I missed having my light underneath my hood when I got my fiberglass SS hood.....especially at night. I just got it working and it works just like a metal hood now....here....take a look...:lala:

 

Lookin good! Have any pics of it with the hood down? I have a light under the hood and have never gotten around to hooking it back up.

 

that is one nice engine bay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looks great....the light also.........but i say you should invest in a new coolant tank.......then under the hood will be even better......awesome....i would also like to see a pic of the hood down....

 

That engine looks great, did you polish the plenum yourself?

 

Here is a picuture with the hood down fella's...and I definently agree with getting a new coolant tank...that would brighten up the engine bay alot.....and yes sir, I polished it all by hand, plenum, runners, fuel rails...and everything else thats aluminum!...and I'm about ready to buy a new set of wheels...I can't wait for that

 

Well all that polishing paid off, it looks damn good.

BTW- Your sig pic isn't working, I don't know if you were aware of that

 

That SS hood looks awesome, the picture of that hood on the ASCD website does not look good, but looking at your car, that hood looks great. They should use your photo as their sample....How much hood clearance do you get with that hood compared to stock?

435$ isn'tn bad, the fit looks GREAT...

 

Thanks alot man, from the top of the plenum to the underside of the hood..there is probably atleast 2 1/2 inches or so..maybe a little more. I was going to put hood pins in it...but decided not to....I love the looks of hood pins....but I thought it might ruin the appearence of the rest of the car. I got my hood on sale last year and got it for $499.00 shipped to my door. I'll make sure to post a new thread when I get my new wheels.

 

How does the fiberglass hold up to the heat in the engine bay?

Right now I am running an RS hood in place of my stock Iroc hood because the air cleaner wouldn't fit, it's an air cleaner off a 62' vette...very tiny, very restrictive, but it was the only thing low enough to fit....those 2 extra inches sound good....

Does it come black or white?

 

I miss my underhood light as well.......

Oh well looks nice, where did you ground it?

 

I want ur car its my fav its sooo clean can tell u love ur car. How many miles does she have on her.

 

Flynlow...I attached a ground wire to the metl plate that the light is on and then ran the wire down to one of the strut bolts...and grounded it there. I hid all of the wires and it looks great.

Spdfrk1990..thanks man...I appreciate it!...not to many people around here give me any compliments on my Z28 and it's great to hear every once in awhile. To answer your question...my 91 has almost 84,XXXX on it....it's creepin up there....and I do need a new set of valve seals ...but I clean it everyday..I don't drive it when it rains...it's parked in the winter with a couple car covers tossed on it!

 

yeh valve seals goin bad r commin for small block chevs i replaced mine when i did my headers. Doesnt use a drop of oil now.

 

i miss my iroc-z that had a underhood lights, my pos formula doesnt

the engine bay is off the hook yo!

 

I read somewhere that you can use those reel type lights that come under some pickup truck hoods. They have enough cord to go all the way to the back of the car! I haven't found one yet--but when I do they're going into all of my cars! I heard they're under $40 new from the dealer.

 

Does anyone know where I can pick a new coolant tank up at??

 

Your local GM dealer......they still have them......

 

what type of struts are you using with your hood?

 

good question.....I'm using an old set...that wouldn't hold up a stock metal hood. They work great when it's warm outside....but when it's cold...the hood will not stay up at all. I think there is a set available for the 1982 CrossFire Injection hoods (fiberglass)..I'd like to check into those....

 

Hello 84 Custom that hoods looks sweet if you would like to have it in our customer showcase email it to us with some comments sincerely Rex Orr www.americansportscar.com

 

Rex whats the wait time on those things normally? 84s picture has me convinced thats the hood I want

 

Hello we are about 1 week behind on the ss style hood see ya Rex

 

<=== Always loved your car...

 

Here is one place:
http://www.thirdgenresource.com/inc/pdetail?v=1&pid=649

I looked on gmpartsdirect.com, but couldn't find it in their catalog. If you e-mail them your VIN and tell them what you want they'll return a part number. Then you can order from them.

