heat vents. If you look down into the open slots,its a straight view of the pavement. There's not hardly any areas under our hood that I would feel confortable with rain pouring thru. With a few beers, I'll come up with some kind of rain drainage deflector and still allow engine heat to escape. There made in Spain and the plastic cost like gold. List for $77.22 per side. Total with tax included> $165.64. Jaguar wouldn't even cut a penny off the cost. (Damn I wished we could get 10 members for a group buy for the AAR custom fiberglass hood for $650.00 so I wouldn't be cutting up my factory hood! Moparrbust got me hooked on this style hood. He's creating an awlsome project of half Crossfire and half Jaguar hood. He's got pictures of his project posted. HINT>> If we are extra nice to him,maybe he would carefully trace out onto paper the actual hood vent openings, then mail us the pattens so we want make any wrong cuts. I've checked out a custom shop and was given some tips for you do-it-your-selfers. Locate the spot you like. Don't cut into braces,near the center spine or the recessed grooves on our hood. Install between our grooves. Use a couple layers of blue painters tape on the area to be cut so as not to scratch the paint. HINT>Hopefully get a to scale pattern from Moparrbust, then trace the pattern. They say to use a rotozip grinder (HomeDepot) and it'll cut out the pattern like butter with good control. This type grinder kinda favors the design of a wood router. I'm going to do this mod as soon as I purchase and install the Needs Wings intake manifold. Don
 
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