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If 69 Camaro`s have to run correct hood, Why don`t 69 Chevelle with 396 have to run correct Super Sport hood? All 396, 325 hp. & 350 hp. came only SS from the factory.

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I dont even see SS listed for 69 Chevelles. It lists sport, but it also lists that for a four door. Irregardless to that, there is no advantage one way or the other on the Chevelle hoods. The cowl hood on the 69 Camaros on the other hand provides additional clearance over the carb.

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No fresh air advantage with 68,69 chevelle s,louvers are for looks only

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Larry, That would not be the point here.
Try running a 67-69 Camaro or a 68 Chevy II or a 69 Nova, 350/300/295, without the fake louvers /vents on the hood, and let me know how far you get.

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I have a 67 Camaro with 295/350 the louvers on my hood are for looks only. They do nothing.

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Mark, in this 2017 version of rules enforcement, what exactly would they do? Just curious....

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Yeah, I know . I was going to make a similar comment.
Thought I'd just post what was, in the good old days.

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68 Chevy 11, 69 Nova was available with the 350-295/300 in the base car without the louvers. Been running them off and on for a long time. Never had any comments about it.

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The correct hood for any '69 Chevelle with a 396 is the Super Sport hood, as the 396 was only available with the Super Sport option. -Al

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Mark, you didn't need the Super Sport option for any of the small blocks in the '68 and up Novas. The Super Sport package was an added option, not a requirement with any of the small block engines. Therefor, a louvered hood hood is not a requirement for a small block Nova of that vintage. -Al

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Is this the Golf Channel. Monday morning quarterbacking

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Alan, Painter , I believe you are correct about the Novas, now that I think about it. The SS louvers are the same part as the ones on the 67 Camaros.

My friend, back in the 70's, had a 68 Camaro, 350 / 295 , base model , Powerglide, column shift, bench seat , small hubcaps. It had the square vent looking things on the hood.
I'll stand by my comment about Camaros.

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Weight !!!

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I was under the impression that the only way to get a 295/350 in 67-69 in Camaros and 68-69 Nova was as part of the SS package. In the Camaros the 275/327 and 255/327 were available and in the Nova was 275/327 and 325/327 but you couldn't gat any of those packages in a SS.

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Who cares if louvers are vented or closed, if they are part of the "correct hood" for the combination/class being run, they are supposed to be on that car!

I could not run SS/JA with my combo at the beginning of 2015 because I did not have the louvered hood, which made my car an IROC or Z28. The louvers are non functional, just cosmetic. But, that's the proper hood so I bought one so I could legally run that class.

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And so did Lincoln and myself ..... That's when I found out how much paint had went up since the last time I purchased it .. over a thousand bucks in PAINT ... For a hood that won't pick ya up a nickel ..

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69 Chevelle any hood with 396, 68 396 Chevelle SS only.

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It appears that Tony is correct on this one.

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Thank you Tony, and yes you are of course correct. Seems when the Whale qualified in the bottom half (at the drivers discretion) while winning 14 national events all those years ago no one paid any attention ! Now the key board jockeys can move on and look for some new bull **** to dissect.

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Glad someone else brought this up! I'm building a 396/375 for my 69 and really don't want to spend 600 on a hood and then try to match 20 year old paint if I don't have have to. I noticed the lack of 'Super Sport' being defined in the guide for 69. Has anyone other than Tony had personal experience?

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So if I replace the 327 in my 67 camaro with a 350 I need to change to the SS hood? I am sure I have seen 67-68 350 cars running a plain flat hood.
How about vinyl graphics of the fake louvers?
Now that I think about it my 67 has SS emblems on the grille and gas cap and I run a 327. I know this stuff use to matter, but now?

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Mark 68 Camaros had early and late hood trim . The square fake vents were the later type. The same with Z-28 emblems early 68s just said 302 while the late cars said Z-28.

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I thought the square "ducts" were for BB Camaro's and the "finned" lower profile grille hoods were for SB Camaros in 1967 and 1968.

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Nope..Not in the example I gave earlier. Was there ..Hands on.
Base 68 Camaro, 295 hp, duct looking things on the hood.
I realize people will tell you otherwise on the 'net..Take that for what it's worth.

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Okay, so now a 68 295 hp could have either type?
I don't remember the build date on my example, so I can't debate that one.

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Wake up, coming from a mope that sorta remembers a little bit square pipes on a RS with hide away headlites no matter motor???

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19According to Ray Miller's book, Camaro ! Chevy's Classy Chassis "Special big engine hood,used in 1968 only with the 396 cu.in. engine option. Dual stack type hood escutcheons are visible evidence of 396 engine. Other engines were provided with "louvered" hood".
In other words 1967 BB SS would have had louvered/finned hood,but 1968 BB SS cars could only have the chunky grate style.

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Not really sure what you mean?

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had a friend with a68/69/70's nova factory high hp with raised hood/louver/pipes, also had a buddy factory not sure 67 or 68 camaro square pipes on a rs ss with hideaway headlites i think it was a 302 rateded high hp, anyway check with the guru in md. Jerry macneich!!!

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After reading this thread I have no idea what hood belongs on what lol.......

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I worked in a GM Dealership Parts Dept. The parts book showed both in the diagrams. The louver difference was early and late production. I wish I still had my old parts book that I could scan. I think the change was in Mar of 68

And after I typed this I read the difference was Big Block vs Small Block Cars. But my parts book did not read that way.

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Me neither, Ed , and I had at least two of the cars in question.

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67 cars got the fins---ALL 68 bb cars got the planter louvers--68 sbc cars got the fins til mid year then ALL big or small block cars got the planter style louvers---ALL 69 cars got the same planter louvers no difference whether big or small block engines-FED387

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Now this all fits together.Might have to sign off on this one, Dick.
So, only way to get a 350 or 396 in 67 , is as an SS, right?
Jim Hawkins would have to change the hood to run a 350..At least it used to be that way. Today, who knows?

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f rom CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION august 1971 edition----group 8.000 hood panel---68 chevelle [exc ss] #3940657. ss #3940660 69 chevelle [exc 396] #3940631 396 #3940632. the difference between 68&69 hoods is the location of one of the hinge bolt holes. the 68&69 hood grilles are the same part#.in 68 the ss cars were a separate model #13827 sport cp #13867 conv. in 69 there was no separate model ss just a ss pkg line item option like ac auto trans. etc . as the above part #'s state was part of the 396 pkg added to the base malibu.the copo 427 option wasnt listed in the parts book but when we built one for a/s in 1974 we had to run the 396 hood. the67-69 camaro flat hood #3938617 is listed[exc.350-396] 67 camaro #3909158 w/350-396. 68-9 #3938619 350-396 exc spec ducted hood.hope this helps. this part # info isnt from some reprint book,but a real gm hand me down from crivelli in 1972

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NHRA will solve this problem...'glass hoods for everyone!

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Does that mean the 1968 Hemi SS hoods are legal on the 1968 Darts and Barracudas? Do they have to be fiberglass, or can they be carbon fiber replicas? I think that would be nice to have with a 273 2bbl. That might motivate me to change from the 1966 Dart to a 1968.☺

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Is a flat hood correct for 88 Olds Vista Cruiser? Just making sure Im legal

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It is the glass in the roof you should be worried about. Too dark of tint, and your bounced.

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lol