I need your Feedback!! Firebird Hood

[Kris Horton]

I'm with the majority on this one. I didn't much care for the L-88 hood on this car. I might try a standard cowl or a stinger if Bruce is interested though!

Kris

[Musclerodz]

Is that suppose to be a '69 GTO nose on a '69 Firebird?

I would go with the bottom one, but I prefer the T/A hood which is not one of your options.

Mike

[Hdesign]

What about a Shaker hood from either a Gen 2 Firebird or Cuda?

[Speedster]

Originally Posted by Hdesign

What about a Shaker hood from either a Gen 2 Firebird or Cuda?

Larry Noble did that with a 1968 bird and it looked good. My problem is that I have a Hogan sheet metal intake that is quite long so I need a hood that has a longer strip of high clearance to go over it.

[SickDesign]

In the majority, bottom one hands down

Top one doesn't seem to match the car, whereas the bottom one blends in with the lines of the car much better.

[tndude]

bottom

[Hdesign]

Originally Posted by Speedster

Larry Noble did that with a 1968 bird and it looked good. My problem is that I have a Hogan sheet metal intake that is quite long so I need a hood that has a longer strip of high clearance to go over it.

AHHH....Gotcha! Are you looking for an off-the-shelf hood or are you open to fabbing something up? It could be an elongated version of a shaker hood, sort of like a cross between a shaker and cowl induction. Come to think of it, what about buying one of those patch cowl induction units and integrating it into the lower portion of a long air cleaner rather than the hood itself? You'd probably have to strengthen the underside of the hood since there'll be a big hole in it. Just thinking out loud.

[Sales@Dutchboys]

Originally Posted by Hdesign

AHHH....Gotcha! Are you looking for an off-the-shelf hood or are you open to fabbing something up? It could be an elongated version of a shaker hood, sort of like a cross between a shaker and cowl induction. Come to think of it, what about buying one of those patch cowl induction units and integrating it into the lower portion of a long air cleaner rather than the hood itself? You'd probably have to strengthen the underside of the hood since there'll be a big hole in it. Just thinking out loud.

Good idea.....

[race-rodz]

bottom one...raise the center "hump" if needed

[Hdesign]

Could have the intake just stick through the hood with some menacing looking velocity stacks. Alright, I need to stop brainstorming now....this is why I can never get to sleep.