[Oletrucks] A D Hood Pie Cut

[Gale Gorman]

Lay out your cuts carefully and then cut with a die grinder using even more care. This will let you make the cut with minimal distortion. Plan to make some vertical cuts to make the transition smooth out. Weld it an inch at a time with TIG if you have it, MIG if you don't. TIG will distort less due to the pinpoint heat.

All this time I thought the "stock bulgy look" was what made our trucks unique. Now you're trying for the PT Cruiser look. Not so unique but to each his own.

I would get the metal as perfect as possible and then make the final sculpting with lead. Plastic filler won't stay very well in that situation but lead is all I use.
-- 
Gale Gorman
Houston

On Apr 15, 2010, at 2:54 PM, James Hays wrote:

Know it is a lot of work but it does furnish a unique hood removing the stock hood bulgy look and I also have a spare ratty hood to practice on.

Any advise welcomed other than how to cut apple pie.

Jim
55-1st PU

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Krontz" <jim_krontz at yahoo.com>
To: "'Gale Gorman'" <gale_gorman at mac.com>
Cc: "'James Hays'" <thomasind at nventure.com>; <oletrucks at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:14 PM
Subject: RE: [Oletrucks] A D Hood Pie Cut


> No, the cut is between the hood mechanism and the top.  Generally you don't
> take out much more than 2 inches in the front...
> 
> I've only seen it down once.
> 
> I have an extra hood, I was thinking about giving it a shot on my 57, just
> to see how it turns out.  The hard part is sculpting the front to flow
> smoothly back in.  After the pie is removed they don't lie up perfectly, you
> need to adjust for this, either by sliding the hood forward and adding steal
> in the back, or making a cut at the corners and pulling it forward (this is
> how it's normally done).
> 
> As I said, lots of work.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gale Gorman [mailto:gale_gorman at mac.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:03 PM
> To: Jim Krontz
> Cc: 'James Hays'; oletrucks at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Oletrucks] A D Hood Pie Cut
> 
> Yeah, lots of work and then I always have to ask "why?"
> 
> Apparently you've heard of this being done. I'm not visualizing how "front
> to back" is going to result in anything but narrower and then you'll need to
> move the fenders.
> 
> To achieve a "downward" look I'm assuming you're dropping the nose with all
> the hood latch mechanism. For the curve to work this needs to be done in the
> curve itself and sheet metal needs to be added, not cut out.
> 
> Got a link to a picture?
> -- 
> Gale Gorman
> Houston
> 
> On Apr 15, 2010, at 1:43 PM, Jim Krontz wrote:
> 
> A "pie cut" is when you take a section out of the hood.  Front to back, that
> appears to be a thin slice of pie.  This gives the hood a downward
> appearance.
> 
> LOTS of work...
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: oletrucks-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:oletrucks-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Gale Gorman
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 9:56 AM
> To: James Hays
> Cc: oletrucks at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Oletrucks] A D Hood Pie Cut
> 
> What is pie cutting?
> 
> -- 
> Gale Gorman
> Houston
> 
> On Apr 15, 2010, at 10:32 AM, James Hays wrote:
> 
> Has anyone seen any instructions on pie cutting a 47 ~ 54 GM Truck hood?
> 
> Jim
> 551st PU
> _______________________________________________