look at this hood?
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Burning Brakes
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look at this hood?
is it just me or is the hood way off center on this car, there is one picture of it head on, i dunno what happened here. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979-...QQcmdZViewItem
Burning Brakes
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Yep, thats just about the way mine sat from the factory. Off center and pointing towards the passenger headlight. I left my motor mounts loose and slotted my tranny crossmember and pulled it "almost" into alignment. The engine sits offset to the passenger side anyway but the "off-center line" look can be adjusted. This is very common with our cars, just hard to see when the hood is up cause it blocks the straight on view. I couldn't get mine completely straight because the driveshaft would have contacted the tunnel. Makes it tricky when your building a custom hood.
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look at the hood ? the entire car is a P.O.S & HARD to look at...........!!!
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Drifting
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Originally Posted by mod81
is it just me or is the hood way off center on this car, there is one picture of it head on, i dunno what happened here. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979-...QQcmdZViewItem
Have you ever looked at the position of your own engine?
I wouldn't run him for pinks....unless you have another ride home.
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Originally Posted by Secret Squirrel
Guy may be member here and love his car just as you love your's
How did i know you would show & put your 2 cents in regarding MY post & noone elses ? HUMMMMMMMMM ?
Drifting
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Originally Posted by 427SIXPACK
How did i know you would show & put your 2 cents in regarding MY post & noone elses ? HUMMMMMMMMM ?
Vision impairments must be going around. I'd swear that in your profile it used to say that you was a member from around August\September this year?
I guess we'll have to live with our impairments.
EDIT:Seems i may not be impared at all, thank goodness for that 'cause i'm only a young bloke.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1489470
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St. Jude Donor '05
Except the hood I like it, the color is not my cup of tea but not the worst I've seen....
I wonder why they didn't make that scoop wider so that it can be centered ???
Here's a photoshopped version of the photo, looks pretty good....
I wonder why they didn't make that scoop wider so that it can be centered ???
Here's a photoshopped version of the photo, looks pretty good....
Last edited by MYBAD79; Dec 11, 2006 at 09:09 AM.
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If you look at the engine position in our cars they are all mounted towards the pass side.
(I read his info in a magazine article [Car craft, Hot Rod, or other,] so take it for what it is worth).
Apparently, back in the day someone noticed and asked GM WTF? What GM said the reason was, and the real reason, are two different things:
GM said it improved the balance, therefore improving handling performance. Typical BS answer from engineer and general public is happy.
Real Answer -- apparently, poor planning on the part of design engineers lead to mounting the engines to the right allowing necessary clearance for the steering anchor/box.
Cheers,
Crunch
(I read his info in a magazine article [Car craft, Hot Rod, or other,] so take it for what it is worth).
Apparently, back in the day someone noticed and asked GM WTF? What GM said the reason was, and the real reason, are two different things:
GM said it improved the balance, therefore improving handling performance. Typical BS answer from engineer and general public is happy.
Real Answer -- apparently, poor planning on the part of design engineers lead to mounting the engines to the right allowing necessary clearance for the steering anchor/box.
Cheers,
Crunch