07/17/2026
One of our objectives and requests was to keep Tony’s hood from becoming a Blackstone Griddle. We drew out various shapes, tried different locations from the normal go to, the top of the hood to the side of the hood we could not settle with any of them. A combined effort between Tony and our team we designed and made these wheel tub vents. With the location being close to the radiator, shedding heat can escape. We used our Lennox, to create a recessed blank in 20g sheet metal that would end up being trimmed down and shaped to fit the wheel tub, then in turn welding those blanks in and metal working the weld seams back out. Since the trim piece was aluminum it was in our best interest when it came time to emboss the mesh to make a second set from 1/8” steel on the plasma table. They were turned into a sandwich die and then a 3/8” round die also made to stretch the mesh out flush for a much more tailored look. The mesh was all fitted and trimmed, and the fasteners hidden from the back side. The radiator cover even got its final detail around the latch!