69 N.O.X. RATT

I am midway through a 25.3 cert (6.5 ET) 69 vette build. The engine is a 960 HP, 572 with a TALL single plane intake. We are lowering the engine 1 in, but cant get it any lower than that and have everything line up like it needs to.

I am considering a 4 in. L-88 hood, but may need something taller than that. I know Vanacor is no longer in business

Any ideas?

Thanks,
John

DUB

John...it seems like this is a job for fiberglass mat and resin. I have fabricated up hoods many times on projects that are quite different than what GM designed the hood(s) for. This is where the "angles of the dangles" come into play...it more than likely will have to go up (obviously) and then back towards the windshield.

DUB

69 N.O.X. RATT

^.....yup, could be. That thought has crossed my mind more than once. I really like the lines of an L-88 hood.

The "theme" (whatever that exactly means) of the car is what would a 69 vette factory drag car look like if Chevy built one in 1969, so something that looks VERY similar to an L-88 is the direction I am leaning. The 5 in. Vanacor L-88 would have probably been perfect.

C3 Stroker

Would this one work?.....or you need taller....
http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corve...1968-1972.html

C3 Stroker

You did mention 5".......perhaps this scoop..http://www.dearbornclassics.com/hood...-and-high.html

l88rocket

Glasstek has some nice glass cowl hoods for a corvette there 6 inches tall

69 N.O.X. RATT

Thanks guys....will take a look at those options

redvetracr

I can get you (or anyone else) one of these but it`s only a skin.

69 N.O.X. RATT

Not a bad looking hood, but I really want something that looks like an L-88 hood

HBZ_81_C3

Please PM me some details on the hood.