69 L71 Hood
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Racer
Joined: Nov 2012
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From: Port Washington WI
69 L71 Hood
Good morning all,
I was discussing the wiper door assembly on my 69 L71 with my builder. He tells me that all BBs of that vintage had the high rise/long hood that eliminated the need for the wiper door. The car as I got it from my brother's estate has what looks like a BB hood, is badged 427 and it fits the car with the wiper door in place. Not sure if I have all the actuator parts (haven't got that far yet). The car came with a SB in the frame but I built a tri-power 427 for it. So will that fit under the short hood? Unless for some reason the original BB hood was swapped out to a SB. None of the other BB parts seemed to have been swapped out, I was told the previous owner exploded the original motor and had a SB hanging around so he just dropped it in.
I was discussing the wiper door assembly on my 69 L71 with my builder. He tells me that all BBs of that vintage had the high rise/long hood that eliminated the need for the wiper door. The car as I got it from my brother's estate has what looks like a BB hood, is badged 427 and it fits the car with the wiper door in place. Not sure if I have all the actuator parts (haven't got that far yet). The car came with a SB in the frame but I built a tri-power 427 for it. So will that fit under the short hood? Unless for some reason the original BB hood was swapped out to a SB. None of the other BB parts seemed to have been swapped out, I was told the previous owner exploded the original motor and had a SB hanging around so he just dropped it in.
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Racer
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 340
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From: Port Washington WI
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From: Crossville TN
He was trying to 'convince' you that HE didn't need to deal with that.
Yes, he was wrong. Or...he was just lying to you so that he didn't have to figure it out.
Find a builder that won't steer you wrong.
Yes, he was wrong. Or...he was just lying to you so that he didn't have to figure it out.
Find a builder that won't steer you wrong.
