What is This Hood?
03-11-2017, 06:17 PM
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03-13-2017, 03:57 PM
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03-13-2017, 04:22 PM
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I think American Sports Car Design, was the first to make them. They were originally in Marysville TN, but they're now located in Florida.
Fiber Concepts in Warminster PA might make them too. I know they make "stinger" hoods for 97 up Corvettes, and I think they have them for other years, as well as other Chevrolets.
Fiber Concepts in Warminster PA might make them too. I know they make "stinger" hoods for 97 up Corvettes, and I think they have them for other years, as well as other Chevrolets.
03-13-2017, 05:00 PM
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03-13-2017, 07:16 PM
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Ecklers Stinger on my '69. I had to replace the front clip, so just did away with the wiper door and modified the front clip to fit on either side between the doors and the hood.
03-13-2017, 07:33 PM
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I believe because it was so stunning on the 67 the 427 scoop with stinger just looks like a sweet carry over to the 68, really fits the car well especially chrome c3s
03-13-2017, 08:03 PM
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Wes, that is a motion phase "style" hood you have, a 67 427 scoop on top of a 68-72 modified lt1 bb hood, no stinger on that hood,...and stinger fiberglass/ecklers a supporting vendor sells their version of that phase hood almost 1/2 what you paid.
03-13-2017, 10:29 PM
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I called
Fiber Concepts and left a message, the guy called me back about an hour later. He seemed surprised to hear that no one is making the stinger hood for a 71. We had a nice talk and he said to contact him this coming fall and he might take a serious look at doing it.
Fiber Concepts and left a message, the guy called me back about an hour later. He seemed surprised to hear that no one is making the stinger hood for a 71. We had a nice talk and he said to contact him this coming fall and he might take a serious look at doing it.
03-23-2017, 01:51 AM
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Vanacors,
Hum, i knew they did rip ecklers on that but didnt know they sold any before all the drama and going defunct,
I only heard feedback from a few using Ecklers stinger hood and all said it fit well,
Some People think a c3 hood can be swapped around and will always fit well, this is not the case even swapping stock hoods what fits your car super might fit mine crappy...
Hum, i knew they did rip ecklers on that but didnt know they sold any before all the drama and going defunct,
I only heard feedback from a few using Ecklers stinger hood and all said it fit well,
Some People think a c3 hood can be swapped around and will always fit well, this is not the case even swapping stock hoods what fits your car super might fit mine crappy...
I have an Ecklers stinger hood that is probably 10-12 yrs old waiting to go on my first project car. It will take some serious massaging to fit the fenders on mine.
BUT....I love the Stinger hood. I had a 67 Camaro back in 1969-72 that I bought a full fiberglass Stinger hood for. Left it primer black vs the original red of the Camaro with the white nose stripe and hideaway headlights. Man....I loved that car. Sold it to pay for my senior year of college. Should have dropped out and kept the car.....LOL
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