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Jul 29, 2013 | 09:26 PM

CoolDansta

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Help with hood

Does anyone know if a hood from a 1968 corvette fit a 1981 corvette? If not then is there any modifications that can be done to the hood for it to fit the 1981

Jul 30, 2013 | 07:42 AM

Phil Zell

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Not without heavy modification. The 68 hood is shorter, and the latching system is totally different. Cheaper to find a hood for an 81.

Jul 30, 2013 | 08:02 AM

Vet76te

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Originally Posted by CoolDansta

Does anyone know if a hood from a 1968 corvette fit a 1981 corvette? If not then is there any modifications that can be done to the hood for it to fit the 1981

The 68 hood was much shorter than the 81 hood. The 68 thru 72 models had the windshield wiper door at the back of the hood. 73 and newer had the long good that covered the wiper area, (GM called it "hidden wipers").

There are other differences too,....but to answer your question, NO, without some major modifications a 68 hood will not interchange with an 81.