Steel crossram hood on Ebay

[njcrossramjeffm]

somebody help me out here. why does this one look different than the one on page 308 of hoopers book? supersize picture then compare area around cutout for air cleaner.

[Charley Lillard]

I would rather have a Steel Hood than a Glas one. Steel one is alot more Rare, Fits better, holds paint and shape alot better. They Repo very nice Glas ones. I haven't seen any Repo Steel ones. Yes the one I had had pinhole rust spots in a couple places underneath and had hood pin holes that had been filled. Was still a Very usable Hood.

[Jeff H]

Let me ask this question, do the steel hoods have the holes for the hood pins like the fiberglass hoods? My opinion on the fiberglass being better is based on the reason the hood exists in the first place, less weight while racing. So the steel hood doesn't make much sense to me. Obviously it's much rarer, but who cares if it weighs more.

[Maxx]

I would agree with Charley on the steel hood vs. glass hood. The fit and finish would be much better using the steel hood, we all know that the glass hoods bow up at the center of the fender and flex and can shrink causing paint problems. Plus, closing the steel hood is much easier without the use of prop-rods or light weight springs. There are only a hand full of GM steel hoods produced.

I've also talked with Heartbeat city and he now has two steel GM X/Ram hoods! I understand he is selling a different one than the one from Canada.

Good luck!