What's the difference...?
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Melting Slicks
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What's the difference...?
Between an "L-88" hood and a "big block" hood? I always assumed they were the same until reading something recently indicating otherwise.
Need something to cover-up my pending TPI swap...
Need something to cover-up my pending TPI swap...
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by jerrylee
hey tony..check out my profile...i have a good pix of my bb hood...
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by Jughead
Was there a BB hood in '74?
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Melting Slicks
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From: Montreal Qc.
Originally Posted by TonySinclair
Between an "L-88" hood and a "big block" hood? I always assumed they were the same until reading something recently indicating otherwise.
Need something to cover-up my pending TPI swap...
Need something to cover-up my pending TPI swap...
L-88 hood questions go in Tech/Perf
BB hood questions go in Gen
Although the mention of a TPI swap might be enough to keep this one in Tech
Trying to be funny. Sorry, been a long day 
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Originally Posted by TonySinclair
Between an "L-88" hood and a "big block" hood? I always assumed they were the same until reading something recently indicating otherwise.
Need something to cover-up my pending TPI swap...
Need something to cover-up my pending TPI swap...
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From: Huntersville NC
obviously, the L-88 hood was only used in 68 and 69 with the L-88 option. The bigblock hood was used in 68 -72. To the experienced eye there is a big and obvious difference. Perhaps the most obvious difference, aside from the height difference is the 2 chrome inserts used on the bigblock hood. I believe the 73 and 74 bigblock cars used the same hood as the smallblock cars.
Tony, what year do you have? With aftermarket hoods you have to consider whether you have a wiper door (68-72) or not.
Tony, what year do you have? With aftermarket hoods you have to consider whether you have a wiper door (68-72) or not.
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Originally Posted by PRNDL
I believe the 73 and 74 bigblock cars used the same hood as the smallblock cars.
Tony, what year do you have? With aftermarket hoods you have to consider whether you have a wiper door (68-72) or not.
Tony, what year do you have? With aftermarket hoods you have to consider whether you have a wiper door (68-72) or not.
My car is a '74. I believe Vanacor makes both the L-88 and LT-1 hoods in the later-model "long" version to fit my car.