I decided to try an old school look and take the hood right off the car. I thought with the hood on, you just couldn't see the blower enough. What do you think?

Couple with:




Couple without:

 

I think best would be a flat hood instead of the cowl.

 

i like with the hood on. b.c its like hmm what eles is under there make you cruious

 

On, looks getto off. I agree though get a flat hood.

 

Cut a BIGGER hole!! Covers up that ugly cowl area. Nice car.

 

I agree...but the car was built with a smaller blower initially that fit under the cowl hood. The car had the flame paint job at that time. Now, with the bigger blower, there needed to be a hole in the hood. I wanted to get a stock hood, but we could never match the paint. Kind of a catch 22!

 

drrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroooooooooooooooooooooooooolllllllll

 

If I had to choose between the two. I would do no hood. The cowl hood just looks funny I think with the blower sticking trough it. But the best thing would be the stock flat hood. There should be a place to get the color matched. I know some places get so technical they use a computer with a scaner to get the right color. Adam :-)

 

It is flame paint job.

 

I don't agree; I think you did a nice job with the under hood area. Plenty of business and done in a pretty clean way.

I vote no hood!!

 

If repainting a flat hood isnt an option..........Off it is. That cowl hood dosent look right with a blower through it.

 

yea...stock hood or no hood. but isn't driving with out a hood illegal? i thought it was for some reason

 

damn, I think it looks good with the hood thats on it.....I like the way that looks.....makes it look like a pro-street car or something.

 

I agree, just doesn't look right with that hood on. Flat hood or no hood is my vote.

 

i agree... get the stock hood.. and custom fab it.. it will look better !! how much for your engine?

 

That paint job is sick. Love the color shifting effect. who makes it?

 

I also like it with the hood on, just doesn't look right without it.

 

i just like it.
thats sick with or with out the hood.

 

looks good except for the cowl part of the hood, for some reason does not look that good to me with a hole in the cowl for the top end of the engine. i would pitch the cowl hood, get a hood off of a v6 and cut a hole in it.

but hey, it's your car. looks like a good bit of cash was spent on that engine. nice.

 

I think it looks better parked on my driveway.

 

It all depends on where you live and how big of a ***** the cop wants to be.


I say put a stock hood on and cut it out around the blower. Run a black hood if you have to. The cowl hood doesnt look right with the blower threw it.

 

car looks frigging sweet. hood. no hood. on blocks. whatever. looks amazing.

i think it looks kinda cool with the blower sticking through the cowl myself.

is that a goodmark cowl hood?

 

yeah here in NJ you can't have anything that sticks up higher than 2 inches legally, be it a hood or something sticking out of it.

 

Flat hood

 

she's beautiful i would keep the hood. by the way what does she run in the 1/4 or is she a show car

 

no hood or flat hood

 

Thanks for all the input guys! I am digging it with the hood off so I think that is how I will keep it for now. To answer your question though, it was built as a show car...I bought it and am now converting it to a usable drag car. Moser 9" rear with 4.56's, adjustable torque arm, sub frame connectors etc.

 

sweet looking car, like a lot have said.. the flat hood which is not really possible for you would look the best, cause then it would keep people wondering what else is under there!? so if your making into a semi drag car now.. have you ran the 1/4 yet? or have any idea's of what it would run close to?

 

without! the less color changing flames the better.

 

Not sure. With the new rear end comes MT slicks and the 4.56's should make quite a difference!

 

I got a personal license plate frame that says "Hoods are for ****", so you know were I stand. Try and hunt down a stock flat fiberglass hood, hard to come by but not impossible.

 

Make some flat black cover panels for the fenders and firewall to lessen the distraction from the shiny stuff and keep things from blowing around at high speeds.

 

I have to agree that a flat hood with a larger hole would look best.

 

We've been waiting with bated breath for 4 long years for these last few opinions to come in. Thank you so much for ending our suspense.

 

HA HA HA HA, I didn't even catch that when I posted earlier. I just saw that it was on recent news. I'm glad you waited for us!

 

i say get a factory 84 flat hood. some are fiberglass. heres a pic of mine with the flat hood

 

Your car is SICK... I like the hood but it looks good w/ the hood off also. ... Trade ya engines lol