Making a Custom Cowl Hood For my LS V8 Swapped Honda Accord
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Making a Custom Cowl Hood For my LS V8 Swapped Honda Accord
Today we are working on getting the LS1 swap stuffed under the hood, or getting the hood to fit over the LS. I ended up going with a cowl style hood and using the oem body lines to make it work. How I made the custom hood was remove the skin from the hood, place it where I wanted to be and then added metal to the side to add the hight. I think this is perfect for a crazy v8 swapped monster Honda Accord. Let me know what you think of the custom cowl hood and how to make one!
Why didn't you make the hood cutout a little more narrow and then the size inserts wouldn't have to be at a straight 90 degree angle. I think it would look a little more polished.
Wish I would have read your comment 1st I wouldn't have posted mine lol
Duuuude that exactly what i was thinking
Most cowl hoods have flat sides anyway, he said he wanted to use the original hoodline as the scoop. Sometimes narrow cowls look goofy
Should have def put an angle on that. Every good looking hoods I’ve seen always have a slight angle there. Looks a little hodgepodged together with it 90 deg like that.
I came to the comments to say the same thing. It needs a little angle towards the center line to look right. Props for cutting the hood up tho.
Loved that intro! Having worked in a body shop many years I got to say your knowledge is way beyond your years! Excellent work!!
Me too I have worked in Fab shops race car constructing mechanic and heavy collision repair frame work ETC. I forgot how young you are you need to learn a little more about welding sheet metal that should have actually been welded with a heli arc tig I know people that can do that whole job using NO BONDO metal finish everything but my hats off to you for the hard work and effort you will go far young man.
I originally came here because Zosh was getting his car painted. Now a bunch of episodes later cant stop! Keep up the work BODE!!!!!
Same
You should angle the sides of the so called “cowl” to make it flow better
consider what matters more to you - cooling the engine bay at high speeds, or at slow speeds/stopped. That cowl acts as an outlet for the engine bay at low speeds/stopped, but acts as an engine bay input at high speeds (due to the high pressure area where the cowl meets the glass). At high speeds, the high pressure area coming in the front vents fights the high pressure area at the cowl area, moving less air through the engine bay. Worth some thought.
Probably solved with an inlet on the front.
Most underrated youtuber, keep up the amazing work
Definitely one of the better fabricators on RUclips
Your fabrication skills are off the chart. Hood looks great.
Still here man 👊🏼. Loving the journey here.
Holy cow Bode! That hood looks really awesome. I dig the fact it has that muscle look, brings the fact it’s heart is a LS to the exterior along with the exhaust. Anybody that sees this car on the road but doesn’t watch this channel (which should be a crime) is not going to know what the hell to think!! Top notch work, keep it up. 👍👍
This is the best build on RUclips right now your talent and attention to detail is un matched keep it up bro your the man 👍✌
Man I love seeing you fabricating stuff!, the car is gonna look sick when it's done.
Took a little break from watching RUclips... But you brought me back 😂 keep it up bro ur work is amazing
Doing that recap of how you separated the hood was way better then a time lapse. And this is still my favorite build on RUclips currently.
I know I've said it before but you kick ass at fabrication Bode, look forward to seeing the hood finished 👍
Man I have to tell you I just watched this build from episode 1 to this one in less then a week cant wait to see where you take it keep it up
You're ability to visualize then actualize and execute is amazing. Nice work.
BROOOO!!!! ...that's exactly what I had hoped you were gonna do for the hood. Lookin' FIRE! Maybe a single/dual gauge setup on the driver side of the hood cowl, fuel and oil pressure.
Dude that hood is spot on man. Gives it a little muscle car styling while keep the stock look and the simple die for the vents would look sick to. I was thinkin about that myself. Great work though dude!!!
Great job on the hood design... Love that u built ur very own instead of just buying whatever from ebay like many do! Im into design myself and kinda wanted the gap being closed on the hood end where the glass is and "the mouth" to be at the hood start with a scoop custom made for it and would let in more air into ur engine rather than the heat climbing on the glass or flying at u with open windows
Oh gods I love this build! You are killing it Bode!
Love this build.
