Cowl Hood

Cdncarnut · 05-25-2020, 05:00 AM

The reason that you cannot use a cowl hood on a 350/255 combination is that the 350/255 engine option was cancelled, during the model year, before the cowl hood was released.
The two never existed at the same time on the Camaro RPO list so the two options were never available together on a car.
It is as simple as that.

Rob Richter · 05-25-2020, 02:49 PM

The 350 255 hp LM1 engine was only available in the three first months of the model year. The first 69 Camaro with the special ducted hood was delivered to Fred Gibb Chevrolet on 12/31/1968 and was ZL-1 car number one.

Shake & Bake · 05-25-2020, 04:49 PM

Rob,
The first (2) 69' ZL1 Camaro's with the "Special Ducted" hood was delivered to the Fred Gibb Dealership in La Harpe, IL. on Dec.31,1968.
They were both Dusk Blue with Turbo 400's.
Vin#1-569358
Vin#2-569359

Painter · 05-25-2020, 06:14 PM

If the color of the parking or marker lights, or the instrument cluster make a performance difference than I am missing something. Now to find somewhere to test!

MR DERBY CITY · 05-25-2020, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Painter

If the color of the parking or marker lights, or the instrument cluster make a performance difference than I am missing something. Now to find somewhere to test!

Uh, you forgot to mention ignition key location....LOL!

Painter · 05-25-2020, 07:21 PM

Well they didn’t say anything about it sooo- I didn’t want to ah muddy the waters any more!

Mark Yacavone · 05-25-2020, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

Uh, you forgot to mention ignition key location....LOL!

Shipping charge on a 69-72 door would be more than on a 68 too ;-)

Adger Smith · 05-26-2020, 01:56 AM

My 69 Z-28 was a n early production and the Cowl hood was not an option at that time. We raced it till the end of the season with a flat hood.

05-25-2020, 04:49 PM	#3
Shake & Bake Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 312 Likes: 40 Liked 37 Times in 33 Posts	Re: Cowl Hood Rob, The first (2) 69' ZL1 Camaro's with the "Special Ducted" hood was delivered to the Fred Gibb Dealership in La Harpe, IL. on Dec.31,1968. They were both Dusk Blue with Turbo 400's. Vin#1-569358 Vin#2-569359

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Painter Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 227 Likes: 4 Liked 162 Times in 45 Posts	Re: Cowl Hood If the color of the parking or marker lights, or the instrument cluster make a performance difference than I am missing something. Now to find somewhere to test!

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Painter Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 227 Likes: 4 Liked 162 Times in 45 Posts	Re: Cowl Hood Well they didn’t say anything about it sooo- I didn’t want to ah muddy the waters any more!

05-26-2020, 01:56 AM	#8
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: Cowl Hood My 69 Z-28 was a n early production and the Cowl hood was not an option at that time. We raced it till the end of the season with a flat hood. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)

05-25-2020, 05:00 AM	#1
Cdncarnut Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 213 Likes: 386 Liked 56 Times in 31 Posts	Re: Cowl Hood The reason that you cannot use a cowl hood on a 350/255 combination is that the 350/255 engine option was cancelled, during the model year, before the cowl hood was released. The two never existed at the same time on the Camaro RPO list so the two options were never available together on a car. It is as simple as that. __________________ Thomas NHRA 1959 D/SA

05-25-2020, 02:49 PM	#2
Rob Richter Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 3 Likes: 47 Liked 3 Times in 1 Post	Re: Cowl Hood The 350 255 hp LM1 engine was only available in the three first months of the model year. The first 69 Camaro with the special ducted hood was delivered to Fred Gibb Chevrolet on 12/31/1968 and was ZL-1 car number one.