Kacyc3

Did you have to trim the hood to clear your wipers?

TimAT

Mine fit with no problem. Mine is one of the last from Vanacor before they closed.

Kacyc3

I should have snapped on with how close it is to windshield.

jkippin

I think I may have the same hood as you. Got it from Ebay fit good but yes the wiper arm does hit. I still need to clearance the hood.

Kacyc3

Yep, thats the one. We re-bent the arm to get it to clear. Do you have anything sealing it so the carb/efi gets cold air?

jkippin

Yes I bought a cold air box from Ecklers and epoxied it in. I put a longer stud in the carb then gently closed the hood to find the center for the Air box. I am using an air cleaner base from a 71 C10 that I modified by cutting it down to the air filter outer diameter. The lid is also a 71 c10 piece that was modified the same way.

Kacyc3

doesnt leave much room for the air to get in

Mod75

This is my 40 year old Ecklers hood.
I had to trim the underside on the pass side for the wiper arm as i was running winter wiper blades "extra thick"

drwet

I have an L88 hood on my '79. Bought it from Corvette Central years ago. Bought the air box for it at the same time but never installed it. One of the concerns I have about installing it is the fact that the main brace at the rear of the hood blocks any airflow into the box. I will have to cut or drill the brace but I'm not sure how much I can afford to cut out of it without compromising the structure. I've thought about just drilling a series of holes in the brace. I could probably afford three or four 2 inch or so holes. Doesn't seem like that would flow enough air though. Anyone else dealt with this issue with their hood?

theandies

How about a picture of an L88 hood on a wiper door car. A wiper door car with and L88 hood the wipers should clear right?

If I ever went with and L88 (which is on my wish list) I'd keep my wiper door.

Kacyc3

No idea

jkippin

It does not seem to much of a concern for my engine it seems to get enough air IDK. I did dyno it with the air cleaner and with out and it did not make a difference. But I don't make a ton of power either. 350 hp and 340 ft lbs at the rear tires. certainly not a killer sbc.

carriljc

hmmm... don't have an external pic available. Here's one from underneath. I'll try to get one from outside later.

MelWff

The wipers are nowhere near the end of the hood on a wiper door car plus the hood doesnt have as much extension as the one being shown in this thread

Kacyc3

did you have any issues with the hood prop

jkippin

nope no issues.

Kacyc3

have any pics including the mounts before and after install?

Kacyc3

Any issues fitting the fresh air box to a sbc?

7t9l82

I have a short Baldwin motion hood. I am planning to make a filler panel for the wiper area. I don't like how the long hoods end so close to the windshield. It has to disrupt air flow.

Alwyn678

They Do look Good