stinger hood
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Burning Brakes
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From: staten island new york
St. Jude Donor '10
stinger hood
i have been purchasing parts for my car and wanting to go with a stinger hood for my 79. my question is why such a price difference between eklers and vanacor? is it quality of the hood , fitment issues, whats the difference?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Chicago IL
What is so out of place as a Stinger Hood?
They are nice but not just as simple as bolting them on. No matter how good the quality of the hood you'll still have to so some sanding and shaping to get them right. Also you'll have to bend down the rad support at the top to make clearance for the lower portion of the hood where the stinger comes to a point. They look great, but a pain in the you know what to get right!
They are nice but not just as simple as bolting them on. No matter how good the quality of the hood you'll still have to so some sanding and shaping to get them right. Also you'll have to bend down the rad support at the top to make clearance for the lower portion of the hood where the stinger comes to a point. They look great, but a pain in the you know what to get right!
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Racer
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From: London Ontario
Im gonna have to go with Vettebuyer. I love the hood on the C2s, but on the C3s it looks wierd mainly because the body lines dont match. the straight stinger against the sweeping fenders doesnt look right to me. I would prefer a big block, L88 or raised cowl hood over the stinger hood but thats just my opinion, if you like it put one on, its your car after all
Burning Brakes
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Im gonna have to go with Vettebuyer. I love the hood on the C2s, but on the C3s it looks wierd mainly because the body lines dont match. the straight stinger against the sweeping fenders doesnt look right to me. I would prefer a big block, L88 or raised cowl hood over the stinger hood but thats just my opinion, if you like it put one on, its your car after all
Instructor
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From: Lisbon Ohio
I say if you want a stinger hood go for it... Isn't that one of the points of having a Corvette? Making it your own?
There's some nice pics in this thread of Vettes with stinger hoods. (My personal favorite is Curtis74's...no offense to the others because they all look good.)
I hope you find the hood you want at a price you can live with.
There's some nice pics in this thread of Vettes with stinger hoods. (My personal favorite is Curtis74's...no offense to the others because they all look good.)
I hope you find the hood you want at a price you can live with.
