At Fergie's shop you can have custom 2,3, or 4" louvers
added to your special project. From industrial
cooling applications to flashy louvers on a car.

Besides looking good on hot rods,
louvers have ventilation benefits as well.

A 3" louver is 3/4" wide with an opening of 1/4"
they are normally spaced 1/2" apart
which works out to be 9 louvers per foot.
Rows of louvers are usually 5 or 6 inches apart
depending on the job and customer preference.

Any inner bracing in a hood or deck lid must be removed,
this usually involves cutting and re-welding.
If you are not comfortable doing this yourself I can do it for you.

Prior to punching the louvers the metal must be bare on both sides,
this way there are no surprises such as old body work or bondo.
A light coat of primer is OK but even a couple coats of paint can
cause a jagged edge on the leading edge of the louver require filing
and the paint will crack and is a bear to sand .

As far as the layout goes I like to keep fairly basic lines
with the rows parallel to something either the center of the hood
or the edge this is of course up to the customer
but remember louvers don't erase very well.
I have some louvered metal strips that I lay out on the hood for example,
so the customer has an idea what the final job will look like.

For automotive work I charge $1.50 per louver which includes the layout.
Paint stripping, cutting, and welding will be extra depending on the job.

Below are vehicles I have put louvers on:
(Click on the image to see a higher resolution picture)

Rat Rod Bike	Rat Rod Bike	Rat Rod Bike
My 40 Ford	My 40 Ford with 4" Louvers	My 40 Ford
28 Model A Roadster P/U	28 Model A Roadster P/U	28 Model A Roadster P/U
28 Model A Roadster P/U	Red Merc	Red Merc
55 Chevy BBQ	55 Chevy BBQ	55 Chevy BBQ
Kustom Merc	Kustom Merc	Kustom Merc
Kustom Merc	Kustom Merc	Viking Panel
54 Chev Hood	54 Ford	54 Ford
57 Chev BBQ	homebuilt speedster	homebuilt speedster
Ford Coupe	Ford Coupe	Ford Coupe
47 Plymouth	47 Plymouth	My F100 Panel
F100 Tailgate	A Couple Mercs	Merc
Chevy Truck	Chevy Truck	Austin
28 Model A	58 Chevy	32 Ford Coupe
28 Model A Visor	Blazer	Blazer
53 Buick	Legends Car	Legends Car
Blazer	Blazer	Blazer
34 Ford	34 Ford	34 Ford
57 Chev	57 Chev	57 Chev
Opel Bonneville Racer	GMC	Grand Marshall Parade Vehicle Disneyland, California
Grand Marshall Parade Vehicle Disneyland, California	RV	RV
		Louver Specs

Please feel free to contact me anytime:

Fergie Rodine
info@hotrodlouvers.com

1235 Mission Ridge Rd, Kelowna,
British Columbia, Canada.
V1W 3B2
Phone: (250)764-4705