foundvettelifeisgood

Does Ecklers offer a forum discount?

Corey_68

I picked mine up from Vanacor for $400, VERY pleased.

Jughead

I knew it Jay.

I got my hood from Ecklers primarily because they have the original molds from GM. I was disappointed though. The hood arrived and it looked like it was one that was returned to them for imperfections. I had scratches and two(2) 1 ft diameter areas were painted primer. The rest of the hood was not primered but just had a smooth coating. I called to complain and they said "No problem, just ship the hood back to us and once we receive it we'll ship out a new one." Guess what? Shipping was my responsibility. :mad At $100 one way, freight, that woulda cost me another $200 with no guarrantee that the 2nd hood would be any different than the 1st. The hood would have cost me almost $800.

I figured that I could spend that $200 somewhere else. The hood was easily repaired but it was just the point that I rec'd shoddy merchandise. I wasn't alone in this matter either. Other members here have reported similar circumstances. Would I buy another hood from Eckler's? NOPE!

I've read on the forum here that Vanacor and Gruhala are good sources.

Looking into my crystal ball Jay, I see a BB in your future.

SHAKERATTLEROLL

I have really been looking at one of these. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ayphotohosting They look very nice. One further note I did contact them and they also offer the same hood in the long design as well.

CGGorman

Seems a bit much to me... But if you need the clearance, you need the clearance.

OHSIXX

I bought my L88 Hood from Ecklers and it fit perfectly.

SHAKERATTLEROLL

Well I would like to put as much air cleaner on the Big Block as I can. I found years ago that if you use those drop base design air cleaners it henders performance. I myself would rather have a taller hood and be able to put on an intake combo that will help performance instead of build a HP engine and put on a low HP intake. But that is just me.

foundvettelifeisgood

Corey--I was thinking about this a couple years ago and read here some ugly stories about Vanacor. Glad to here that's changed. Is the hood nice underneath? Perfect fit?

Jughead--I'll be needing a Keisler and a paint job and a frozen motor before thoughts of BB enter the picture, but I'm not ruling it out.

Corey_68

The fit is great no adjustment needed. The underside of the hood is fine fore most people (I can take pics if you like), but I'm sanding it down smooth so you can't see the glass fibers. I also purchased their L88 "Cold Air Chamber" and in the process of glassing it one now.

Jughead

I found a picture of the hood shortly after receiving it. You can see the two sprayed primer spots but the scratches aren't visible.

69ttop502

I got my Ecklers L88 hood through Gary Gruhala. Great guy and saved me some money. Great service.

Twin_Turbo

Got mine from JC Whitney and it's made by Legendary Fiberglass and the quality is excellent, the price too

crf311

I purchased mine from Vanacor corvette. It fit fine. All I have to do was prime and paint. I have purchased a lot of body parts from them and have never had any complaints.