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Old Oct 31, 2017 | 12:54 PM
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Is there a way to tell whether my BB hood is original or aftermarket? Also are the hoods the same for 68-72? Thanks!
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Photos of hood
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Is it the short or long style? If it's a GM I think it would have some #'s somewhere?
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original hoods did not have smooth surface on the underside.
like yours does, however someone could have made it slick on the underside.
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Original GM hoods were press molded and had a smooth underside some after market hoods have laid fiberglass and are rough and you can see the fiberglass threads.
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68 BB hood is different on latch mounting area...it took me a while to figure that out when I tried to put it on my 71. Yours looks like a 69-72. Another give away is whether the emblem holes were originally for 427 or 454 or nothing (LT-1)
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...r-of-hood.html

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Thanks to all of you.
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