Do you have to have correct hood

Trevor Weiss · 11-06-2008, 10:29 AM

My question is this does NHRA Tech no longer care if you have the correct hood on your Stock / Super Stock car? I ask this because I was looking at my latest Dragster with the Virginia sportsman results and I noticed that the car Adam Davis drove to victory a 1967 Camaro has the wrong hood on it. It has a 396/325hp engine, you could not get the flat hood with that engine. The 67 Camaro with the 350 or 396 is an SS RPO Z-27 package only and part of that package was the raised hood with finned inserts. So what is the deal, Im just wondering not trying to make no one mad or get in trouble I would like to know.
Trevor Weiss B/S 2891 1967 RS/SS 396 Camaro

Bobby DiDomenico · 11-06-2008, 10:59 AM

Maybe it is like the 340 6 pack Cuda and Challengers with their fiberglass hoods.

In every car collection and street car you see, these hoods are only on the 340 6 Pack cars yet somehow they are now legal on nearly every V8!

Bob Pagano · 11-06-2008, 11:03 AM

They do care, some of the corvette racers have been told in the past to change their hoods and that they will not be allowed to race if they come to the next race with the bogus hood.

Chad Rhodes · 11-06-2008, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob Pagano

They do care, some of the corvette racers have been told in the past to change their hoods and that they will not be allowed to race if they come to the next race with the bogus hood.

even though said bogus hood has its own RPO code and could have been ordered seperately IF you knew. However very few were ever ordered that way

X-TECH MAN · 11-06-2008, 12:43 PM

Same deal as the white B/S 427 Fairlane STATION WAGON running the fiber glass scooped hood. They only came on 2 dr. sedans and 2dr. hard tops with 2 X 4's originally but they look cool so who cares.....lol.

Stephen & Horace Johnson · 11-23-2008, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Same deal as the white B/S 427 Fairlane STATION WAGON running the fiber glass scooped hood. They only came on 2 dr. sedans and 2dr. hard tops with 2 X 4's originally but they look cool so who cares.....lol.

the hood was an over the counter option, that was available for any 427 Fairlane, whether it was a 2dr sedan, hardtop or a wagon!!

Stephen Johnson #2162
Horace Johnson #2167
SS/D 427 Ford Fairlane NHRA-IHRA

Billy Nees · 11-23-2008, 11:18 AM

This thread just reminded me of a funny "Billy" story. At least a good 20 years ago I was at a points meet with my 6 cyl. stocker (V/SA) and was suprised to see the then record holder in my class there. Well, this fellow was (is) a rather famous (infamous) kind of guy with some very good ties to some manufacturers and I can't help but notice that his car (same class as mine) is a beautiful Buick GN. The only problem is that he's not running a turbo motor but a 2V 231 V/6. To make matters worse, at the end of qualifing I realize that I have to race him 1st round, heads up. I went to my Division Tech Director and ask him what kind of car and combo this fellow is racing and he tells me that it's obviously a turbo GN to which I reply "in V/SA"? My DTD goes over to the fellow and asks him to open his hood to find a carbureted V/6. Well the DTD tells the man that he's not legal and he's DQed. The man tells the DTD that the GN body kit and the hood are "Stand Alone" options on any Regal and he will have him sent the paperwork on Monday morning. The DTD let him race (cleaned my clock easily) and that was that. The following week I get sent a copy of a "corporate memo" stating just what the fellow had said that the GN body work and hood were "Stand Alone" options that could be had on any Regal. To make a long story short, a friend of mine wound up buying the car and with the paperwork that came with it was what came to be known as the "Billy" letter and a cover letter to my DTD complaining about the way that he was "abused" by me. Imagine that, me abusing somebody! You can put your own moral on this story.

Alan Nyhus · 11-23-2008, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Stephen & Horace Johnson

the hood was an over the counter option, that was available for any 427 Fairlane, whether it was a 2dr sedan, hardtop or a wagon!!
Stephen Johnson #2162
Horace Johnson #2167
SS/D 427 Ford Fairlane NHRA-IHRA

So was the crossram 2X4 setup for the Z28's. Not sure that one would make 'er through tech, though.

Then again......

Smilin' here.

Casey Miles · 11-06-2008, 12:55 PM

You have to remember that the NHRA crew that look at these cars are getting to be a younger crowd. They don't know which hood belongs to which combo. The 1969 Camaros comes with the spoiler and the front air dam or neither of them. Yet I see the cars with the air dam and not the spoiler. The NHRA people either don't know or don't want to regulate the cars.
I'm so tied of hearing that NHRA doesn't want to be bother with tear downs and other enforcement of regulations. The enforcement and regulations are what make it fun with a even playing field. We pay dues to NHRA and when we go to the races we pay a large entry fees which should cover the enforcement of the rules. NHRA doesn't want to pay the people to do the jobs of what we are paying for. Because NHRA doesn't want to do their work, we end up buying new parts or changing parts to get to where their lack of enforcement forces us to go. Unregulated valve jobs is just one more item that shows their lack of involvement. Next it will be just pump the engines to make sure you are just close to the cubic inches the car is supposed to have.

