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So I was looking for a cost effective hood for my 69, not stock, but yet still stock hood.
I wanted Cowl Induction, so my solution, take a late model 1975 long hood, modify it, cut the back off.
and make into the short version Cold cowl induction, the tricky part was anticipating where the wiper door stops at
in front of cowl Induction hood. Now I have an oem. short factory cowl induction Hood.
The 73-75 hoods had a cowl door that was activated by a switch under the gas pedal. The air cleaner was open with a sleeve and gasket that sealed against the hood. When the pedal was nailed the door opened and the air at the base of the windshield was direct to the carb.
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Originally Posted by derekderek
and ya know, i can't see any reason for that door to close...
I think it would look cool seeing it open and close. But I'm weird that way. I still like the vacuum doors and lights on my car. It would be cool if it operated as quick as the carb butterflies
I'm working on doing the opposite, using a short baldwin motion hood on a 79. I had a wiper door cover made to mimic the late model hood so it meets the fender tops and windshield. Now the issue is matching the paint,lol
I have the working door , gasket seal and the screen, after reviewing the design and use, and airflow.
I choose to not use the door flap, it is quite restrictive, instead I removed the door and solenoid, for better air flow.
and I kept the original fiberglass seal-plate, minus the door and solenoid.
the complete underside remains stock. no changes, very easy to do, practically a line that says cut here for short hood !
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