Cowl or not
 

Hey guys I have recently gained access to a cowl induction hood for my 81. I know an older lady that bought a suburban with a cowl hood. I got to talking with her and she said if I painted my hood black to match, I could just swap em out for free.
But I do like the look of a stock truck. And the cowl hood might require some body work where my trucks hood is primered and ready to paint.

What should I go with?

Here's my trucks hood. http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/a...eberry/043.jpg

Here's the cowl hood http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/9b4b02d2.jpg
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if i were u i would thats just me thow

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go for it man those things go for good money. if you don't like it, you could always sell it and buy another hood off craigslist or the junkyard. anyhow, good luck.

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yeah, how could you NOT get the cowl hood?

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I have a cowl hood and i hate it, thats just me though...

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If I had the know-how, I'd make a functional ram air hood like the had on the 69-72 olds 442's.

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Ive seen a truck like that for sale here on kijiji, didnt care to buy it but I did like the hood. Not mine.
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This trucks look bad ass with a cowl hood.

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Damn that looks SU-U-U-U-U-WEE-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-E-T!!!!!

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Why do you hate it?
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Id say swap em out as quick as possible a cowl hood looks awesome IMHO

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Same here....they just look really good...but I have to say that the ram air above looks better than any cowl IMO

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Dude, Have you priced a cowl hood ?


I'd be all over that like flies on stink !!!

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Meh, since they are 'all show and no go' I'd pass.

IMHO they are kind of a square body equivalent to those big exhausts on ricers.

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I like the look of a cowl hood, but it's just not for me. If I were in the situation, I would pass.

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i like them as much as i like mullets, neon paint, '90's billet wheels, shackle lifts and rear window louvers.
less is more, except for factory options.
but thats me and im wierd.

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I like the look of a stock hood more, but thats a sweet deal.

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me too i wish id got a 2'' cowl

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[QUOTE=Oilbrnr;4365224]Meh, since they are 'all show and no go' I'd pass.

IMHO they are kind of a square body equivalent to those big exhausts on ricers.

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There is nothing ricey about a square body with a cowl hood.

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Yeah...I'm still wondering what makes it ricey too...

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ok I decided that I would go with the cowl hood. It would be a lot cheaper if i decided that I didn't like the cowl and wanted to swap out for a stock, than it would for the alternative. And how many chances do you get in your life to get a 300+ dollar item for free? Lol

There was one requirement for the trade, and that was that I needed to paint my stock hood, that I was giving them, the color of the car so it wasn't in primer.

Here's some pics right after I laid down paint earlier today.

http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/d45f5efb.jpg

http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/a...y/b538f079.jpg
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don't like the cowl,I'll swap out that grill for her.

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Haha. Yeah I talked to her (actually her son, who bought her the car and also worked out ^^previous deal) about swapping out the grille too, but then I realized that it might take longer than a couple of hours to swap both hood and grille out because I might need to swap wiring and the whole core support. But I'm not for sure.

What do y'all think? What would be involved?
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grille was ez for me about 15 minutes
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That grille would take no more than 15 minutes to swap out. They fit all 81-87 models if I recall correctly.

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^^ true, but your grille is different since you have a single headlamp truck and the suburban looks to be a dual or quad headlamp truck

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i have single headlamp truck ? i added pics looks dual to me lol

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I have driven several vehicles with hood scoops. On a car, they can interfere with your view of the road. I doubt if it would happen on a square. That Oldsmobile cruiser is really sharp, congrats on keeping a classic on the road and really good looking. As long as you're painting, find another stock hood cheap, and paint both the scooper and the stocker at the same time so you can swap them any time you want. I know, easier said than done, LOL.

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I'd a done it too
those hoods are pricey!

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Nbpro- I think he's talking about my truck. Mine is just a single lamp. My bottom lights are turn/park lights. Your turn/park lights are in the bumper.

I can make my grille work on her suburban, thats not the issue. I just want to know if the suburbans grille will fit on my truck without extreme modification.
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Apparently you don't understand what equivalent means...

If it was functional, it would be a different story, but otherwise it is just a poser look. Same as the big ricer mufflers that kids put on. The look implies performance, which nine times out of ten is not there.

Hope that helps you understand my perspective. Regardless, it is a good trade as a re-sale item given the circumstances the OP gave.

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o i see

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The Goodmark hood is open in the back and can be made functional with the correct air cleaner.

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I put mine on to lose weight and still dont care for it.

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Equivalent- Having virtually identical or corresponding parts.

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How would you go about attaching the stock behind grill trun signals to my stock grille?
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Yep...also the cowl hoods LMC truck sells have the holes in the back to make them functional....here is the back of my new dual cowl hood from LMC

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I love em.......
oops the only thing i wouldn't see is the ricer just before i drove over it