Has anyone ever seen an L-88 Hood on A Mav? In 1982 I restored a 1974 Maverick Grabber. I bought a fiberglass L-88 bolt on hood. It looked awesome. I have looked everywhere for pics & can't find them.:confused: I bought this hood from a Speed Shop that is no longer in business. I don't know what company made it. I wonder if anyone still makes one? This thing really looked good on the car because the 74 Grabber stripe fit perfect around the base of that scoop. That made it look like it went with the car. Let me know if anyone knows someplace that still makes them. This pic is an L-88 Corvette hood.
It's been kind of a "Boys in the Hood" day today (see other related posts). I haven't seen that before, but I think it'd look nice. I can't say anything about it being a bow-tie hood either. I just picked up my hood that I had a "Z28" scoop put on. (back of scoop not trimmed to allow the hood to lay flat - I just dropped it on for a 'before' pic) Good luck if you decide to do it.
Rick, I kinda like where that one is going. It looks good. I NEED one! Wouldn't you have to set it up to open hinged at the front, or are you going to trim the rear of the cowl opening also? It seems like if it opened hinged at the back, that cowl would hit the windshield.
This is a lightweight lift-off hood (for track). I'll trim the rear of the scoop to let it lay flat and use Dzus fasteners. The other hood I'm working on (with the '68 Shelby scoop) is going to be a hinged hood. I'll decide on which one to go with when I wake up that day. Now there's a thinking man. (Referring to any extra weight on a race car) "If you can't throw it a 1/4 mile, you don't need it!"
Threadjack alert!!! Mike, I originally had the same idea and picked up an L88 scoop to mold into my hood. Ended up selling it though.
I was searching craigslist.com and found the scoop (new). The guy wanted $75 for it (It's $150 + shipping new). I paid him the $75 for it and another $100 to 'install' it onto an existing Harwood fiberglass hood I had. The Harwood Cowl Scoop is PN 1114 (LINK). edited for clarity 01/12
Wait...is the picture of a new hood or just an old maverick hood with the cowl added on? I was under the impression that you took the entire hood and made it fit. If it is just a fiberglass scoop, I will do that myself. Currently, this is what I am doing, just to get the same effect... Works, but looks like crap
I have TWO hoods I am in the process of building. The picture above is a lift-off Harwood standard issue hood with the "Z28" style scoop attached to it. I have another OEM (steel) hood I am having a '68 Shelby scoop removed from a fiberglass hood and grafted to it. 'Should have pics of that soon (today/tomorrow). I was there yesterday to see the parts positioned together before he mates the two. He's got his work cut out. The lines do not match up at all. I'm hoping for the best, but am very skeptical at the moment.
Hey Rick, can you show me a picture of the bottom of the hood? I would like to see what the size and shape of the hole in the hood is. Unless it is a "poser" hood, with no hole and just the scoop bolted on
Hey that looks nice Rick,, the lines work, true hot rodding uses parts from different makes. Nice. Dan
Right now it's a 'poser' hood. I had the guy mark the cut lines underneath in case I didn't like the looks of it when I put it on. I'll be making it a 'bonafide' cowl now that I've seen it on the car. Thanks, D. Now I just need to find that extra chrome trim I have laying around somewhere to put on it. The 'other' hood ('68 Shelby) is coming along nicely. I saw the beginnings of it yesterday. I'm hoping it turns out as good as I think it will (not perfect, but 'doable').
To quit picking on John would be a sacriligious homage to our hobby. But in truest form of the hobby, we must remember our mentors, who scavaged the junk yards, back yards and barns to create the original hot rods. In my opinion with the passage of time, the hot rod era must bow to the era of the 70's. That be us. As I type this, Marty Robbins plays on the radio, it is divine. Dan
