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Old 01-21-2007, 08:34 PM
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hood, tell me what u think.

i have a fake cowl for now, but the guy i got the car from had put it on...the bondo had cracked all the way down on both sides... so i sanded it all down, fixed it...here is before and after pics
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Old 01-21-2007, 08:38 PM
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That is one tiny cowl, but looks good none the less just make sure you get the hood painted.

Chris is a ***...lol
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that is one small cowl man, to small for my tastes but to each their own.
Old 01-21-2007, 08:39 PM
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yea....its a rattle can. it has to do for now. at least till i get my new hood or paint
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Old 01-21-2007, 08:40 PM
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Hood looks a lot better, but my eyes keep going to the foglights....you plan on keeping em like that or doing something different?
Old 01-21-2007, 08:42 PM
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Hood looks a lot better, but my eyes keep going to the foglights....you plan on keeping em like that or doing something different?
plan on losing that grill and getting an iroc one w/ the foglights that go w/ that.
Old 01-21-2007, 08:44 PM
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its a 2 in. plan on getting 4 in. or ss hood (mostly ss hood) lol
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So its a fake cowl, i got that much. Got any pics of the hood from the driver's angle? Did the last guy basically just make a mountain of bondo? Or can you actually get some clearance underneath? I like it alot, the smooth edge is different, ive never seen that before. Looks very factory!
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It looks way better than it did, good job
Old 01-21-2007, 09:36 PM
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So its a fake cowl, i got that much. Got any pics of the hood from the driver's angle? Did the last guy basically just make a mountain of bondo? Or can you actually get some clearance underneath? I like it alot, the smooth edge is different, ive never seen that before. Looks very factory!
yea i guess u could say he did that, it was a total disaster.. as for the driver angle, this is the best i got for now
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Old 01-21-2007, 10:21 PM
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Nice clean blend. Couldnt tell its fake. Needs to be bigger. Kinda small
Old 01-22-2007, 10:53 AM
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hey dont take all the credit i did most of it u sanded a lil lol i didnt no i did that good of a job for my second bondo job
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Hey....I like it ...reminds me of the 69 cowl.....nice job.....
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Not bad- never much of a fan for cowl hoods but at least that one is subtle. A fresh coat of paint and little work with the grill and you're on your way.
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So cliche BUT size does matter
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Nice. It has a subtle look. The big ones are overkill.
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You know, a few minutes with a die grinder will make that cowl functional.

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see thats what i want for mine just a 1 or 2 but a real one
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Looks great until you get to the back of the scoop. Im used to seeing the scoop be extended past where the back of the hood is.
Old 01-23-2007, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by JimmyDavidson
Looks great until you get to the back of the scoop. Im used to seeing the scoop be extended past where the back of the hood is.
i know what u mean, but as i said, this is a temp fix untill i can get a job and some $$ to get my big block or ss hood
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Looks good. Yeah...I think it should have been a bigger cowl though. Why would someone go with a 2 inch cowl to begin with unless it is given to them?
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Originally Posted by shades69x
Hey....I like it ...reminds me of the 69 cowl.....nice job.....
My dad's Chevelle SS has a hood that looks almost identical, just an inch higher. Looks good!
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wow, you saved that hood. wouldn't recongize it from the before pic.

if the cowl extended to the edge of the windshield area it'd be perfect.
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Looks good. I like the smaller cowl hoods. If its you DD or weekend cruiser thats all you need. I wouldnt go bigger than a 2" or 3" unless it was strictly a race car. Just my opinion.
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Dont cut a hole in the hood to make it functional. The hoods flex enough as it is and will crack bondo you dont need to make it weaker.
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I like it.
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