Well I took it for a dusk spin:
At this point the gap sealer has to be removed to open the hood. I tried some hinges but I cannot get enough of an angle to have the hood clear the door/ gap filler/ removable chunk. It will open almost vertical but the depth and edge curves make it hit the hood. I could try to get it to open father but then I run the risk of having a gap between the nose cone and trap door.
The hinges were kept as they make a nice attachment point to hold the piece onto the car.
Test run showed no issues and a cold engine and drive train cost down test was just a bit longer then my old (no tail, belly pan and regular tires) test I did 2 years ago. This just tells me I did not screw up the areo that bad
Now I can get to church tomorrow without having to bike
I plan on looking for a good grill block after church. Send the ideas in
they might trigger a workable plan. I am toying with just making an opening and calling it good but that seems like the cop out method. help me get something to work