Motion Hood Question
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St. Jude Donor '25
Motion Hood Question
Any Motion experts?
My question is regarding the commonly seen Motion hood for the C3. Is the air intake actually cut out or not? Any help is appreciated.
My question is regarding the commonly seen Motion hood for the C3. Is the air intake actually cut out or not? Any help is appreciated.
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By no means an expert here...
Of all the cars I've ever seen that were being promoted as genuine Motion cars, the scoops have either been open or the angle didn't allow definitive proof. The only ones I've ever seen that were not open are the hoods that were available in the aftermarket. Wish I could be more help...
Of all the cars I've ever seen that were being promoted as genuine Motion cars, the scoops have either been open or the angle didn't allow definitive proof. The only ones I've ever seen that were not open are the hoods that were available in the aftermarket. Wish I could be more help...
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St. Jude Donor '25
By no means an expert here...
Of all the cars I've ever seen that were being promoted as genuine Motion cars, the scoops have either been open or the angle didn't allow definitive proof. The only ones I've ever seen that were not open are the hoods that were available in the aftermarket. Wish I could be more help...
Of all the cars I've ever seen that were being promoted as genuine Motion cars, the scoops have either been open or the angle didn't allow definitive proof. The only ones I've ever seen that were not open are the hoods that were available in the aftermarket. Wish I could be more help...
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Motion expert? Only Mr Rosen would count as that 
You know I have no idea which are "real" made by Motion ( I didn't see the documentation ) and which are copies...they pop up on CL a fair amount sometimes just called c3 hood or custom c3 hood but over time I have seen them many ways, ranging from nice hand laid glass to gross chopper gun etc...
I have seen ones with The 67 427 front cut open on some and others not cut then under the hood I have seen some that are just raw glass with all the scoop part open and others with slick better made fresh air boxes.
You could always give Mr Rosen a call and ask him........
You know I have no idea which are "real" made by Motion ( I didn't see the documentation ) and which are copies...they pop up on CL a fair amount sometimes just called c3 hood or custom c3 hood but over time I have seen them many ways, ranging from nice hand laid glass to gross chopper gun etc...
I have seen ones with The 67 427 front cut open on some and others not cut then under the hood I have seen some that are just raw glass with all the scoop part open and others with slick better made fresh air boxes.
You could always give Mr Rosen a call and ask him........
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I hear all that type stuff and I believe it happens but he has always been cool to me,
I called him just the other day with a quick question that he answered for me....
It just means to me what the part itself means to me...but I know some cats do go insane for this stuff...
On a mag cover is pretty much "free" documention in my world...
I fully believe hoods sold by Motion might be cut might be uncut, etc these were customs and things changed car to car build to build....
John, I missed your reply we were typing same time,
I feel like this is thin ice like talking mods to a fellow who worships NCRS since some people look at Motion like a Holy Grail but you ask "should" they be open,
I don't think you will find one cut in stone answer, "IF" you are making a 100% ( or as close as you can ) replica of a certain Motion car then do what they did to it's scoop
If you are doing something of a "John's tribute to Motion cars" then do the scoop the way you desire, I would lean to a nice air box either way,
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That is why I dig the cold air boxes under hood scoops they look "cool" to me, nice and finished under there....
This is YOURS build the c3 YOU desire make it YOUR car......
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I was just joking, I actually have talked to Joel before and he was very helpful, I certainly did not intend to bash him - I am certainly no expert for sure...I have all the info about the car my hood came off but again, that is only as good as the paper it was printed on really
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I was just joking, I actually have talked to Joel before and he was very helpful, I certainly did not intend to bash him - I am certainly no expert for sure...I have all the info about the car my hood came off but again, that is only as good as the paper it was printed on really
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and you do know that 'all' Motion cars were built to the customer's desired specs...or at least that's what I've read over and over...
Below are a few links of 'claimed' Motion Corvettes...the last link (the '69) is featured in a magazine I've got (Corvette Fever, I think), and the magazine article definitely shows a cutout scoop...I'd assume a hood offered by the shop as opposed to a completed car might differ...ie, the hood is likely offered as is; straight from the mold...hope these links help.
http://www.corvetteblogger.com/2011/...n-design-show/
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2014/06/...n-performance/
http://www.carguychronicles.com/2010...-stingray.html
http://toplowridersites.com/baldwin-...ttec3phase.../
http://corvetterepair.com/1969-motion-gt-iii/
Below are a few links of 'claimed' Motion Corvettes...the last link (the '69) is featured in a magazine I've got (Corvette Fever, I think), and the magazine article definitely shows a cutout scoop...I'd assume a hood offered by the shop as opposed to a completed car might differ...ie, the hood is likely offered as is; straight from the mold...hope these links help.
http://www.corvetteblogger.com/2011/...n-design-show/
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2014/06/...n-performance/
http://www.carguychronicles.com/2010...-stingray.html
http://toplowridersites.com/baldwin-...ttec3phase.../
http://corvetterepair.com/1969-motion-gt-iii/
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I just took a quick look at some of my old issues of "High-Performance Cars" magazine. High-Performance Cars was based in NYC, so they had easy access to both Motion Performance and Baldwin Motors. They regularly featured Motion Corvettes, Camaros, Novas, Chevelles and Impalas, as well as using Motion's shop for many of their tech articles.
Every Corvette I saw in the magazines, with a Motion hood, had the scoop opened up. I can post a few pictures from Cars tonight or tomorrow, if you'd like.
Every Corvette I saw in the magazines, with a Motion hood, had the scoop opened up. I can post a few pictures from Cars tonight or tomorrow, if you'd like.
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I just took a quick look at some of my old issues of "High-Performance Cars" magazine. High-Performance Cars was based in NYC, so they had easy access to both Motion Performance and Baldwin Motors. They regularly featured Motion Corvettes, Camaros, Novas, Chevelles and Impalas, as well as using Motion's shop for many of their tech articles.
Every Corvette I saw in the magazines, with a Motion hood, had the scoop opened up. I can post a few pictures from Cars tonight or tomorrow, if you'd like.
Every Corvette I saw in the magazines, with a Motion hood, had the scoop opened up. I can post a few pictures from Cars tonight or tomorrow, if you'd like.