Looks really good man. Not crazy over the top, the sides could have been more of a angle but I know that adds alot of complexity to actually making it. This build is coming together soo well, I can't wait to see the end product and what you'll build next
Great work and the old metal shear is cool.
Hell yeah! Been waiting for this video like waiting for the widebody u are gunna do with the rear. Badass job bode!
The hood idea is so nice.
Looks great , following the lines was a great idea.
Its going to look sick when it's all smooth and has sharp edges. Props for even attempting something like this!
It is looking dope man,.... keep it up,... can't wait to see this thing finished.
I agree with the comment about the 90 degree angle on the hood....a less sharp of an angle would look better i think....besides that.... love the way it's progressing.
Woah, nice engine LS V8 swap dude. Keep going to complete that, yo!!!
For the rear vent, how about using a piece of sheet metal, inset it by about 1/2-inch or so, and then fill it with the smallest dimple-dies you have the dies for? It wouldn't be for structural integrity, but would carry the theme from the rest of body work in the car to the hood.
Edit: I wrote this before the last two minutes of the video, where you mentioned my suggestion exactly. Sorry about that.
The music on this episode is amazing.
Man, this car is going to be epic! I love your idea for the venting at the rear of the hood!
Lil tech tip, cake knives work great for removing that adhesive on hoods, long and thin and cut it pretty good
Most would have just gone and purchased a fiberglass bond bit or a complete fiberglass bonnet from a body kit. Adam you make your own while thinking of the correct placement of some cooling vents unlike the fiberglass kit that will dump water all over the electronics and send the thing in to a meltdown. You are taking this to higher levels with each episode.
0:40 BODE!!!!!! GET THE TABLE!!!
Looks awesome! Cant wait too see how your gonna wide body the fenders
I’d do some dimpled heat extractor vents on side of the hood. Nothing huge but I think it may help with the heat instead of venting the back side of the hood. Could mold them in for a clean look.
Boi, This build is so hot!!! Love the hood! Love the dimple vent idea. Cant wait for next video. By far the sickest shit happening on youtube in the car world right now!!
Sweet! I like the cowl induction hood. I can't wait to see it all smoothed in!
I understand the hood was gonna be hard it but I was hoping you was gonna match the hood to the cowl to make it look as oem as possible but I understand probably the last thing to worry about with a BiG project like this props man not hating at all love the content keep it up 👍
Like a surgeon with that grinder!
The mock-up look good
I like the front of hood down and the back up. Looks like my cowl induction hood on my k5
I was thinking more along the lines of a small, old school '67 GTO style hood scoop just to clear the engine in the center, but I'm excited to see where you are going with this.
That hood is going to look bad ass
Genius! You’re great at what you do!
How far can you open the hood without breaking the windshield?
Bro Betty White is starting to look dope I love it
So sick. I think raising the side closest to the windshield so it has a gradual rise would've been more attractive because like you said in your video, now it kinda just looks like a hump in the hood
Cool channel man i just started watching now, i wish i was smart enough to be able to do upgrades on my car.
🤔 I'm digging it i cant wait when you smooth everything out its gonna look 🔥 but right now it's in the early stages Adam I kn you'll make it look good 😋👍🏼 #bodesquad #projectbettywhite #v8accord
Can’t wait to see it all painted out and some dimple dyes on the hood vents
Tbh the whole time I was watching I'm thinking to myself... Is he gonna do some dimpled dies on the hood? Glad to see you putting work dude making moves. This project gonna be so clean once she done.
hes saving them for the underside
Yaass! This is what I was thinking with the hood
Not, first!!!! Been waiting for this darn Hood for a while
I'm getting excited to see the finished product. I know it takes time, just seems like not getting done very fast. Lol
Looks great it would have been great if you could have added some dimple dies to the panels you made for the side to help alittle with heat exahusting
nice work!
i usually just butcher them when i have to!
Sloppy Mechanics hey man!! I was actually going to send you an email about getting the car running a little better. Won’t hold idol and I need to dial it in
It’s looking good Adam
I am in the middle of doing the same on my foxbody. Paint and body is one of my worst weaknesses, and I am on bondo and sanding now.
