Louvers!! Let's see some pix!!!

these are the inner fender panels I made, louvers with a little twist.

 

I should take pictures of some of the things that p*** thru my press, Usually don't as they're raw unpainted and not much to look at the time. My 51 sports a louvered rear tray and my oil pan is also louvered, one of these will have to get around to louvering my ****** pan.

 

Zapato, you took the words right out of my mouth, in the thirty years or so that I've been louvering, lots of parts have p***ed through the JAWS of my press,but I never seem to take the time to shoot many pictures. Glad you mentioned your louvered oil pan ...cool idea...I'm definetly going to do that to my 50' before I put the motor back in this week.

 

Overall:


Under the hood:

 

I'm in...

 

A guy I know helped me with these. I had never done it before and it was daunting. My plan was also to buy another hood.

 

I am yet to see anything with louvers punched in it that I dont like...

 

I agree , however like anything else they can be overdone.

 

Just punch it....you'll love it.....

 

Heres the tail pan on my T bought the panel pre punched at a Swapmeet in Red Deer $10, the tail lights are 55 buick Port holes with trailer lights in the center

 

louvers are good!

 

mine,theres 150.

 

HAHA funny maybe if i run the stock gas tank and then it rains water will get in there and actually the fuel milage will go up cuz more liquid will be in there hahah

LETS SEE SOME MORE PICS!!!

 

What's with the merc in the junk pile??!!

 

that's the Mercury pile. work keeps piling up around here....

it's a body that was found in a field in Nevada, just like you see it. It's now on a modified frame, late model motor/trans/rear, no airbags.

just another project.

Dave

 

that poor pinstriper!! That must of ****ed for him!!!

 

i'm not sure if this pic will be big enough to see, but here's mine.
dan

 

Thanks to Tokyo I got this hood and fenders that was punched in the late fiftes/ early sixties, and never made it on the car...

at first I ***umed the pics were in oxide primer-
but the hood and fenders had been in bare metal in a barn since then...
drove to Omaha to get em...

at first I thought louvered fenders would look funny on the shoebox... they used to do this-
but nope... the RULE and they're functional.

Good louvers are have a perfect round arch on the backside-

Tuck

 

That poor pinstriper is Dennis Ricklefs. When I had him flame the car- I had thoughts of going around the louvers. Not Dennis. He insisted on doing it this way- let the flames dictate the lay-out- not the louvers.
Here he is- at work.

 

Those on the fenders look GREAT! You never see them on fenders, The wheels are turning now!

 

These are panels to go underneath the Es*** tails on the track roadster project.
One is the pan below the engine and the other goes under the back of the ch***is.
The pannel next to the louvered 39 pie cut hood have the louvers punched the wrong way, be careful.
The good ones were at Uncle Johnnys, HAMB member.

 

You do realize that if you do that you'll need some scientifically trained oil ?

 

Some I did in an aluminum A roadster lid.

 

Kiwi Kev to the white courtesy phone please... your chance to show some *****in' louvers and that beautiful mechanical piece of artwork you lay them with is here... again.

 

if it aint got louvers it aint no HOT ROD...................

 

Well This is not Louvers but it is what I make louvers with

 

Here are photos of my louvers, The white panel under the hood is .032 aluminum and it keeps water off the engine and engine heat out of the cowl vent.


Ago

 

This is the hood for my 53 Merc. Im thinking that this hood will be my "not rainning" day hood and I will get another for the rest of the time. I live in Seattle and the truck will be a daily driver when it's done.
Sanding these things ****s!!!

 

Here's some on my track roadster pickup.