Technical Louvers

Feed back, louver the hood on my original 1933Ford 40 Model 5-window coupe.

Yes -
No -

 

Nope.

 

I love louvers but I'm going to have to go with a no on this one.

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I would louver my dog and cat, but maybe not that car.

 

Save the gennie hood and get a Rootlieb to louver.

 

Looks good as is but if your bound and determined to punch louvers don't quit with the hood,do the trunk lid also. HRP

 

Coupe has that competition look so I say yes...

 

Big nope.

 

Double Nope.

 

Have to agree, sometimes we over do. It looks clean, I like that approach.

 

There once was a man from Vancouver*,
a real shaker and mover,
When Feo wanted to punch up his bonnet,
the man posted "Dog gone it!,
That's not the right car for a louver!"

*Washington. The original Vancouver

 

louvers is good, more louvers is better..... bunch of restorers around here.

 

That car is perfect! Will it look better with louvers? Maybe, but it currently has a subdued aggression that is still elegant. I agree with doing a knock off hood and decklid if you go through with it. You could go back and forth that way and save a gennie hood and trunk in the process.
For the record I don’t often tell others to hold back from cutting up originals.


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Just for comparison sometimes a visual helps

 

The Moose has a way of making a visual point every single time and he knocked it outta the park. HRP

 

Well I was going to say NO, but after seeing this photo posted by The Moose I say go for it!

 

Yup. Punch it.

 

Thank you, Definitely helps


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Now that's funny right there! Bill

 

If "straight" (parallel to the centerline) coin toss.
If angled like the outside hood line, then a big NO.

Mike

 

I like it both ways, save the original hood and louver a repop, switch em out every now and then to keep it fresh.

 

I also say if straight, then maybe. But slanted ala' Rootlieb from the 80's = No Way.

 

Your car is a Hot Rod. Hell ya!! Louver it! The only reason to louver a repop hood and save the gennie is if you think you're gonna one day restore the car to original. Is that likely? If not, then all you're doing is wasting space storing a hood that you'll never use and will probably get damaged eventually moving it around.

Nice car BTW

 

Hells yeah.

 

I vote for louvers!

 

save the real hood, louver a repop

 

Vent it and take a little off the top

 

If the paint is new.....yes.
If the paint is old.....no.

 

Go old school, punch it and help that Hot Rod engine compartment run cooler.

 

HELL YES I have 485 LOUVERS in mine hood cow vent roof deck lid tail pan N lower 1/4s DO IT N my 32 has the SAME Real HOT RODS have LOUVERS