Hood louvers open?

[jimharold]

Hey all,

I have a 68' with the fake louver hood. Where those louvers ever cut open? I saw an old photo once of a hood and the louvers where open. Don't know if it was factory or owner done. For heat control and general coolness, I want to open mine up. I think some kind of jig, like a flute cutting jig for woodwork with a router would work, but with a handheld grinder instead. Magnets holding the jig in place.
Any thoughts on this idea? Or pictures with open louvers? Just a winter project bouncing around in my head.

Talk at you later,
Jimharold

[Jims68]

They were just for looks... and probably to help "stiffen" the hoods so they don't "buckle" when you put some weight on that area. I was always going to "fake it" by painting that area flat black, but... like a lot of other things, I never got around to it.

[dodgeboykim]

I have seen them cut out in magazines. Would be time consuming , But cool for a modded truck.

[CupcakeMike]

No idea how long they have been doing it but I was at the dealership a while back and noticed the new 3/4 and 1 tons have the fake louvers too...made me chuckle