T/A hood scoop location

Post by **MattH** » Wed Feb 05, 14 1:51 pm

Does anyone have the dimensions of where the T/A hood scoop should go, i.e the distance from the front of the scoop to the bonnet front lip, or back to the air vent.

Its cutting disc time, want to get it right

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Wed Feb 05, 14 5:33 pm

Easy one that Matt, just match it up with the big rubber gasked that gos around your six pack intake system!

I'll get me coat!

shovelheadrob · Post by **shovelheadrob** » Wed Feb 05, 14 8:07 pm

If you can wait until the weekend I will have a measure up, or if you are anywhere near Peterborough/Wisbech on Saturday you could measure yourself. BTW I found this the other day, taken around 1981/2.

Post by **MattH** » Thu Feb 06, 14 8:34 am

Thanks Rob, that would be great, I can wait until the weekend, got plenty other bits to do!
Is it a real T/A hood you have?

Love the photo, that has to be the best shot of my car ever, and I wasnt sure how it looked in blue. Superb.

Can you e-mail me the higher res scan please?

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Thu Feb 06, 14 9:45 am

Matt, I assume Rob is talking about the car Tony Jarvis has tucked away, in which case, yes it's a genuine original T/A, not seen daylight since the '80's. Just out of interest, where did you get your T/A scoop from Matt?

Post by **MattH** » Thu Feb 06, 14 9:56 am

Blue wrote:Matt, I assume Rob is talking about the car Tony Jarvis has tucked away, in which case, yes it's a genuine original T/A, not seen daylight since the '80's. Just out of interest, where did you get your T/A scoop from Matt?

Blue, I got it from a very helpful MMA member. (One of many helpful members! )
It is fibreglass and pre-owned so needs some work, but usable for what I am doing.
I plan to cut a steel bonnet and fit it in from underneath.

shovelheadrob · Post by **shovelheadrob** » Thu Feb 06, 14 10:22 am

Blue is correct, I'm over there doing some work at the weekend. There is also the hood from Stu Vallance's Hemi Challenger albeit with a damaged corner. I'll speak to my IT department ((linda) about the hi resolution scan, I've got a few other photos of the car including some when I had it painted.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Feb 06, 14 10:58 am

Someone called Michael in West London is currently restoring a yellow T/A. Is this the same one you are talking about or another one?

Turnip · Post by **Turnip** » Thu Feb 06, 14 11:14 am

MattH wrote:
Blue wrote:Matt, I assume Rob is talking about the car Tony Jarvis has tucked away, in which case, yes it's a genuine original T/A, not seen daylight since the '80's. Just out of interest, where did you get your T/A scoop from Matt?
Blue, I got it from a very helpful MMA member. (One of many helpful members! )
It is fibreglass and pre-owned so needs some work, but usable for what I am doing.
I plan to cut a steel bonnet and fit it in from underneath.

I'm not sure but I think it may be the one that was on my cuda when I got it

Post by **MattH** » Thu Feb 06, 14 11:23 am

Turnip wrote:
I'm not sure but I think it may be the one that was on my cuda when I got it

That's the one. I have obtained a good steel hood with a hole in it already, so just need to enlarge the hole to accommodate the scoop, hence why i want to put it in the right place ad not make a mess of my cutting.

Post by **MattH** » Thu Feb 06, 14 11:25 am

Dave wrote:Someone called Michael in West London is currently restoring a yellow T/A. Is this the same one you are talking about or another one?

I believe Tony's is green not yellow, although I have never seen it.
Yellow one could be another then?

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Thu Feb 06, 14 11:30 am

Dave wrote:Someone called Michael in West London is currently restoring a yellow T/A. Is this the same one you are talking about or another one?

Nope it's another one, it's green (Sassy grass?) been in the UK a long time, possibly from new.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Feb 06, 14 2:26 pm

Note the new wheels Matt.

Post by **MattH** » Thu Feb 06, 14 4:06 pm

Dave wrote:Note the new wheels Matt.

Are they newly purchased or your old ones?

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Fri Feb 07, 14 8:58 am

New I assume. Mine are still on my old car.