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Old 12-31-2006, 10:41 AM
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I believe it is a tru fit hood that I was looking at in the catalogs. Please correct me on the company name if I am wrong. More importantly though, I am undecided since the vette the hood is pictured on has a body kit too. I was hoping maybe someone could point me towards some pictures of C4s with only a high rise hood. A spoiler is ok. I was thinking of the 2-3/4" hood personally. I am just not sure how it would look. I like the factory body lines of the C4 so much I don't know if I want to mess with them. Thanks for any help.
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these are all I have handy, sorry no info on them.
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I really do like the looks
I have heard they block ones vision from inside the car!
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Very nice. I think gregpenn has one on his car.
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Thanks Mojo. I believe that first pic is the same hood I was looking at. I need to double check. I have saved it, and as time goes by will look back on it and try to decide. It's tough. I am at the point were I like it but I am not sure if I want it.

Anyone have some more? I can always use more. Also, if there are other companies out there other than Tru Fit, please tell me about them or post a pic.

Thanks everyone.
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http://www.toledopro.com/vette-hoods.html

http://www.acsvette.com/hood.html
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Here is mine.

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Thanks James. The toledo pro hoods are the ones I was looking at.

nonnivett whose hood are you using and how tall is it?

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ToledoPro and Vanacors are the only two manufacturers of the high rise C4 hoods. Either sell direct and will provide the best price. The GS above and my hood are 2 3/4". Mojo's pics include the higher 4" -- which would be overbearing IMO.

www.toledopro.com and www.vanacorvette.com are the sites.

Plan on $2K+ to get the hood, the delivery, the prep, and the paint right.

Here are some more shots to give you a better idea....



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Originally Posted by 89sleeper
I really do like the looks
I have heard they block ones vision from inside the car!
The tall one is probably a nuisance, but the lower one would not block the vision of the average height person.

Mostly, the change in appearance takes a little getting used to. But, I think ToledoPro's look very nice. There's a nice taper on the sides, a nice overhang in the back, and the vents look good as well. Functionally speaking, you could put a bigger motor and/or higher intake under these hoods.

Then there's turbos, superchargers, and nitro.... And, rockets as well!

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How do I post pics of my hood?
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Originally Posted by vette40509
How do I post pics of my hood?
Go to the photos section and submit 3/day or pick a hosting service (like I did). I used photobucket. It's a free service where you can upload pics to, then post links in this forum.

If you want to SEE a link, click quote on my msg (with pics) and you'll see the correct reference.....

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homemade, bought smashed cowl off ebay, grafted it in myself

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OK, here goes! Never mind this is to much a pain.

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Originally Posted by vette40509
OK, here goes! Never mind this is to much a pain.
haha thanks anyway I do appreciate the effort. I have no idea how to post pics either so I always send them through email.

Thanks for the company info Greg.

nincompoop you did a very good job with grafting that scoop on.
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I can send them to email, send a email to malcolmmar@msn.com thanks

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