I've just procured a hood from an 1983 Z28. Now, the thing is, it's a fiberglass hood. Z28 hoods in 1983 should be steel, except the "LU5" ones with functional scoops. There are odd plastic things at the end of both ducts... could those be openable flaps? Did i indeed buy one of those functional intake hoods? I'm most curious, and I can't really check right now as the car is in a bodyshop If you guys have some info on such hoods (especially detailed pictures!), please post them here. I didn't find much info about this around here, and I'm sure I'm not the onl one who'd like to learn more

i thought that all of the z28 hoods between 82-84 were fiberglass

That's what I thought, too, but the tech article on 1983 model year, right here on thirdgen.org, says otherwise... I'm confused.

I don't THINK there are any actual working intakes on mine, but... oh well, I guess I'll know for sure when I have the car back from the bodyshop.

worse case scenario open them up with a dremel. get some cold air to that beast.

i almost bought one but later went with a goodmark cowl hood.

Well, maybe... It's not that I NEED functional scoops, I was just curious what I got

I have the 83 Z29 and mine is fiberglass, those plastic pieces are held on by 2 bolts on each and if you take them off there is just plates with 2 holes drilled in them. Doesnt really make any sense, idk y they are there.

Seems like mine is exactly like that, too.
Weird, the tech article on 1983 Camaros here on thirdgen.org says "All Z28 hoods were switched from SMC to steel except the LU5 air induction hood. Last year for this functional induction hood, only available on the Z28, which featured opening flaps for a ram air-like effect." Someone didn't do their homework, I guess ;-)

ya that is the first thing i wondered when i saw those little scoops, if they could be functional or not, mine is the L69 too... oops i meant Z28 up there too, i dont think they made Z29 in that year... lol

Mine is off of an 84... We ended up hacking it up for the 6" cowl...

Why you ask.... I got the hood for free and the scoop for $50....

A 6" cowl hood was over $350, I figured I could do some work....

thats a huge cowl, looks way bigger than 6 inches, what holds the cowl on the hood?

We left the lip on and came in from the back side... fiberglass resin is the main holder on it....

To be honest it is closer to 7, but I'll never admit it

I didn't have a lot of choice

The SMC/composite hood was available on '82-'83 Z28 but the functional version was LU5 only.Unlike the '82-'83 T/A where you could get a functional hood on the LU5/L69 and even the LG4.Also in the early '83 model run there was a recall due to the hoods delaminating (layers separating).I remember reading the TSB and it gave the VIN range the recall affected (thankfully my '83 was made well after).

My 83 is a late model run and has had no delamination problems at all. I've had it since new. The only problem I am having is that in the last few years, I have noticed that the hood is flattening out. The hood curvature does not match the tops of the fenders. The middle of the hood is about an 1/8" or more lower than the fenders.

Also, the left front corner has always been a little loose and it flops up and down going down the highway. I adjusted the bumper a little higher so it stays put. It's just a hair higher than the fender at that corner. No biggie though.

Larry

Mine is a true lu5 hood too. I have been thinking of hooking it up again once I run wires to the motor, but as of now the flaps just sit there. At about 65-70 mph the flaps open by themselves due to them having no resistance. I didn't know there were "fake" non operational hoods available on those cars. I was always under the notion that all cars got a regular flat hood except the lu5 which had the real functional hood. Hey Coolram, do you still have that vin list of the bad hoods? I think we talked about that once before but I don't remember.

Cheers!!

my hood was the same way, I simly unbolted the covers and cut out the openings. the ones that had openings already cut out, with functional flaps were for the Crossfire induction system.

i have an 84 z and its deff not a fiberglass hood. would there be any bad effects from cutting the things open? like water getting in?

Good question... What worries me even more, however, is if such cuts, exposing the inner structure of the fiberglass laminate, may cause weather damage to the hood itself - like humidity seeping into the fibers...

Yes, there was either a campaign or recall regarding the functional hoods, if i remember correctly what they did was make them nonfucntional by installing block off plates or something of the sort. This was due to the hydrolocking problem when people would go wot in rain and the cylinders would fill with water. It's also the reason crossfire injection earned the name "ceasefire" injection. I'm sure someone will post the actual bulletin.