choping up the hood?

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  1. cometkurt!

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    well i was wondering if enybody has ever cut a hole in there comet hood to make the original gt scoop functional? plus if you could how tall of a k&n filter can you fit?pluss is there a pic floating around of it?
    hope you guys can help thanks
     
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    i have a maverick but i think i have just about the same setup your talking about

    i think it actually is a GT scoop on my car but the hole under it is 13ins across
     
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    i was wonderen about a comet because of the hood bulg? but gt scoops look cool on stock mav hoods too.
     
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    Here is what I did with my car it is a Maverick hood with a comet scoop.
     
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    sweet! where did you get the rubber breather boot? i can make the plate
     
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    thack..did you make the front chin scoop under the front bumper,or is it store bought??sure looks great.please advise! thx gary
     
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    definatly not store bought


    youd probably see alot more of them around here if it was :)
     
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    PAINTANK Cometosis Obsessivus

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    Hood scoops are sexy.
     
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    so what are you waiting for ;)
     
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    Here's a picture of my hood with hole cut, after paint. The scoop is to the right in back.... Hope this helps...
     
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    nice! yup that helps alot.did cutting the frame of the hood make it loose its structual
    integrity?
     

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