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Old 06-02-2012, 01:38 PM   #1
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74 camaro hood

my friends dad is restoring a 74 camaro. the car needs a new hood, he wants to go with a steel hood and put the l88 fiberglass scoop on it. i told him to just get a fiberglass hood with the scoop already in it. i cant find either of them on the internet so i can compare the prices for him. any suggestions on where to look? i know all second gen hoods are the same jus the nose sections and rear designs changed
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Old 06-02-2012, 04:06 PM   #2
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Old 06-02-2012, 04:57 PM   #3
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standard 70-81 steel hood, 373.95
http://www.goodmarkindustries.com/p-...21-200-70.aspx



70-81 fiberglass l88 hood, 549.99
http://www.bmcextremecustoms.net/19chcalstho.html


70-81 fiberglass l88 hood, (no price info, contact them I guess)
http://www.trendesignautosports.com/...oods_GMC_C.htm


fiberglass L88 Scoop only, 89.00
http://up22.com/scoopw3.htm


70-81 fiberglass L88 hood (bolt-on), 425.00
http://www.vfnfiberglass.com/site.htm




1970-81 CARBON FIBER L88 hood, 949.00
http://www.bmcextremecustoms.net/19chcal88caf1.html


Google some more, there are tons of sites...

I'd suggest doing the full fiberglass hood too




and to prove you can find just about anything online, here's a '74 Camaro with an L88 fiberglass hood...
(buy the whole car for just $3,500)

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Old 06-02-2012, 06:34 PM   #4
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search there. There will be threads on what company's fiberglass hoods fit better.

dont so the scoop thing. boo.

A 79 with that hood.
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Old 06-02-2012, 07:49 PM   #5
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Fiberglass requires an ass ton more work to get straight then steel. Ask any body shop, they will say get a steel hood.
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Old 06-02-2012, 10:38 PM   #6
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But there is no steel L88 hood
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Old 06-02-2012, 10:44 PM   #7
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thanks V for putting that much effort into your post. the last camaro you posted we actually went to look at. the car was so rotted out it wasnt even worth 1500. the guy thought he had gold and it wasnt even a z28 car.
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Old 06-02-2012, 11:44 PM   #8
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But there is no steel L88 hood
He said all fiberglass or steel and glue the scoop on. I'm sayin steel.
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Old 06-03-2012, 05:16 AM   #9
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glue on scoop looks bad. Yes any fg hood will need work, but the results will be better.
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I'm sure of the quality of restoration he is shooting for. Nothing show quality mainly something to beat around with for now. And possible do a full restoration down the road.

We know there is no steel L88 hoods. I am familiar with body work and I have my doubts how well a glued on scoop will look. But its his car so...
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harwood hood I saw today:


That is really the best way. go out and look & ask owners.
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Full fiber is your only realistic option. Go for VFN or better. No harwood and certainly no unlimited. Up22 gives fiberglass companies a bad name.
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If you are doing the body work yourself and know what you are doing, sure. If the mold is meh, it takes an ass ton of sanding and materials to get the glass straight. It will never stay the same though as its just glue and constantly moving. I just dealt with this on my hood and couldn't believe the amount of work it took. I also kept getting an earfull of how steel is better
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www.fiberpartsconcepts.com

this guy apparently has the original molds used for the baldwin-motion cars..
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If you are doing the body work yourself and know what you are doing, sure. If the mold is meh, it takes an ass ton of sanding and materials to get the glass straight. It will never stay the same though as its just glue and constantly moving. I just dealt with this on my hood and couldn't believe the amount of work it took. I also kept getting an earfull of how steel is better
Absolutely. I saw an unlimited products hood that was essentially a big rhombus (and I'm not talking about a square). If you aren't racing and don't need the couple pounds, stick with steel all the way.

In his case, though, nobody (to my knowledge) makes a steel L88 2nd gen hood, and nobody makes a steel L88 hood scoop you can graft on to an existing flat hood, which leaves only fiber. So you have to try to find the best out of them if you just HAVE to have an L88 hood.
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i agree with all that steel vs glass, although aftermarket steel can also pose its own issues. but if the guy wants an L88 hood he needs a whole hood. or a bolt on 'scoop' and rusted sidepipes and corroded Anson slots and 35 year old pro-tracs.
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I agree with both points. I guess he has to work with what he's got to get the look he wants.
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i agree with all that steel vs glass, although aftermarket steel can also pose its own issues. but if the guy wants an L88 hood he needs a whole hood. or a bolt on 'scoop' and rusted sidepipes and corroded Anson slots and 35 year old pro-tracs.
that last bit made me giggle. i havent talked to him yet, personally i dont like the L88 and would just go with a cowl hood but who knows
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a friend of mine has a 71 camaro hes parting out it has a steel hood on it he might sell it cheap
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i spoke to my friend he said 75 obo for the stock hood
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a friend of mine has a 71 camaro hes parting out it has a steel hood on it he might sell it cheap
how are the floor pans?
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im not sure how the floor pans are you can give him a call 973 887 4567 tell him chris gave you his number he allso has a clean second gen camaro for sale

thats his shops number he will be there from 9-5
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