Thanks Sandy, sorry about the confusion I probably caused most of it when I
assumed that they were actual NACA ducts.
I'm a little relieved but on the other hand a little disappointed too, my
"vision" of the hood was having the original rectangle holes filled in and 2
of the NACA teardrop ducts put in that area or maybe a total of 3 of them
with one in the center and 2 more farther back in the hood.
Since it appears that the correct scoops go more or less in place of the
original grills then it would be much easier to duplicate the look.
I can also understand why they discontinued doing them because of what Sandy
pointed out, they would just have a puddle of water sitting in there when it
rained.
BrentBrent
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy Block" <cigarsandy@c...>
To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 1:03 PM
Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] '84 hood> Yes, Brent, that is a good description. Tom S. will be getting the
> photos I sent to him tomorrow, Tuesday the 16th, look for them under
> Links >>> Capri Hatchback.
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--- In ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Abrams" <babrams@l...>
> wrote:
> > That's what I thought too.
> >
> > Sandy had described them as "NASA-type" hood scoops so assumed he
> was
> > referring to the teardrop shaped NACA ducts that are commonly miss-
> labled as
> > NASA ducts.
> >
> > If the picture of the car in the poster that Mike just bought has
> the proper
> > '84 style air-ducts in the hood then it appears to me that the air-
> ducts in
> > question are rectangular shaped and were inserted into the hood in
> place of
> > the factory Capri "vents" or "grilles"
> > This would make more sense to me now because if the other photo
> that Mike
> > had posted of the direct front end had these rectangle air-ducts in
> it, then
> > I can kind of see how they could be there.
> >
> > For those who know, would this be a correct description?
> >
> > "The '84 Coupe hood "scoops" or "air-ducts" are RECTANGULAR in
> shape and are
> > inserted into the hood in place of the two factory Capri's
> hood "grills" or
> > "vents".
> >
> > Brent
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> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom G" <speedracer815@y...>
> > To: <ascmclaren@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 9:57 AM
> > Subject: Re: [ASC McLaren ] '84 hood
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> > The ducts in the poster definitley look more like
> > "scoops" than our stock Capri grills. But they don't
> > appear to have the shape of NACA ducts.
> >
> > Tom G.
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