Question on Hoods

[Tim H]

Originally Posted by Frank Bialas

Wake up, coming from a mope that sorta remembers a little bit square pipes on a RS with hide away headlites no matter motor???

Not really sure what you mean?

[Frank Bialas]

Originally Posted by tim h

not really sure what you mean?

had a friend with a68/69/70's nova factory high hp with raised hood/louver/pipes, also had a buddy factory not sure 67 or 68 camaro square pipes on a rs ss with hideaway headlites i think it was a 302 rateded high hp, anyway check with the guru in md. Jerry macneich!!!

[Ed Carpenter]

After reading this thread I have no idea what hood belongs on what lol.......

[Wayne W]

I worked in a GM Dealership Parts Dept. The parts book showed both in the diagrams. The louver difference was early and late production. I wish I still had my old parts book that I could scan. I think the change was in Mar of 68

And after I typed this I read the difference was Big Block vs Small Block Cars. But my parts book did not read that way.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Ed Carpenter

After reading this thread I have no idea what hood belongs on what lol.......

Me neither, Ed , and I had at least two of the cars in question.

[FED 387]

67 cars got the fins---ALL 68 bb cars got the planter louvers--68 sbc cars got the fins til mid year then ALL big or small block cars got the planter style louvers---ALL 69 cars got the same planter louvers no difference whether big or small block engines-FED387

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by FED 387

67 cars got the fins---ALL 68 bb cars got the planter louvers--68 sbc cars got the fins til mid year then ALL big or small block cars got the planter style louvers---ALL 69 cars got the same planter louvers no difference whether big or small block engines-FED387

Now this all fits together.Might have to sign off on this one, Dick.
So, only way to get a 350 or 396 in 67 , is as an SS, right?
Jim Hawkins would have to change the hood to run a 350..At least it used to be that way. Today, who knows?

[john kunsak]

f rom CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION august 1971 edition----group 8.000 hood panel---68 chevelle [exc ss] #3940657. ss #3940660 69 chevelle [exc 396] #3940631 396 #3940632. the difference between 68&69 hoods is the location of one of the hinge bolt holes. the 68&69 hood grilles are the same part#.in 68 the ss cars were a separate model #13827 sport cp #13867 conv. in 69 there was no separate model ss just a ss pkg line item option like ac auto trans. etc . as the above part #'s state was part of the 396 pkg added to the base malibu.the copo 427 option wasnt listed in the parts book but when we built one for a/s in 1974 we had to run the 396 hood. the67-69 camaro flat hood #3938617 is listed[exc.350-396] 67 camaro #3909158 w/350-396. 68-9 #3938619 350-396 exc spec ducted hood.hope this helps. this part # info isnt from some reprint book,but a real gm hand me down from crivelli in 1972

[Dave Gantz]

Originally Posted by Ed Carpenter

After reading this thread I have no idea what hood belongs on what lol.......

NHRA will solve this problem...'glass hoods for everyone!

[James L Miller]

Originally Posted by Dave Gantz

NHRA will solve this problem...'glass hoods for everyone!

Does that mean the 1968 Hemi SS hoods are legal on the 1968 Darts and Barracudas? Do they have to be fiberglass, or can they be carbon fiber replicas? I think that would be nice to have with a 273 2bbl. That might motivate me to change from the 1966 Dart to a 1968.☺