Steel crossram hood on Ebay

[TimJ]

I just looked at the steel crossram hood my Z-28(garnet red,service package JL-8 with eaton posi,chambered exhaust,140 camshaft,endura,console delete etc.)has and the airbox drops down 3 inches to meet the much lower(than the 472 intake)crossram aircleaner. I wouldnt buy from anyone with a cash only no return policy let alone this particular dealer who has a reputation for misrepresenting authenticity of parts.I also own a 69 copo camaro,rally green,m-22,8-track; both cars are local with canadian documentation.I am currently restoring a 67 hemi gtx and i race a 70 eliminator 428cj in nhra super stock.I read somewhere vince piggins wanted to offer the crossram as an rpo so they started to tool up the hoods but stopped when they realized with no chokes or exhaust crossover streetability was never going to meet gm standards.The last production number i heard was 4 of these hoods were known to exist.

[JChlupsa]

Tim, Aloha mind if I ask where you from? theres a reason behind my madness

[TimJ]

hi jeff; I'm from vancouver b.c. on the west coast and both the Z-28 and the copo were sold new here.There were 4 copos sold in b.c. only 2 are still here,the other 2 are in L.A.

[JChlupsa]

Aloha and thanks for the Info, Theres a twin to your car here thats undergoing a complete resto right now. Only difference in this Garnet Red Z is in addition to what yours has also has the Liquid Tire chain option. Yes along with the JL8 and Steel GM Crossram hood and all the correct GM items to fit under it. Car was just sold this past year and now with its 2nd owner. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]

This cars ID is 124379N606267 close to yours at all ???

[JoeC]

Jim, could the original steel cowl induction 2x4 hoods have been built by Chevy engineering prototype shop? The reason I ask is because I have a 1970 Camaro cowl induction hood built by Chevy engineering prototype shop and it looks like a production unit but it of course was never in production. The sheet metal looks like it was formed with some type of tooling as the form work is very well done. Could the 1969 steel cowl induction 2x4 hoods have been built by the prototype shop using a low volume process just to make a few until the fiberglass hoods became available?

[Jim Mattison]

I know that only a very few 1970 cowl hoods were made. You have a "very" rare piece indeed! Yes, the 1970 Camaro cowl hoods were hand-made at the GM Tech Center. They were supposed to be for the drag race guys, mainly Jenkins, and a couple of others. The cowl hood on the 1970 Camaro would give more clearance for the carb and air cleaner assembly. As such, they could get more horsepower!

I don't know for sure why they never went into production, but I heard a rumor that the folks from Chrysler were protesting them as giving Chevy an unfair advantage.

As for the steel '69 cross-ram hoods, I believe that they were made from production steel hoods. An outside vendor was hired to put the inner structure in them.

Jim Mattison

[68z302]

tim69427,

Were all 4 of those COPO's sold at Mussallem Chev Olds in Haney B.C.?
I believe they also brought in some L89's in '69.
Do you know if anyone's tracked these down? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]

Rob

[COPO PETE]

At least one was sold at Reuben Buerge Motors in Nelson BC.
Peter

[68z302]

copopete
That would make sense, I thought mussallem had only brought in 3 COPO cars with Buck Kinney's encouragement.
Thanks [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[TimJ]

68z28 hi,my z-28 was sold new at mussallem motors and i believe they sold 2 copo camaros a hugger orange m-21 and a daytona yellow one which is headed to L.A. to join the orange one.a blue one was sold from pacific gmc and mine which is the last one listed on ed cuneen's site (vin 664)was sold from mander chev-olds in north vancouver the copo chevelle they sold is being restored locally also.