Re: What's with the hood...
 

OK......Since he is a nice guy, let him run any hood that he wants to......If he is a jerk he should be made to run the legal hood.....

Re: What's with the hood...
 

Ed , lets just say this . There are cars being claimed as model year but its really a different model year and that happens every day in NHRA by old cars and new cars . Some cars run with the hoods up a inch at the rear ( corvette's) no body says a thing . There is not a car racing nhra that is 100% right new or old . My point is leave this guy alone and let him race the car the way NHRA has been teching it in for a long time .

I never said anyone was a casual observer , what I said was if you dont like it go to the race and protest it

Ed , check you pm

Re: What's with the hood...
 

Neil , the rule I follow at NHRA is this , if they say something is wrong with my car I change it to what the say and that's it end of story . If they say everything is fine I race it the way it is

If NHRA had told Mr Lux the hood was wrong he would not be running it no matter if he was a good guy or a bad guy .

The point is the car passes tech , and has been passing tech for a long time

In my opinon Mr Lux seems like a real good guy .

Re: What's with the hood...
 

Here is a picture of a 64 AFX car with the hood on it

Re: What's with the hood...
 

Here is one for sale , I think thats a small block in it

http://cars.trovit.com/index.php/cod...ferer_id.1/t.1

Re: What's with the hood...
 

Neat cars, but what does that have to do with the original subject?
I showed you where to get aftermarket hoods in my second post.

Look , I don't care about this stuff if you guys don't. I'm just pointing out the bogus stuff I've seen.

Wrong hoods on base 4bbl. Comets,
AAR 340 6 bbl hoods on 440/ 6 bbl cars.
1st gen Firebirds with base 400 engines and open hood scoops,
Aluminum intakes on Fords that never ever came with them...

Turn it into Bracket II or Nostalgia Super /Stock if you want to. It won't affect me.
I 'm not protesting anybody (good guys not withstanding) I'm sure this stuff has been okayed or overlooked by somebody at NHRA.
I just wonder who okays all this bogus crap.
I have my suspicions...

Re: What's with the hood...
 

Here is one...Is it legal to claim a ford cleveland and run aftermarket svo block with cleveland heads, jesel belt drive...etc.

Re: What's with the hood...
 

Rich,

Yes. There was an approved block with Cleveland mains and deck height, but I no longer see it on the NHRA approved list. However there is most likely a LETTER, which I'd like to see as I'd like to run one.

Jerry

Re: What's with the hood...
 

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed. As far as I remember that hood was NEVER available as a production piece, only thru the A/FX program or dealer option. I also don't recall the HP 271 available in Comets. In fact, don't remember the 225hp engine either.

That might explain why recently saw a GT350 clone running SS/LA (glass hood w scoop). That package was only avail with 271 not 210. I'm guessing NHRA will throw away the class car guide any time now.

Re: What's with the hood...
 

Shelby is 289/306 not 289/271.