'69 Camaro hood

Wisman Racing · 05-21-2013, 06:02 PM

I was informed on the weekend that a Super Stock '69 Camaro convertible with a 255hp combo is no longer legal with the cowl hood in NHRA. can some shed light on this please?

Wisman Racing · 05-21-2013, 06:06 PM

Nevermind i found the bulletin. well my car raced that way since '71. I'm not buying a hood so i guess i will save money on NHRA membership.

442OLDS · 05-21-2013, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Wisman Racing

Nevermind i found the bulletin. well my car raced that way since '71. I'm not buying a hood so i guess i will save money on NHRA membership.

Don't blame NHRA. The story I heard was that somebody formally protested a racer that does pretty good.Probably was a personal issue that now affects everyone with that combo.

Mike Savelle · 05-21-2013, 09:01 PM

check your private messages

bigsixman · 05-22-2013, 11:08 AM

The hood was not originally available from Chevrolet with the 255 hp engine combination. The lowest hp motor in an SS where the hood was an option was the 350/300 hp motor. I remember the Lingenfelter 69 Camaro ran that combo in the early 70s with the 255 hp combo, but that car was originally a 69 SS pace car which came with the hood standard. I am not a class racer, but I assumed that NHRA allowed the hood with all the 255 hp cars that have ran the hood for years. The hood was an option later in the year on all SS engines, Z/28s and standard on the COPO cars and pace cars.

Wisman Racing · 05-22-2013, 11:58 AM

So the hemi cars can cut as much of their cylinder heads they want, but nhra is making their stand on 255hp camaro hoods?

Richard Grant · 05-22-2013, 02:52 PM

We can run racing seats which don't appear anywhere near stock but not the hood.

Dyno · 05-22-2013, 03:04 PM

The seats are a safety item and how did the hemi heads get into the discussion?

Jeff Lee · 05-22-2013, 03:05 PM

When the Stocker Camaro's loose the cowl hood and replace it with a flat hood, i'l predict a performance loss of.....................ZERO!
But there may be a loss due to less hood clearance on an Super Stock Camaro. I'll bet it's minimal. And if it is more than minimal, you'll see a lot of '69 Camaro's jump from SS class to GT/SS class.

Mike Brogniez · 05-22-2013, 03:34 PM

Hoods, seats, heads.....seat belts...
its the interpretation/application/tolerance/consistency of the rules that causes issues and additional costs to racers that could be avoided.

Cowl hoods were available from dealers back then, not sure parachutes are for stockers today, safety or not

MB

05-21-2013, 06:02 PM	#1
Wisman Racing Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Cambridge, Ontario Posts: 24 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	'69 Camaro hood I was informed on the weekend that a Super Stock '69 Camaro convertible with a 255hp combo is no longer legal with the cowl hood in NHRA. can some shed light on this please?

05-21-2013, 06:06 PM	#2
Wisman Racing Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Cambridge, Ontario Posts: 24 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: '69 Camaro hood Nevermind i found the bulletin. well my car raced that way since '71. I'm not buying a hood so i guess i will save money on NHRA membership.

05-21-2013, 09:01 PM	#4
Mike Savelle Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 369 Likes: 125 Liked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Re: '69 Camaro hood check your private messages

05-22-2013, 11:08 AM	#5
bigsixman Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Crookston, MN Posts: 157 Likes: 8 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: '69 Camaro hood The hood was not originally available from Chevrolet with the 255 hp engine combination. The lowest hp motor in an SS where the hood was an option was the 350/300 hp motor. I remember the Lingenfelter 69 Camaro ran that combo in the early 70s with the 255 hp combo, but that car was originally a 69 SS pace car which came with the hood standard. I am not a class racer, but I assumed that NHRA allowed the hood with all the 255 hp cars that have ran the hood for years. The hood was an option later in the year on all SS engines, Z/28s and standard on the COPO cars and pace cars. __________________ 1969 camaro, pump gas 540"bbc, jerico 1967 camaro, pump gas efi 620", coan t-400 Last edited by bigsixman; 05-22-2013 at 11:11 AM. Reason: clarification on pace cars

05-22-2013, 11:58 AM	#6
Wisman Racing Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Cambridge, Ontario Posts: 24 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: '69 Camaro hood So the hemi cars can cut as much of their cylinder heads they want, but nhra is making their stand on 255hp camaro hoods?

05-22-2013, 02:52 PM	#7
Richard Grant Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West Monroe, La. Posts: 301 Likes: 9 Liked 13 Times in 7 Posts	Re: '69 Camaro hood We can run racing seats which don't appear anywhere near stock but not the hood. __________________ Richard Grant 4988 STK

05-22-2013, 03:04 PM	#8
Dyno Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 916 Likes: 1,135 Liked 684 Times in 204 Posts	Re: '69 Camaro hood The seats are a safety item and how did the hemi heads get into the discussion?

05-22-2013, 03:05 PM	#9
Jeff Lee VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 2,766 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: '69 Camaro hood When the Stocker Camaro's loose the cowl hood and replace it with a flat hood, i'l predict a performance loss of.....................ZERO! But there may be a loss due to less hood clearance on an Super Stock Camaro. I'll bet it's minimal. And if it is more than minimal, you'll see a lot of '69 Camaro's jump from SS class to GT/SS class. __________________ Jeff Lee 7494 D/S '70 AMX

05-22-2013, 03:34 PM	#10
Mike Brogniez Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Montreal Posts: 476 Likes: 7 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: '69 Camaro hood Hoods, seats, heads.....seat belts... its the interpretation/application/tolerance/consistency of the rules that causes issues and additional costs to racers that could be avoided. Cowl hoods were available from dealers back then, not sure parachutes are for stockers today, safety or not MB