ktucker450

Hi i am new here and have a 1992 camaro rs. I have been looking for an iroc hood for it for a long time to get the hood louvres but apparrently they are pretty hard to come by. Anyways, i was wondering if I would be able to buy the louvres seperately and get them put in myself, has anybody else done this and would my stock flat hood be alright to do it on? If you have pictures of doing something similiar that would be greatly appreciated
thanks

JamesC

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Welcome to TGO. You might try your local dealership, which is where I purchased mine, though it was several years ago. Purchasing used may be problematic as the plastic studs, all or some, will be broken. You'll also need the speed nuts which have a bit of automotive caulking on them to prevent leaking into the engine bay. All that said, I have no experience with an 92. It may be as simple as removing the blister and bolting on the louvres.

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/exte...d-louvers.html

JamesC

84redta

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This is for an RS, highly improbable that he has the provisions for the blisters. You would need an 85-92 Z28 (or iroc providing year) hood to install 85-90 louvers or 91/92 blisters. A search on this website will provide you with pictures of the two options.

JamesC

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Cranial/**** rendezvous. My bad.

JamesC

ktucker450

well i have a hood that apparrently came off of an iroc sitting in the yard, but there is no louvres on it and doesn't look like there ever was. However, underneath the hood it has the wholes, pattern shape on it, so I'm wondering if that one could be done on it, however it sounds like I am better off trying to find a used hood for hopefully a decent price, the louvres go for wat 250 bucks for a pair aftermarket?

JamesC

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If the hood is from an IROC, the louvres will fit. IIRC, I payed $60 per from my local dealership.

JamesC

84redta

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If it is perfectly flat, then it is not a z28/iroc hood, it is just a plain camaro hood. A plain camaro hood will have underneath the shape of the louvers because the frame of all camaro hoods after 85 was the same, it is merely the outer skin that was different. If the hood you have had provisions for louvers, it would also have the indented shape of them on the outer skin, with 5 or 6 holes through the hood that the louver's studs go through. If you have a perfectly flat hood, you do not have the correct hood. And you should pay roughly 100 for a good set of louvers, maybe the same for an appropriate hood.

Jon

sid rs91

Not sure if I'm missing what your saying, there only holes on the under side?
you should see the holes on the top side too and there should be an indent in the shape of the louvers too.

LOL I'm too slow.

Ca[maro]88

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60 bucks for a set? hell i just sold some for 30 bucks they were in 7/10 shape, they were only missing 3 studs and held down perfectly. maybe i got ripped off lol

84redta

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Yes holes should be seen from outside of hood and there should be an indent in the shape of the louvers, similar to an 82-84 z28 hood.

Charged350

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i got a st of louvers for sale, pretty mint might i add...i dont need them, so shoot me an offer.

ktucker450

I appreciate it but I usually try to deal locally, besides from the sounds of it, it sounds like I need to get a different hood, some guy put the whole idea in my head of taking it to the body shop and getting the holes cut in on top cz the ones on the bottom are there, but doesnt sound like a good way to go lol, thought id look into it.

Ca[maro]88

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go to a junk yard, im pretty sure you can get a hood with louvers for less than 75 i believe.. thats why my yard said it was at least, it could be different.

ktucker450

Yeah I've looked into the auto wreckers and all that, apparrently everybody wants them, or nobodys got them lol, didn't think they would be such a hot item in vancouver lol.

sid rs91

Vancouver, B.C OR Vancouver, WA ?

ktucker450

B.C.,

sid rs91

I may have a set kickin around here some where, will see if i can find them. Took them of my hood and replaced with the newer blister style.
keep an eye on craigslist think there's a 86z on there being parted out.

ktucker450

yeah i noticed the 86, haven't heard back from the guy yet. But yeah, that'd be great if you happened to find them, just hoping the hood i have in backyard will work. Someone told me |I could have the holes cut in on the top of the hood and install them that way...?

84redta

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I beleive you may be able to do that, but t will sit on top of the hood instead of onset into the hood like they were desig we to. I dontknow if the studs will be long enough.

JamesC

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As 84 mentioned, the louvres would sit a top the hood, not in the recess. The effect, IMO, would be terrible--and you would've ruin a hood.

JamesC

Rich2279

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There is an aftermarket set of louvers/blisters that will work with the RS hood. $129.95 for the '91-'92 style.

http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/ho...omponents.aspx

ktucker450

I dont know why I haven't thought of doing the blisters....Those ones aren't ridiculously overpriced either. Do you guys paint them the body colour?

ktucker450

And does anybody know of any thirdgen camaro part companies that are based in canada?

Rich2279

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It is really what you like best. I saw one that had the entire body red w/ black hood blisters and one where the car was blue with the hood and blisters being black. There is always the option of matching the body color.

ktucker450

Well good news, found a hood off of an 86 Z28 with the iroc style louver head, the guy said he'd hold it for me until sunday because I guaranteed I'd take it, and the best part, only 50 dollars, now i just hope he'l actually it hold it for me, have borrow the gfs dad's truck lol.

ktucker450

alright, so i got my 86 z28 hood. the louvres are in phenomonal shape, but we got a little bit of a problem. the hood has some rust going on at the front underneath. Anybody have any kind of idea how much it's gonna cost me to get rid of it and repaint it polo green? The price was right and I had a real hard time finding one so I just had to take it anyways lol.

84redta

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Sand the rust away till you have bare steel to get rid of the rust, and then sand over the whole hood with 120 or so grit, just enough to scuff away any clear coat that was on the hood, this way when you go to have it painted, there is less prepping costs. Also remove the louvers yourself, but as mentioned, be careful as those studs will likely break. You might want to try soaking the studs in WD40, but still, 22 year old plastic is 22 year old plastic. Your choice, you could also just remove the louvers and take it to the shop to have them full prep the hood.

ktucker450

yeah, well I will probably just get them to do the whole thing, knowing my luck I will **** it up just to save a few bucks lol.

86NiteRider

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If you take your time you should be able to remove the louvers with ease. do it by hand instead of with a rachet so that you can "fell" the nuts getting loose. It would be better to paint the entire hood with the louvers off.

84redta

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ktucker450

oh i thought theyd be smart enough to take em off and paint it lol.

84redta

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yes, but they will be careless and just socket wrench them and potentially break them. If you wanna play hard ball, let them do it, and if they break them, try to get them to replace them with perfect ones. But you will need to take full, in-depth photos to prove that all the studs on those louvers are there and perfect. Up to you really.

ktucker450

Well, My dad's friend has a bodyshop, took the hood to the body shop, and the guy won't do it lol. He said it's not worth it because my hood is in such great shape and has zero rust and he said I just would not be happy with it and will cost too much. So in conclusion he told me to get the blisters and bring them down. Well, yeah, gotta respect honesty I guess lol.