Question on Hoods

[James L Miller]

Originally Posted by Dave Gantz

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

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.☺

[Jeff Stout]

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

[Hacksaw]

Originally Posted by Jeff Stout

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

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

[Jeff Stout]

Originally Posted by hacksaw

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

lol

[Dave Gantz]

Originally Posted by James L Miller

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.☺

A Hemi hood scoop might slow a 273 2bbl down. (No offense to U/S and U/SA cars, we used to get burgers in Mike Smith's 9 passenger wagon) :-)

[FED 387]

For what it's worth ALL Camaros that had the following engine RPO's were SS cars meaning you had to order an SS to get the engine 1967- L48/L35//L78----1968- L48/L35/L34/L89----1969- L48/L34/L35//L78/L89---Fed387

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by FED 387

For what it's worth ALL Camaros that had the following engine RPO's were SS cars meaning you had to order an SS to get the engine 1967- L48/L35//L78----1968- L48/L35/L34/L89----1969- L48/L34/L35//L78/L89---Fed387

Dick, I assume the L48 is the 295 hp? Was it possible to order a SS with a bench seat and column shift, because I had one . I don't recall a SS gas cap, but possible .
Where else were the SS markings in 68?

[bigsixman]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Dick, I assume the L48 is the 295 hp? Was it possible to order a SS with a bench seat and column shift, because I had one . I don't recall a SS gas cap, but possible .
Where else were the SS markings in 68?

Yes it was, as I own a 1967 Camaro SS/RS 350/295 with a bench seat and a column shift.

[Greg Reimer 7376]

How about in '69, a Chevelle 300 post car with a 396/375? A few hundred of those were built to compete with the Plymouth Road Runner, ie.a cheap body with a big block power train. Not sure what hood these had,they were pretty rare.

[Bob Mulry]

Back a long time ago, before NHRA was run by Investment Bankers and was still a Drag Racing Sanctioning body they cared about the validity of the cars that raced in Stock and Super Stock.....

One year at the WinterNationionals, about 35 years ago, NHRA decided to fix all that was wrong with Stock & Super Stock by requiring the correct hoods on 67, 68 & 69 Camaros......

There was a mad dash during tech back to their trailers (open trailers), to swap out hoods.......

Almost all of the Camaros at that race had mismatched hoods but the cars had the correct hoods according to the NHRA.....

It looks like now Stock & Super Stock has turned into "Run what you brung" or little cheaters and big cheaters.....

They just keep chipping away at it.....