I've been looking around for a louvered cowl hood, and the only one I can seem to find is the Daytona hood, which I love everything about, except the side vents. From what I understand, they're completely functional, but don't think they look great. I mean, they don't look horrid, but I dunno if I could live with them everyday. Does anyone know of any other cowl hoods that keep the louvers on the hood, or any way to make those side vents look better?

 

I'm looking for the same type of hood. I have a functional louvered hood. I want to find a cowl louvered hood and put the assembly into it but as you said the only one I've seen out there it the daytona.

P.S. I,ve seen this type of hood out there on Camaros so at least I know they exist I asked one guy about his, but all he said was that it was custom made

 

im thinking that on some of the daytona iroc hoods the vents are not cut out... if thats the case you could in theory take some fiberglass filler and smooth the vents out with the hood giving it that shaved look and then it would look smooth and stock. Just an idea -Matt

 

if I wanted to do all that, I would buy just a cowl and form it into my current hood if I'm paying 300-600 bucks for a hood I want it to come ready to install

 

Well thats about the only way to get the daytona iroc hood with out the vent... or you could just leave them and learn to love them. I would just go a normal cowl hood if i didn't like any other options for hoods.

 

I know the hood I want is out there, I've seen it around town. I need a cowl for engine clearance and I LOVE watching those louver open up so see I'm already in love with a hood

 

your talking about the how the 2nd gen camaro hoods? When they accelerate the back of the cowl has the "flap" that opens up to increase air flow?

 

The crossfire injection hoods do the same thing too.

 

thats the hood im talking about lol thats the hood I have

I want a cowl hood with louver indentions so I can cut them out and stick the functional louvers in

understand?

 

They exist...

Look for a Daytona hood, you'll find a few with the old style indentions in them.

 

ok my bad man, i see what your wanting to work with. i havn't seen any thing like that but keep me posted -Matt

 

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/auto...tailights.html

Check out the iroc at the bottom of the page... is that what u want? The hood has the louver indents that are functional... thats about as close as i can think of what ur lookin for. -Matt

 

isnt that just the daytona hood? any hoo thats the right concept but wrong hood

 

well i tried lol hey ScaryOne is this anything like what ur looking for?

 

Much. That's the Daytona hood with the holes filled in. Looks good. I know a guy who can do some 'glass, so I might start hunting after one and have him patch it up.

I know I don't need a cowl hood, but considering there's a dent on my hood, and a fiberglass hood would be so much lighter and cost about the same, I might as well.

 

i found what he is looking for i believe. it was on cardomain but here it is man let me know, -Matt

 

Exactly!!! now where did He get it??? lol

on another note: I have a concept in my head for a cowl hood the uses the existing lines on the hood but that would be quit a wide cowl


PS Thanx very much

 

Hey Matt you got a link to the cardomain? Id like to see more.

 

If you can bolt the louvers onto that (I dunno, I haven't seen a hood without louvers on it yet to know what the indentations look like) then that is *exactly* what I'm looking for.

 

SORRY GUYS.. its been a while and i must have missed the email that someone replyed... anyways CAMARO5960 here is the link that you wanted, also you can send a message to him ScaryOne and ask where he got the hood. lol sorry guys -Matt http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2496232

 

try here http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/ca...turbohood.aspx exactly what you want.

 

Actually, I saw a fully custom hood that someone should make from fiberglass. They cut along the two ridges on the hood, and put the cowl right there. HUGE cowl. Fits body lines, and looks amazing.

 

There is a hood like that on Blue502's car. Heres a link to the site. Click on Blue502 on the left. -Matt
http://irocnroll.com/

 

Exactly! If someone made that out of fiberglass, I'd buy it.

 

might be able to get one not sure if he bought it from a company or now. I like it to. -Matt

 

I know its not what you want to hear but I have the same hood as blue502 and it is custom built from fiberglass. It has the indentions for the factory hood louvers. Mine was on my iroc when I bought 12 years ago. I talked to blue502 along time ago and he said that there was only a few made buy some guy in oregon. Here's a link to a previous post. I imagine one can be made from a factory metal hood. https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/cama...y-89-iroc.html

 

I couldn't tell from Blue502's site, but your pictures have exactly the line I'm looking for, though I'd ditch the indentations before the louvers and on the sides. Just like the simple cowl more. But that's exactly the cut I'm talking about. There is a place that makes one without louvers. Maybe take it and see if it's possible to cut out the louver mounting on the factory hood and glass it in. I guess anything is possible with enough time and/or enough money.