Post pictures of your L-88 hood
02-09-2007, 09:23 AM
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Le Mans Master
Damn you can always tell an original from the repops. The repops do not fit NEAR as well as the original... Seems like they all have high spots or gaps in the lines. They do look cool though and I will be getting one.
02-09-2007, 09:47 AM
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Racer
02-09-2007, 09:52 AM
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02-09-2007, 01:39 PM
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It's part to part variablity that is what eats the onesie-twosie aftermarket houses lunch.Having said all that, Those still don't match the quality of the original GM (Rockwell) hoods, If you lay them side by side, you will definitly be able to tell the difference. No way in hell I would pay the prices they are asking for one of the original hoods though.
Bullshark
02-09-2007, 02:09 PM
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Racer
Skunk, I think ajrothm was just making a general observation. I too have an Eckler hood on Project RamJet and it is alot better than most of the stuff I have seen out there. I purchased mine back when Eckler actually made them. Now, unless things have changed recently, they get them from Corvette Image who I understand purchased Ecklers tooling?? Based on my experience (albeit small ) I would definitly spend the extra bucks and go with Corvette Image. Although, someone told me they have a long lead time. It's part to part variablity that is what eats the onesie-twosie aftermarket houses lunch.
Having said all that, Those still don't match the quality of the original GM (Rockwell) hoods, If you lay them side by side, you will definitly be able to tell the difference. No way in hell I would pay the prices they are asking for one of the original hoods though.
Bullshark
It's part to part variablity that is what eats the onesie-twosie aftermarket houses lunch.Having said all that, Those still don't match the quality of the original GM (Rockwell) hoods, If you lay them side by side, you will definitly be able to tell the difference. No way in hell I would pay the prices they are asking for one of the original hoods though.
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02-09-2007, 02:23 PM
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Mine was Vanacor's and it fit very well in the initial test fit. If I remember right it's also the cheapest place to get them. I had to wait three weeks, but it was only $80 freight too.
02-09-2007, 02:28 PM
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Melting Slicks
Not sure, but I've been told that mine is "probably" an ecklers... The fit is decent... but by no means factory.
Only the real nit-pickers notice, and I usually just tell them to shut the h*ll up.
Only the real nit-pickers notice, and I usually just tell them to shut the h*ll up.
