[Tikal48]

I haven't touched my truck for about 5 weeks. I've been getting withdrawal symptoms. Things have been busy at work, so I have been putting in the hours there. This weekend was reasonably nice, so I figured that I would go outside to see what kind of damage I could do.

Ever get one of those crazy ideas that just will not go away? I saw an Orange Chevy AD that had vents in each side of the hood. I've been playing around with my own version. I created a Solidworks 3D section that roughly resembled the side of the hood and projected three round holes through. Once I got the angles adjusted for the look I wanted, I printed it out on a clear plastic film. I used that as a template, taped it to the hood, and painted a light coat of white paint to mark the hole profiles. I also did that to a couple of pieces of 1/8 x 1 flat bar, for the inner supports. I will also use these to mount either a stainless wire mess, or perforated metal sheet, on the inside.