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and if anybody else wants to post pictures please do i want to see as many different hoods as possible becasue i still dont know what i want on my car all look pretty good in there own way
Flat
Formula power bulge - Non functional cowl
Early TA - vacuum operated cowl
TA/GTA 4 vent
SE models only had the front vents
Aftermarket:
Cowl - sizes 1/2" to 11" aftermarket fiberglass or stick on cowls
Turbo/Daytona - Ultimate 80's cheesiness
Ram Air I - modeled after LT1 style RA hoods
Ram Air II - modeled after LS1 style RA hoods
These are the most common
A few custom and crossover types are around but not very easy to find as in the SS and big block hoods for firebirds
That last scoop looks identical to one I found laying on a car in the junkyard. After some research, it turned out to be from an early eighties rustang. I ended up selling it on ebay, lol.
70s something boss mustang, off ebay. I tried the new style but it was to small. this one fit and follows the lines of the hood. My purge is hidden under there. Ill take fresh cool air any way i can get it in fla.
1st- L88 style
2nd- a heat extractor hood made by some Japanese company
3rd- IDK
In the first post the third hood is the goodmark 2" cowl hood.
In the second one the third hood is the cervini ram air hood.
Thanks for posting some cool pics man and personally when it comes to hoods i love the cowl hoods but i just cant part with my louvered hood. Its what makes my car an IROC-Z with out that hood my car would start to look like other camaros locally. Im about the only person locally with it. lol
So I have a question. I've got a Firebird with the big flat front air dam and I'm thinking about removing the headlights completely. Is there a Camaro hood that I can swap to that'll be like a Firebird hood without the headlight cutouts?
im not 100% sure but i think that the camaro hood is the same other than the head light cut outs. So i think any camaro hood will fit. Thats kinda a cool idea man what are you going to use for headlights? Somthing like the mod where people put i think its the olds cutlass headlights beside the turn signals? Sorry if thats confusing but i dont remember exsactly how they did it but it looks cool. If you do that conversian and then put the camaro hood on the car it would look pretty cool and stock. -Matt
So I have a question. I've got a Firebird with the big flat front air dam and I'm thinking about removing the headlights completely. Is there a Camaro hood that I can swap to that'll be like a Firebird hood without the headlight cutouts?
A Camaro hood WILL NOT FIT a Firebird.
From the firewall to the strut towers, the profile is virtually the same. But the Firebird is lower, so from the strut towers forward, it drops about 3".
You can order Firebird some fiberglass hoods without the headlight cut outs though.
From the firewall to the strut towers, the profile is virtually the same. But the Firebird is lower, so from the strut towers forward, it drops about 3".
You can order Firebird some fiberglass hoods without the headlight cut outs though.
Duh should have known that lol i had an off day lol sorry about that guys thats for clearing that up. Stephen
Fiberglass hood with no cut-out? I will remember that. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by 19CAMARO85
Thats kinda a cool idea man what are you going to use for headlights? Somthing like the mod where people put i think its the olds cutlass headlights beside the turn signals? Sorry if thats confusing but i dont remember exsactly how they did it but it looks cool. If you do that conversian and then put the camaro hood on the car it would look pretty cool and stock. -Matt
A lot like that, actually. Unfortunately the 2" high Cutlass headlights are a little bit bigger than I want to use (I want 1 1/2" to match the turn signal). Plus I'd have to use two Cutlass lights when I just want one light. I'd like to use the leftover space to allow a little cold air into the engine bay.
I didn't know someone had done that before! If anyone has pics, I'd like to see them. It's just a passing idea and since I had run into a dead-end I almost gave up, but knowing how someone else did it would give me hope.
Fiberglass hood with no cut-out? I will remember that. Thanks!
A lot like that, actually. Unfortunately the 2" high Cutlass headlights are a little bit bigger than I want to use (I want 1 1/2" to match the turn signal). Plus I'd have to use two Cutlass lights when I just want one light. I'd like to use the leftover space to allow a little cold air into the engine bay.
I didn't know someone had done that before! If anyone has pics, I'd like to see them. It's just a passing idea and since I had run into a dead-end I almost gave up, but knowing how someone else did it would give me hope.
Ask and you shall recieve lol Here is just one person who did it. Check it out. Looks pretty cool. -Matt
I didn't know someone had done that before! If anyone has pics, I'd like to see them. It's just a passing idea and since I had run into a dead-end I almost gave up, but knowing how someone else did it would give me hope.
You can search Redraif for some pics here on TGO...Go to Redraifs cardomain.com page...or look around/do a TGO search
RedRaif used the exact lights I was looking at. I'm afraid of using them, though, because they're definitely not DOT-approved for use as headlights.
That's a hell of a write-up... it's pretty much scared me out of the idea. It doesn't look like it's worth the work. Maybe it'd be different if the hood was one solid piece and if the headlights were smoked like I planned to do, but I think I'll pass for right now an just continue absorbing information. Thanks for the help though!
Duh should have known that lol i had an off day lol sorry about that guys thats for clearing that up. Stephen 
