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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 11:48 AM
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2" or 2.5" cowl for birds?

Anyone know of a company that sells a 2" or 2.5" bolt on cowl hood for the birds? All I can seem to find are 4" cowls for birds and that looks to high for my tastes.
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 03:45 PM
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anything smaller than 4'' looks to small because the hoods are so big
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Old Nov 23, 2004 | 06:04 PM
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Try these guys. I want to get a bolt on cowl too.

http://www.up22.com/scoopw1.htm
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Old Nov 24, 2004 | 08:36 AM
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Try VFN Fiberglass, (630) 543-0232 or check out their online catalog at www.vfnfiberglass.com. The sell bolt on and pin on 2" and 4" cowl hoods, and can custom make other scoops too. They are reasonably priced, and good quality. I have bought 2 hoods from them, and have had no problems (they come really straight for being fiberglass).
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 01:35 PM
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Originally posted by blk91gta
anything smaller than 4'' looks to small because the hoods are so big
I disagree. :shrug:
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 07:55 PM
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Yeah. Cowls look bad *** on Camaros, but I think that because the 'Birds hoods are so sloped, it's tough to get a cowl to fit the body lines.
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Old Nov 28, 2004 | 08:42 PM
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go ram air, cowls are for camaros
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 03:13 PM
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This is what I want... Paint and hood-wise. Anyone know who's car it is? I can't remember where I got the image.
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Old Nov 29, 2004 | 11:09 PM
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I dunno whose car that is, but it appears to have a Harwood 3" cowl hood on it. It looks exactly like mine. Only shiny.

Link to Harwood 82-92 Firebird hood webpage
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 12:33 PM
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Thats GOldRush's Car :rockon:
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 03:06 PM
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looks awesome

now this looks better than a small hood, bigger is better! lol
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Old Nov 30, 2004 | 04:27 PM
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Re: looks awesome

Originally posted by blk91gta
now this looks better than a small hood, bigger is better! lol
Nope, that yellow one looks to tall and chunky. I like the way the Harwood 3" is more progressive, i.e. short at the front and gets taller at the back.

Firebird 383, that's exactly what I needed. I had just found it in the appearance section too. Thanks!
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