hood choices?
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From: Jennings LA
hood choices?
I am changing the hood on my 71, it has a big block hood now but I am eliminating the wiper door and need a long style hood. I called vanacors and wanted to order the long style big block hood but the said I would have to modify the front cap area by the windshield and the only one that would work with out modification is the L 88 long style. they state it is 2 1/4 over stock height. I really do not want a hood that is too high. anyone have a picture of this hood? the stinger hood does not seem to be as high as the L 88, this might be an option. pics and advise please if you got em. thanks
Drifting
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Call American Custom Industries and inquire about the RHF035L. This is a standard height L88 style hood specifically for 68-72 and eliminates the wiper door. Since the company you called mentioned a rear modification, it sounds like their long hood is molded to match '73 and later fenders at the rear. The above part number matches early fenders. ACI is a manufacturer and sells to most of the Vette parts houses, by direct and you might save $$$. 
http://www.acivette.com/aci0013m.htm
http://www.acivette.com/aci0013m.htm
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Originally Posted by gator79
I am changing the hood on my 71, it has a big block hood now but I am eliminating the wiper door and need a long style hood. I called vanacors and wanted to order the long style big block hood but the said I would have to modify the front cap area by the windshield and the only one that would work with out modification is the L 88 long style. they state it is 2 1/4 over stock height. I really do not want a hood that is too high. anyone have a picture of this hood? the stinger hood does not seem to be as high as the L 88, this might be an option. pics and advise please if you got em. thanks
personally I would go with the stinger hood. I am kinda pissed cause they only seel it in long style, Ian I like my wiper door ( actualy works trrouble free)
wish i could get one
tim
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I've actually thought about putting an LT-1 long hood on my car, but I've never found a picture of what it would look like. I'm afraid that the combination of the longer hood plus the rubber bumber wouldn't look right.
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From: Jennings LA
Originally Posted by ahoover
Call American Custom Industries and inquire about the RHF035L. This is a standard height L88 style hood specifically for 68-72 and eliminates the wiper door. Since the company you called mentioned a rear modification, it sounds like their long hood is molded to match '73 and later fenders at the rear. The above part number matches early fenders. ACI is a manufacturer and sells to most of the Vette parts houses, by direct and you might save $$$.
http://www.acivette.com/aci0013m.htm
http://www.acivette.com/aci0013m.htm
Burning Brakes
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From: Nederland Texas
Originally Posted by gator79
this is a picture of their L88 on a 71 at a local car show it was the 4 1/2 version. seems like it should be straighter across the back. if I remember the bottom of the windshield showed in the curves. what is the difference on the later C3's 73 on?
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still looking for pictures of long style hoods that eliminate the wiper door. anybody else have some?
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Originally Posted by gator79
I am changing the hood on my 71, it has a big block hood now but I am eliminating the wiper door and need a long style hood. I called vanacors and wanted to order the long style big block hood but the said I would have to modify the front cap area by the windshield and the only one that would work with out modification is the L 88 long style. they state it is 2 1/4 over stock height. I really do not want a hood that is too high. anyone have a picture of this hood? the stinger hood does not seem to be as high as the L 88, this might be an option. pics and advise please if you got em. thanks
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thanks Corey, that hood is starting to grow on me. how much clearance do you have under it? I may add fuel injection to my big block later and will need more clearance than the stock hoods offer.
I read somewhere the factory L 88 was 7/8 inch taller than the stock hood, so this hood is about 1 1/2 taller than the stock L 88 hood
I read somewhere the factory L 88 was 7/8 inch taller than the stock hood, so this hood is about 1 1/2 taller than the stock L 88 hood
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From: Jennings LA
found one
in my search for a hood I found one in my shop. I decided to go back with the factory hood and wiper door. the big block hood looks the best to me, I will just have to get used to the wiper door look.
thanks for the input
thanks for the input
Drifting
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i need alot of clearance under my hood. my intake and 1050 dominator sit very high. whats the tallest L-88 hood availible. is the aci L-88 hood 4'' or 4 1/2'' or does vanacour make a 4'', or 4 1/2'' or higher L-88 hood.
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call vanacor's corvette fiberglass. they are the nicest people. most of my car is made of their glass.
www.vanacorvette.com
www.vanacorvette.com
