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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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While doing some spring cleaning i stumbled across an old l-88 i had laying around from a vette my dad owned. The hood is a long style, 73-76 i believe. I tried to fit it onto my 1970 SB but the underside of the scoop was hitting my shroud. Unfortunately, even with the hood sitting a little higher in one corner, i fell in love with the look of the car with that hood. So my question is, will the l-88 short hoods fit on my car, or will the scoop hit again?
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 08:07 AM
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I cant be any help as to the fit of a short hood on your car (don't know why it wouldn't) but if you would like to sell your long hood PM me .Thanks
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 11:26 AM
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The short L88 hood was made to fit 68-72 with the wiper door setup.
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 11:39 AM
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If you want to sell the short hood, let know.
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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 05:52 AM
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im still wanting to know if the short hood will hit the fan shroud like the long one did
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anybody running this setup right now?
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I don't see why it would hit the shroud. Nothing about the hood is any lower than the stock one. Maybe you have an aftermarket shroud or something?
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 05:55 PM
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the l-88 hood must be lower at the cowl because my original hood still fits fine
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