Disguising a Suzuki as a Mercury

[wjhuskey]

Hello guys. I have a 2001 bass boat with a 225 Mercury Optimax. The motor is weak and tired and I don't plan to spend any big money on a motor unless it's to upgrade to a 4 stroke. I love the original look my boat has and the era it came from...including the motor that blends in nicely with it.
The new Mercury 4 strokes would look flat out wrong on my boat but I've noticed the new Suzuki's still have a shape resembling the older 2 strokes...hood and lower unit too. I love the looks of the red stripe Mercury on my red and black boat so was wondering how possible or impossible it'd be to make my Mercury hood fit the Suzuki?
I know it sounds crazy but I've recently seen boat restorers using old vintage hoods on brand new motors. Some even have the hood re-shaped with fiberglass work to get the right shape and then apply decals desired. I was thinking maybe cut the Suzuki hood so that only 2 inches of the bottom is left and then rivet the Mercury hood to this. This would only work if the Mercury hood is slightly bigger than the Suzuki. Fill in the voids with liquid foam etc. Air intake would be the main thing to be careful with. Any helpful ideas out there?
Thanks in advance.

 

[Mc Tool]

Just get a new set of stickers for it ,heaps on the net

 

[redneck joe]

Any year that doesn't start with 19 is ugly imo. Why is yours 'old and tired'

 

[Jeff J]

I think it would be better to make a mold and create your own cowl but I expect an existing one could be modified to look how you want. I think modified would be quite a bit heavier.

 

[racerone]

Make a thin shell cowling using carbon fiber I say.

 

[wjhuskey]

Make a thin shell cowling using carbon fiber I say.

The carbon fiber sounds interesting and may look into that. More info on that, if you have it, would be greatly appreciated.
Mc Tool, I've thought of just putting the Mercury decals on the Suzuki hood too...the hood shape is really close to the Mercury, I may do that to keep it simple but would be much happier with the exact look.
Redneck Joe, it's old and tired because it's 25 years old and never been rebuilt.

 

[redneck joe]

My 82 is old and never rebuilt. Perfect compression which is about the only thing that gets tired, the rest is just wires and such. Kinda like my wife, it's much better to invest in what you have, that works and you can count on since she's been with you all this time. Or go with that new, expensive and shiny thing that may run hot for a minute before blowing up leaving you in the middle of the lake looking pathetic.

 

[Mc Tool]

Mc Tool, I've thought of just putting the Mercury decals on the Suzuki hood too...the hood shape is really close to the Mercury, I may do that to keep it simple but would be much happier with the exact look.

I bet ya that if you put Mercury decals on the Suzuki nobody would realise anything was amiss at a casual look

 

[wjhuskey]

I bet ya that if you put Mercury decals on the Suzuki nobody would realise anything was amiss at a casual look

My thoughts too