Need Help, looking for cowl hood for 68 Firebird

[all wired]

Hey Everyone,

I am in the market for a cowl hood for a 68 firebird. All the ones I've seen so far look odd... does anyone have any suggestions and/or pics of some cowl hoods that will fit?

My first choice would be a steel cowl hood, but I think that stops at the camaros. No love for the pontiacs!



any help would be greatly appreciated

[Roadrage David]

TRY Glass tec

[deuce]

tamarezs has them on ebay for sale ive seen one on a bird and it does look cool in person , glass maybe your only choice

[all wired]

the only thing I dont like about the glass-tek is it has a teardrop shape, and I'm not really feeling it. I found a 3.5" hood on e-bodyparts.com, but I dont know about the quality. the closest I found to what I'm looking for is made by VFN fiberglass:

[SimplyKC]

the only thing I dont like about the glass-tek is it has a teardrop shape, and I'm not really feeling it. I found a 3.5" hood on e-bodyparts.com, but I dont know about the quality. the closest I found to what I'm looking for is made by VFN fiberglass:

Yuck. Do you really need all of that clearance?

Those shapes just don't go together. A cowl hood screams Chevy. The beauty of the Pontiac front is the nose flowing into the hood. That just ruins it.

This is a 1969 Trans Am hood from Glasstek, and it screams Pontiac and is cool.


Find a way to stay Pontiac proud!

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

Co-signed..

Yuck. Do you really need all of that clearance?

Those shapes just don't go together. A cowl hood screams Chevy. The beauty of the Pontiac front is the nose flowing into the hood. That just ruins it.

This is a 1969 Trans Am hood from Glasstek, and it screams Pontiac and is cool.


Find a way to stay Pontiac proud!

[Bill Howell]

the only thing I dont like about the glass-tek is it has a teardrop shape, and I'm not really feeling it. I found a 3.5" hood on e-bodyparts.com, but I dont know about the quality. the closest I found to what I'm looking for is made by VFN fiberglass:

ODD, yeah, that is one of the words I would use to describe that hood on that car......if I was being really nice.....

Horrible would be a better choice of words though. Cowl hoods just don't go on Pontiacs IMO. I don't know where to point you but please, not this one.....

[cad]

I know VFN is good quality. Be prepared to wait..............a while................... if it doesn't happen to be in stock.

[Tom 72RS/SS]

I agree, the Trans Am hood from Glasstek looks way better!

[deuce]

im diggin it too

[Roadrage David]

glass tech hase a 2 inch raised hood on the 69 gto hood to house a victor manifold , but it keeps the origenal lines and looks . im pretty sure you can have them do the same thing for the 67/68 hood........

[rohrt]

This is a hood that might be a little more stealth for you.

http://www.spottsperformance.com/body.htm

[all wired]

I agree 100%, but the problem is I have a motor that is very tall. I would love to keep the stock hood, or use a 400 hood. I feel like I backed myself into a corner

[dstryr]

Get a smaller aircleaner :p

[all wired]

believe me, I wish it was an aircleaner issue, I think my carb will be halfway through stock height hood

[dws1216]

Check out the picture of this firebird from the First Gen. Firebird site. It might be what you are after.

http://firstgenfirebird.org/show/closeup.mv?CarID=67

[rohrt]

Please don't say your putting a Chevy in it!

That web site I posted said you could fit a victor intake with the extra 1.5 inches. The one on the first gen site looks awasome.

If your options are limited I would modify a stock flat steel one and rais the center for what you need.

[all wired]

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