Every time I see this pic, makes me wonder what Jeff is really doin over there!

Any updates? Im sure everyone wants to know!

You gave us a few teaser pics a few months back.

 

I really like the reverse cowl hoods...I hope someone makes them soon, or i will have to bust out by horrible skills and attempt one

edit: my typing is almost as bad as my metal work :P

 

Yeah, what kind of hood is that and who makes it?

 

it is a reverse cowl hood. and a company in japan makes them. you can order one but i think the last time i seen a price shipped to the US for one is was around $1500

 

Kandie91Z ( i think ) was working on a US version - Im dying to know whats going on with that!

 

if a cowl hood raises up in the air then shouldnt a R E V E R S E cowl hood go ...... backwards? I think it looks like a wider cowl and im not all that impressed. Looks like a Joblong (sp) hood. Those are so much nicer IMO

 

Gio, its hard to see, but see the scoop in the middle of the hood? Its like the ones on the Ford GTs, where it scoops up from the bottom of the radiator.

 

i do see it now.....hmmmmmm lil better knowing that I suppose...lol.

 

it's getting there...

 

Are we going to have to wait until after SEMA, or will you give us TGO members a heads up to find out? Anyway you could let it slip if CF, or fiberglass will be used?

Cause I don't know, is why I ask...

 

Since we are talking hoods, any updates on IROC version fiberglass?

 

im thinkin about having this guy make me one of those hoods like in that pic but out of a stock steel one. he said he could do it. kinda pricey but too make my car look different then everyone elses its kinda worth it.

 

yeah that could nearly buy you a whole nother 3rd gen...

 

it could nearly buy you one lol.. I suppose the late thirdgens are around that. If you have a clean car with a good interior/exterior/drivetrain then the 83 at the moment has a NADA value of around 4500... or so... It really depends on the condition.

 

there is a guy that has already made a steel inverted cowl hood like the jap one.its already been done.i cant remeber the name of the thread tho.but it looked good

 

I build a fiberglass one and it looks great from the front and sides but when you look at it from the doors it just doesn't fit with the car. I'm going back to the 92 z hood it looks good from every angle. Also with the supercharger holwing hard the hood just lets all the noise out from the top, bottom and every where.

Just do a search on me or look for inverted cowl.

 

Heres a link to a similar hood.

F-Body Motorsports 82-02 Camaro Parts, Z28 Parts, Camaro SS Parts, Firebird Parts, Trans AM Parts, GTA Parts, Iroc Parts, Formula Parts and Firehawk Parts - 82-92 Camaro Jongbloed Hood

 

How is a typical cowl hood similar to the inverted cowl that a lot of people are asking for? The fact that they both have cowl in their name doesnt count.

 

Heres a pic



I see the scoop now that it was mentioned. Its like the new shelby hood only not as extreme.

 

No.. that is not the original hood pictured.. that is a smooth cowl hood. the one shown original has an inverted scoop cut into it. take a very good look at that picture up top.. you will notice it. the jablong hood is no where near what that hood is

 

Here's a better picture to show you guys what the scoop looks like.



There is currently no hood like this for sale in the US market, only Japan (so you gotta import it). This style is different because instead of directing air above the intake it directs it into the radiator area. These ones from Japan (Grace Co I think is the name?) also have openings on the sides of the scoop where turbochargers would most likely be placed in the engine bay to help with heat extraction for a turbo application. I think those side scoops could be considered optional. For most cars the main scoop will help with cooling and heat extraction, not so much of a "ram air into filter" type of application. But in Japan some people have done a conversion to their car called a "v-mount" where this style hood then directs air into an intercooler for forced induction applications. Revlimit was the first person I know of in the US to make his own hood of this style, back in '02 or something.

 

I wish I knew what wheels those were on the car above. Looks like a sweet racing wheel. Anyone know?

 

that is the hood i want badly. I want the 6"er though

 

yeah does anyyone have a link to that site where you can purchase or buy that. any infojrmation would be awesome.

 

any info Kandied?

 

right here. might just have to go to japan to get it.

http://www.grace-co.co.jp/car_hood_top1/hood_main1.html


edit...and the wheels look like these..only a non polished version. these you can probably get without going to japan if you find a dealer that sells work wheels.

http://www.grace-co.co.jp/product_to...work_top1.html

 

them 18x11 wheels fit NiCe



Anyone got a link to the teaser pix of the hood, i must have missed it??

 

I want the filler panel shown on that site, much nicer than the plane black panel you get from GM........jt

 

Holy crap! Those Japanese Camaros are looking awesome! How ironic, our kids are buzzing in rice-rockets and they are driving Camaros!!!
Anyway, I like the lower profile hood and the heat extraction. If Kandie comes up with something like this I would buy it!