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I am looking for the under hood scoop drain tray for my '71 440 magnum R/T. So far I have been unsuccessful in my online searching, perhaps I am using the wrong nomenclature.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
 
what kind of hood do you have?
i have never heard of that
 
Does it have an air grabber? Drains are built into the base plate on my '70 'grabber.
 
I am not sure what they call it. The is an R/T. The person who I am getting the car from has spoken several times about it having a tray that keeps water from building up on the air cleaner. He has been searching for it.
Here is a photo of the hood.

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I know the SuperBee hoods had a drain as I have a picture I believe I took at Carlisle. I have only ever seen one and have never been able to find info on it. There is a gasket between the insert and the hood which no matter how hard you try, leaks. I can imagine a scoop would be worse. Here is the picture I have. Incidentally, my insert does not have this spout underneath.
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The louvered hoods are a two piece design and the underside piece has a drain. If you only have the top part, the louvers are open to the engine compartment. These are hard to find, especially individually, and expensive if you can find them. I have talked to the company that repops the Super Bee insert, but they have supposedly been working on this for over a year now. I have not tried VFN, but you have to have an original to use as a plug for a fiberglass mold. I have toyed with this as a winter project but doubt that I get to it, plus, I was looking at maybe 10 people that would actually want to buy one at the price point I would be at to cover labor and materials for a one man amateur. At one time someone made a complete one piece fiberglass insert because I have seen two on cars but the louvers were not open.
 
I know the SuperBee hoods had a drain as I have a picture I believe I took at Carlisle. I have only ever seen one and have never been able to find info on it. There is a gasket between the insert and the hood which no matter how hard you try, leaks. I can imagine a scoop would be worse. Here is the picture I have. Incidentally, my insert does not have this spout underneath.
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That's a picture of the 71 R/T Louvered Drain

The Factory 71 Superbee Hood fiberglass section does not have any type of drain as its one piece and sealed to the hood

Both the 71 R/T and Superbee hood pieces will interchange between hoods as the hood itself is the same , only the center pieces are different

Now the factory option N96 71 RamCharger hood is a totally different animal

Pictures 71 R/T

Bottom picture you can see drain with missing tube and nuts that secure bottom section to louvered section

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The louvered hoods are a two piece design and the underside piece has a drain. If you only have the top part, the louvers are open to the engine compartment. These are hard to find, especially individually, and expensive if you can find them. I have talked to the company that repops the Super Bee insert, but they have supposedly been working on this for over a year now. I have not tried VFN, but you have to have an original to use as a plug for a fiberglass mold. I have toyed with this as a winter project but doubt that I get to it, plus, I was looking at maybe 10 people that would actually want to buy one at the price point I would be at to cover labor and materials for a one man amateur. At one time someone made a complete one piece fiberglass insert because I have seen two on cars but the louvers were not open.

Who repops the Superbee insert ?

Most all I have found , crack around the studs for the metal attaching studs/cups that support it to the hood

As you unscrew the nuts , the studs come with it along with the fiberglass from old age and corrosion of the studs/nuts

R/T piece is damn heavy and metal of course
 
That Showcars place in Canada, can't recall their exact company name. I believe the guy I talked to on a couple occasions was named Bob.
 
Wow...you guys are incredibly knowledgeable ! I guess I will have to shake the dust off my old tinsmith abilities and make one. It will be fun to try and come up with something. Or change the scoop to something more readily available.
 
Moparts has one for sale in the classifieds

R/T Louvered Section , both pieces

That's where I got those pictures

For more then I paid for my numbers matching 71 Superbee back in 1984
 
Just FYI Showcars came through with a fiberglass reproduction and has it listed on Ebay or call Bob via their website. Not cheap, but half price and less of an original. I am ordering one so I will post some pictures compared to an original when I receive it.
 
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