Cowl Induction Opinions (Need pics!!)
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Cowl Induction Opinions (Need pics!!)
Ok, I am ready to finally by a new hood. My current hood is a 2-piece hood that has been custom made and I don't trust Bondo any more.
Anyways, I want a hood that goes up to the windshield. The only one i know of is the 2 1/4 inch Unlimited hood. Anyone have pics of others. Please show as many as possible, Thanks
Anyways, I want a hood that goes up to the windshield. The only one i know of is the 2 1/4 inch Unlimited hood. Anyone have pics of others. Please show as many as possible, Thanks
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Heres mine. It is a Harwood 2 3/4 bolt on. IMO the Harwood looks the best because it doesn't have the "ridge"in the center like the A & A and Unlimited and most others have.
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92RSB4C that looks almost just like the one we made! You know Mike, maybe we shoulda set your original hood on the car while its in storage instead of the cowl. Since all its got on it is primer, water is gonna soak into it. If we hadn't have done that it would proabbly be just fine to use. Oh well you're spending enough $$ on the car might as well just buy one!
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here's mine, VFN 4" cowl, I like the line in the middle of the hood personally because it looks more like the factory piece than the Harwoods
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Hey MeanYellowZ, haven't seen that car around for awhile, I used to have that pic as a goal for my car, but i don't have a good interior for yellow paint though (red) love that car man.
Anyone have pics of the 2 1/4 inch cowl, like the one that came on the 1st gen Z-28's?
Anyone have pics of the 2 1/4 inch cowl, like the one that came on the 1st gen Z-28's?
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what ever you do, do not buy the unlimited 2 1/4 cowl. i bought one. i think it looks awsome. but the biggest problem is that their quality is ****. on top of the $300 i spent on the hood i had to spend an additional $300 at a body shot to get it straight.
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Car: 1991 Camaro Z28
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Heavey_Chevy... weird you should mention that. Look above, mine came cracked to me. However, there are few people in my town that bought one, the straightness of it was what was good about it. The hood has lined up with everyones I know. However, I still do not have mine on.
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Car: 84 camaro Z28
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what i ment about being straight is getting all the inperfections out of the gell coat. it lines up perfect. my hood arrived with some small cracks at the tip. it also had a chipped corner. luckly i have a friend that works at an autobody shop that took care of it for me. he said that my hood was really bad and i should have bought one from harwood.but still $300 is alot of extra money. what color is your car. mine is black, that is why you can see any imperfect. i think you will like it once you get on your car.
what i ment about being straight is getting all the inperfections out of the gell coat. it lines up perfect. my hood arrived with some small cracks at the tip. it also had a chipped corner. luckly i have a friend that works at an autobody shop that took care of it for me. he said that my hood was really bad and i should have bought one from harwood.but still $300 is alot of extra money. what color is your car. mine is black, that is why you can see any imperfect. i think you will like it once you get on your car.
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Car: 85 Z28
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I have more pics of the hood, it is made by glasstek and looks like the 1st gen's cowls.
photos.yahoo.com/j_hougnon there is even a hood section.
sorry, that the car is dirty in these pics.
photos.yahoo.com/j_hougnon there is even a hood section.
sorry, that the car is dirty in these pics.
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MeanYellowZ, where did you get that hood? What kind is it? That is sweet! I love the stripes on the cowl. I always wondered how i could get a cowl hood and still have stripes, problem solved.
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Glasstek makes some very high quality pieces. People in the racing circuits who are in the know use Glasstek. That should tell you something right there.
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Can someone photoshop MeanYellow Z's car to red with white stripes? I would like to see what my car would look like with the set-up. Thanks in advance.
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Car: 1991 Camaro Z28
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heavy_chevy29, Black as well, I wanted a harwood, but the price was rather high.
BuddyLeeX, www.unlimitedproducts.com has the cheapest hood, but read above as that's what we were talking about.
BuddyLeeX, www.unlimitedproducts.com has the cheapest hood, but read above as that's what we were talking about.
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Car: '89 IROC-Z
Engine: Canfield 195 headed 358ci
Transmission: TH350, Art Carr 9.5"
Axle/Gears: 3.92 Dana 44
Heres a pic of my Cervini Ram-Air hood. Not exactly your typical cowl hood but I like it.
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my hood
Here's my 4" cowl. I bought the fiberglass cowl and grafted it to a $10 junkyard hood. Rather easy actually.
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