Love watching your work. Great content.
Thays exactly what i thought rear vent great job
WillBe coming along, would look awesome with a waterfall effect on each side of the raised sections... Like a step up to the lifted area
This is looking really good!!
That is much cleaner than cutting out the the hood and have the motor sticking out
Dimples on the hood!
Heat wont dissipate out the back of the hood. The base of the windscreen is a high pressure zone. The new hood will act like a cowl induction hood and draw air in
Nice progress Adam. My opinion would be a transition which isn't that abruptly. Regards, Nico.
Good work bud it looks awesome
Great Video And Eye for Improvements
You need a calendar with a saying from each intro you've made on it 😂
2:24 a Bode Booger™
another exciting episode 👍👍
Hey man! Thanks
You rule man. One day you have to let me cook some good food for you.
It would be awesome to see some duct work or air tunnels incorporated into the hood to maxamize the cooling aspect!!!
plug the back of the hood. its a high pressure zone. that why its called a cowl INDUCTION hood. its very possible you'll end up with overheating issues if you don't vent the under hood pressure somehow. on the style side of things i would've used like a 90's eclipse hood "bulge"
*high pressure
Shit RIP lol. High pressure is correct. Idk why I typed low. Fixed it.
Coulda grafted the hump outta the old school eclipses onto old betty.... now to continue watchin and see the wizardry unfold
And I was thinking about a fue dimple dies good job I watched till the end before saying anything also was thinking on a fue Louvre style vents on the extended part which could help with flex but it’s all under control at the BV HQ your on it like a car bonnet 🤔😂 no pun intended. Keep the awesome vids coming. I have been waiting to see the wheel arch mods and how you are got to do it. The first car I seen with extended arches was a mrk1 ford escort Mexico 😍 was love at first site lol
You got a sub just for the intro .
That's a hoodylicious episode! What about the idea of creating some "shark gills vents" on the side of the bulge? I think it would look cool and you have some extra heat dissipation .... ? What do you think?
Well I see you finally Answered my question with a video. Haha
the hood reminds me of the crx when you had to swap an si hood if you wanted to swap in an engine in one
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Im not up on the ls intake manifold but could you have just flipped it around? And had the small cowl you wanted??? It looks sick btw
E30 M3 style widebody would look so mean on this build.
First off I love your videos. Second what kind of tape are you using. The orange tape
Cowl induction style "edit" it could allow more under hood air flow out the back :P or it could at least in my head. and the windshield sprays might be to high, junk yard with a digital caliper in someones future :D or a small c-clip washer to change the angle on the spray. just thinking out loud so to speak.
Those filler pieces might look better if you put them on a 45 degree angle that way they would be taller and you could incorporate some small dimple die holes to carry that theme to the hood, just a thought
The face he made when the guy in the back used the air hose as he was,talking 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I see what you are trying to do but you need to cut more off the center section, such that the piece connecting the two panels maintains the same angle as stock... It will be really noticeable if it is not, and essentially work against your initial intentions.
P.s. think, what would Chip Foose do.
Could use the hood to make a fiberglass mold and then use it to make a carbon, kevlar or plain fiberglass hood. Reduces weight and can make it pretty strong too
Plus if anything were to happen to it you can always use the mold to make another one
A properly built carbon fiber panel is stronger than steel.
You need far more equipment to build carbon fiber parts you need an autoclave for one these bozos run around putting one layer of carbon fiber on top of a steel hood and then call it a carbon fiber hood it is not its just a lump of shit with some expensive carbon fiber glued to it .I know a bit about carbon fiber worked on Indy cars when I was a young man
I like the Hood Design...Should of added some DeBoss lines or something uniquely Bode though!..
While cletus is out there bullshitin... we got some real content going on here!
Nice look, kinda foxbody, but nicer.
Got Em Bro! TYVFM!! Betty looking good in the HOOD!!!!
A nice curved piece with the holes in at the back would look good and match the bay 👌
Dimple die the vent area. Also, dimple die in cross bracing under the skin to replace the webbing you cut out. Nice compromise on the design
Fucking spot on with the hood.
Mesh the back part of the hood or add vents there to let the hot air flow off the engine