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-----jtb,,,Look real close at the black and white pic and you will notice the scooped hood. That was done because Joel along with every Corvette nut knew that a 68/9 tri-power intake was an inherently bad intake design. It was so low that raw fuel puddled up in the bottom. Joel and everybody else that wanted extra horses switched to higher intakes for better air flow. I did with the 69 435 that I bought brand new. I did it a bit differently and went with a 67 tri-power intake on my 69 as I wanted to keep the tri-power. I went with a factory L88 hood to get the clearance I needed. I knew how to set tri-power Hollys up pretty well and they generally ran better than a four or three barrel Holley. The cooler intake air was an added bonus. Those higher intakes required a taller hood. I dont see one on the car you have, therefore you might have a low intake. And be thankful no one butchered your car with the raised wheelwells on tha white car. Those things are atrocious. Yours are actually much nicer. I have modified, restored, and done general repair on Corvettes for close to 40 years, jtb. I didnt just pop in here.....Bill S

-------P.S.,,,I see your post and can see that your Vette has some decent peices under the hood. Ill bet it runs very strong. However,,,I see no signature Joel Rosen stuff. He was pretty specific about what he liked to do to get the horsepower where he wanted it. That doesnt mean that there werent other ways to get there as on your car. Now I would say that things happen to all these cars over the years and maybe some of his peices were changed out by someone.