Nice car- what does it do in the 1/4?
S-D

 

Thanks for hte heads up swerve-driver!..I'm going to order one asap. And about the 1/4 mile times...I really have no idea...it's never been at the track. A stock 1991 Z28 L98 should run at about 14.35 at 96 mph..(got info on the 1991 Z28 Drag Test in a magazine)....which is pretty descent. Not sure what mine would run at...hopefully in the 13's....?? There are still a few more things I want to get for my engine too.

 

Hi found your post while doing a search. How did you bolt it two the hood? The fiberglass is thin, kinda hard to get a nut behind it.


I have an SS hood on mine and i miss having the light as well. Did you ever find struts that work for the lighter hood. I have one good strut on mine it holds the hood for awhile but when its cold it falls.

 

I actually used "JB Weld".....a 2 part epoxy to hold the light in place. I've had it attatched forever..and it works fine. My hood struts are completely shot....and I have to use a plastic poll to hold the hood up....

 

I use the struts made for 82/83 "plastic hood"(thats what the Gm book calls it)
part#14045326
They just jumped up in price I believe
Gm parts direct carries them
I have a Harwood 2 1/2 cowl hood they work perfectly
Hope that helps

I think your struts are up-side down 84 custom...I'm pretty sure it doesnt affect the operation

 

JB weld...I have some in the tool box. Might just give that a try.

Thanks.....

Brock's91RS....Thanks for those part numbers!!!! Have to See if i can find them elsewhere first GM is always high in price.

 

your right..it probably doesn't matter. Just wish I could find a set that would hold my hood up

 

84customz28, I love your car! I find it hard to believe that you don't get many compliments on it, it's beautiful! Infact, your car is exactly what I'm working on making mine look like. I've got everything I need the Z rims, Hi rise spoiler, Z grille.. the only thing i'm missing is the ss hood. once i have everything rounded up I'm going to install it all at once. I CAN'T WAIT!!!!

 

funny I thought hooking the light back up was something everybody did when they put on fiberglass hoods. was the first thing I did when I got my car back from paint. all it took was a little ground wire. I hate the fact that new cars don't have a light.

 

84 custom what wheels are you thinking about going with?? Why do you want to change your car looks very nice the way it is.

 

I didn't realize I was?

I made that post WAY long ago...WAY before I got my TTII's....is that what your talking about?

 

HaHa...Its my fault i brought this post back from the dead.

Pop revites....They worked great to connect the light to the hood! I even used the little fasteners that clip into the hood to hold the wiring harness.

 

How did you mount the spring on the SS hood?

 

My hood came with a little bracket. You just kinda wind the spring around it and bolt it to the hood. The hood has mounts already in place for the spring to bolt on.

 

wow. blast from the past eh?

 

What size tires and wheels do you have on the car that is a sweet combo you have there. I am thinking about new wheels for my 92 Z Thanks for the information Rex

 

well, in the picture your talking about, those were just the factory 16 inch wheels and tires. Now, I'm running 17 inch TTII's with P275/40/R17's. That picture was taken ALONG time ago...and so many things have been modified since then. Here is an updated picture with the wheels...



I wish I would have gotten 18's though...since I got it lowered..the 17's look a little to small. Oh well, they will do for now

 

Thanks for the information The torque thrust Is the wheels I was intersted in and I think you probley had the stock factory off set. Thanks Again. Rex

 

Love the wheels as well. I got myself some Boyd Smoothie 2's going on as soon as I can get the car painted.

 

Where did you get the grill insert? That really sets the hood apart from the others. Very nice indeed.

 

I actually made it...it was out of a mustang...it's made fomr billet aluminum

 

has anyone ever thought about putting like a red/blue ect light behind the SS hood's grill?

 

Polish work looks good. Nice bay! I love having nice polished pieces!

 

Yeah I like that you did a good job...the stock grille is kinda cheap looking. I want to do something similar just havent had time to work on it.

A lighted grille would look good at night.

I wouldnt want to block the air flow over the TB/plenum though. When the hood is closed if you look thru the grill. You can see the TB is right behind the opening. After installing the ss hood. I felt the tb after going for a long drive and it was cool to the touch. its been in the 50s so that helps as well. The plenum was cooler too, then before with the stock hood. On the highway the throttle felt a little more responsive as well. It did drop the intake temps just by bolting it on. Not mention the weight savings.

I want to fab up something like the 4th gen ss hood. And pull that cold air into the motor. But keep the rain out.