Casey Miles
248H E/S becasue of 4 hp

X-TECH MAN · 11-06-2008, 01:16 PM

Casey Miles hit it right on the money !

11-06-2008, 10:29 AM	#1
Trevor Weiss Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 67 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Do you have to have correct hood My question is this does NHRA Tech no longer care if you have the correct hood on your Stock / Super Stock car? I ask this because I was looking at my latest Dragster with the Virginia sportsman results and I noticed that the car Adam Davis drove to victory a 1967 Camaro has the wrong hood on it. It has a 396/325hp engine, you could not get the flat hood with that engine. The 67 Camaro with the 350 or 396 is an SS RPO Z-27 package only and part of that package was the raised hood with finned inserts. So what is the deal, Im just wondering not trying to make no one mad or get in trouble I would like to know. Trevor Weiss B/S 2891 1967 RS/SS 396 Camaro __________________ Trevor Weiss 2891 STK

11-06-2008, 11:03 AM	#3
Bob Pagano VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Holland, PA Mooresville,NC Posts: 1,163 Likes: 239 Liked 16 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Do you have to have correct hood They do care, some of the corvette racers have been told in the past to change their hoods and that they will not be allowed to race if they come to the next race with the bogus hood. __________________ Bob Pagano A/SA

11-06-2008, 12:43 PM	#5
X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,203 Likes: 1,047 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: Do you have to have correct hood Same deal as the white B/S 427 Fairlane STATION WAGON running the fiber glass scooped hood. They only came on 2 dr. sedans and 2dr. hard tops with 2 X 4's originally but they look cool so who cares.....lol.

11-23-2008, 11:18 AM	#7
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,486 Likes: 3,587 Liked 7,683 Times in 1,731 Posts	Re: Do you have to have correct hood This thread just reminded me of a funny "Billy" story. At least a good 20 years ago I was at a points meet with my 6 cyl. stocker (V/SA) and was suprised to see the then record holder in my class there. Well, this fellow was (is) a rather famous (infamous) kind of guy with some very good ties to some manufacturers and I can't help but notice that his car (same class as mine) is a beautiful Buick GN. The only problem is that he's not running a turbo motor but a 2V 231 V/6. To make matters worse, at the end of qualifing I realize that I have to race him 1st round, heads up. I went to my Division Tech Director and ask him what kind of car and combo this fellow is racing and he tells me that it's obviously a turbo GN to which I reply "in V/SA"? My DTD goes over to the fellow and asks him to open his hood to find a carbureted V/6. Well the DTD tells the man that he's not legal and he's DQed. The man tells the DTD that the GN body kit and the hood are "Stand Alone" options on any Regal and he will have him sent the paperwork on Monday morning. The DTD let him race (cleaned my clock easily) and that was that. The following week I get sent a copy of a "corporate memo" stating just what the fellow had said that the GN body work and hood were "Stand Alone" options that could be had on any Regal. To make a long story short, a friend of mine wound up buying the car and with the paperwork that came with it was what came to be known as the "Billy" letter and a cover letter to my DTD complaining about the way that he was "abused" by me. Imagine that, me abusing somebody! You can put your own moral on this story. __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K

11-06-2008, 12:55 PM	#9
Casey Miles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 703 Likes: 127 Liked 488 Times in 90 Posts	Re: Do you have to have correct hood You have to remember that the NHRA crew that look at these cars are getting to be a younger crowd. They don't know which hood belongs to which combo. The 1969 Camaros comes with the spoiler and the front air dam or neither of them. Yet I see the cars with the air dam and not the spoiler. The NHRA people either don't know or don't want to regulate the cars. I'm so tied of hearing that NHRA doesn't want to be bother with tear downs and other enforcement of regulations. The enforcement and regulations are what make it fun with a even playing field. We pay dues to NHRA and when we go to the races we pay a large entry fees which should cover the enforcement of the rules. NHRA doesn't want to pay the people to do the jobs of what we are paying for. Because NHRA doesn't want to do their work, we end up buying new parts or changing parts to get to where their lack of enforcement forces us to go. Unregulated valve jobs is just one more item that shows their lack of involvement. Next it will be just pump the engines to make sure you are just close to the cubic inches the car is supposed to have. Casey Miles 248H E/S becasue of 4 hp

11-06-2008, 10:59 AM	#2
Bobby DiDomenico Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 923 Likes: 101 Liked 101 Times in 52 Posts	Re: Do you have to have correct hood Maybe it is like the 340 6 pack Cuda and Challengers with their fiberglass hoods. In every car collection and street car you see, these hoods are only on the 340 6 Pack cars yet somehow they are now legal on nearly every V8! Last edited by Bobby DiDomenico; 11-26-2008 at 02:40 PM.

11-06-2008, 01:16 PM	#10
X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,203 Likes: 1,047 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: Do you have to have correct hood Casey Miles hit it right on the money !