Dedicated Day 2 Thread

[TheNovaMan]

Hi guys, quick question: what did guys like Jenkins do back in the day in terms of hoods when they ran tunnel rams - steel or fiberglass, and if they were fiberglass, were they bolt-on or lift-off/pin-on?

Edit: it's so awesome that Day 2 has its own section now!

[whitetop]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TheNovaMan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hi guys, quick question: what did guys like Jenkins do back in the day in terms of hoods when they ran tunnel rams - steel or fiberglass, and if they were fiberglass, were they bolt-on or lift-off/pin-on?

Edit: it's so awesome that Day 2 has its own section now! </div></div>

Most of the racers ran the lift off/pin on, thin fiberglass hoods.

This is a generalization but in the early to mid 70's probably the most common set up of all if you ran a TR on the street was the stock steel hood with a molded in fiberglass scoop but later in the 70's people started to go to the all fiberglass hoods or kept the stock steel hood with no hood scoop- ala the TR sticking up out in plain site where they could be seen.

Most street cars if they did run a fiberglass hood ran a thicker fiberglass that bolted on the regular hood hinges and used hood pins up front.

There was just so many steel/ fiberglass/ scoop/ no scoop combinations but as said I feel the most common was scoop pre '75 and no scoop after for some years-on the street. Race cars always seemed to use scoops-just the scoop shape changed over the years.

When Pro Street started going overboard in the early 80's when cars were running those funny car style cages etc they went back to running aero scoops with thin pin on fiberglass to emulate Pro Stock cars.

[TheNovaMan]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: whitetop</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Most of the racers ran the lift off/pin on, thin fiberglass hoods.

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Race cars always seemed to use scoops-just the scoop shape changed over the years.</div></div> OK, cool. That brings up two more questions:
1. Who makes the nicest flat, pin-on 'glass hoods for 68-72 Novas?
2. Should I get a pre-made &quot;Grump Lump&quot; or make my own?

[whitetop]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
OK, cool. That brings up two more questions:
1. Who makes the nicest flat, pin-on 'glass hoods for 68-72 Novas?
2. Should I get a pre-made &quot;Grump Lump&quot; or make my own? </div></div>

1. VFN makes good hoods. Not sure if they make a flat pin on model or not. I also heard good things from the company out of Florida. US Body Source or something like that.

2. Surprisingly, no one makes an accurate Grump Lump at this time.

[69 Post Sedan]

Pete.....if you look around at swap meets or on craigslist you might find a hood like the one hanging in my garage.

I bought mine a couple years ago at Jefferson Swap Meet.

Kurt

[whitetop]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 69 Post Sedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Pete.....if you look around at swap meets or on craigslist you might find a hood like the one hanging in my garage.

I bought mine a couple years ago at Jefferson Swap Meet.

Kurt
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L-88 hoods are so underrated. They look so good on just about any Chevrolet. They just reek 1970's nostalgia.

Yours looks good because the scoop goes nearly all the way towards the front of the hood. Some were way to short.

[Tommy]

I like the L88 hood too. They have a lot of attitude. I found this one on Ebay a few years ago in Chi Town. A friend from Steves Nova site In Sugar Grove,IL picked it up from the seller for me and delivered it on his way to see family. It's currently being painted Black with some lace work. I couldn't bear to tell that nice lady what I was going to do to that vintage lace table cloth ....... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]






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[Furback]

Motion hoods had the longest L88 scoop. My Camaro motion hood is that way. It is an original motion hood signed by the maker. This Nova hood must be a Motion. They were the only ones I ever saw that the scoop ended very close to the front of the hood.

[whitetop]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 69 Post Sedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Pete.....if you look around at swap meets or on craigslist you might find a hood like the one hanging in my garage.

I bought mine a couple years ago at Jefferson Swap Meet.

Kurt </div></div>

Kurt
Chevelle with L88 scoop. Looks bad with tow bar brackets etc.

[69 Post Sedan]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: whitetop</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 69 Post Sedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Pete.....if you look around at swap meets or on craigslist you might find a hood like the one hanging in my garage.

I bought mine a couple years ago at Jefferson Swap Meet.

Kurt </div></div>

Kurt
Chevelle with L88 scoop. Looks bad with tow bar brackets etc.

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[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

There was one of those for sale a few months ago out east for $75 on Team Chevelle. I wanted it in the worst way.....just to have it, but I had no way of getting it.

Kurt