New hood pictures
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 5,814
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From: Pittsburgh suburbs Pa.
Hood will bring those pesty questions
Is it really a L88 ? That is the type of question that I always got when I had my 67 Big Block convertible. Is it a big block? Unfortunately Bubba had taken the 435 HP engine out and sold it. When I bought the car it had a 67 327 corvette engine in it but still had the original big block hood. Naturally I liked the big block hood so I left it on there. When I would drive the car anywhere, the question was asked. It gets old explaining after a while.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,892
Likes: 3
From: Springfield Illinois
Guys,
They both look great, but I'm torn between two thoughts on the matter. The C3 is the only car I can think of where the fenders are actually HIGHER than the hood/bonnet, and a stock hood confirms this. And this fact really makes a C3 stand out in a car show or on the street, especially in Australia. You put a hood on that's taller than the fenders, and this effect is minimised.
However, I'd put one of those L88 hoods on in a heartbeat if I found that a taller manifold/spacer/carb/filter combo forced me to modify my standard '74 hood. DZRick, do you have the air valve in the back of that hood, or is it open to atmosphere? I like the idea of cowl induction and the '73/'74 standard air intake set up and presume it could be adapted to an L88 hood like you've got.
Regards from Down Under
aussiejohn
They both look great, but I'm torn between two thoughts on the matter. The C3 is the only car I can think of where the fenders are actually HIGHER than the hood/bonnet, and a stock hood confirms this. And this fact really makes a C3 stand out in a car show or on the street, especially in Australia. You put a hood on that's taller than the fenders, and this effect is minimised.
However, I'd put one of those L88 hoods on in a heartbeat if I found that a taller manifold/spacer/carb/filter combo forced me to modify my standard '74 hood. DZRick, do you have the air valve in the back of that hood, or is it open to atmosphere? I like the idea of cowl induction and the '73/'74 standard air intake set up and presume it could be adapted to an L88 hood like you've got.
Regards from Down Under
aussiejohn
