![]() |
Register or Log In To remove these advertisements. |
|
|
![]() |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
![]() |
#1 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: East Central, MO
Posts: 11,336
|
Cowl hood flew off.........
Just kidding!!! I have been thinking about removing it for over a year now and going back to the orginal. I love the looks of the 67-8 hoods and I think the cowl takes away from the look. I used to be a 72 guy (when I got out of HS)
![]() Last edited by Mudder; 03-13-2008 at 03:17 PM. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#2 |
its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
Posts: 2,693
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
Remove it and sell it to me!
Actually, I am undecided... I think I like the flat one myself. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#3 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: East Central, MO
Posts: 11,336
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
I can't find a pic of the original hood. Just looked.
Edit..........Found em. Last edited by Mudder; 03-13-2008 at 03:22 PM. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#4 |
Senior Member
![]() Join Date: May 2005
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Posts: 587
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
Although I think they did a damn fine job with the cowl hoods on 67-72 GM trucks, I still think the original looks cleaner.
Either way your truck will look awesome as usual! Pete |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#5 |
RIP BigDaddyDave ~7-23-09~ You will be missed~
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Concord NC
Posts: 1,361
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
Your truck would look good with cardboard covering the engine!
__________________
BigDaddyDave's Truck: http://www.flickr.com/photos/daves71chevy/ | See it in Action! |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#6 |
Step Brother
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: K-town
Posts: 4,029
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
Your truck looks great either way.....
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#7 |
Sierra Grande Club
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New Mexico USA
Posts: 2,433
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
Before I got my truck I thought of putting a cowl hood on it. But, I tend to think it looks better with out one....
Thats a clean looking truck you have! s/t
__________________
1971 GMC Sierra Grande, 1/2 ton short wide, original 4 bolt 010 020 block & heads. (matching #'s). 383 stroker, SMI q jet 750 cfm, Lunati Voodoo 60102 cam, Scorpion roller rockers, Spin Tech pro street mufflers with X pipe. ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#8 |
I have a radical idea!
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sweet Home Alabama!
Posts: 6,513
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
Cowl hoods just don't look right on these trucks, especially on 67-68 models IMO.
__________________
'67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club! |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#9 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Gypsum Kansas 67448
Posts: 1,681
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
i have to agree,the 67-68 do not look as good as the 69-72 cowl hoods,but still a nice touch to seperate them from other trucks
__________________
21 2500hd duramax 58 apache HILLJOB GRAPHIX--for all your graphic needs My build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=542497 LS ENGINE SWAP INFORMATION THREAD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=377348 4l60 to an NP205 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...43#post3697343 |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#10 |
WTB this ad
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Lafayette Georgia
Posts: 5,074
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
I personaly wouldn't buy one unless I needed the room for engine clearance. But you already own one and I think it looks good! I'd keep running it, but I guess it's going to boil down to your personal preference.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#11 |
KEEP ON TRUCKIN'
![]() Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Sterling, Va.
Posts: 5,731
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
I like them but that's just my opinion. Your truck looks great either way. It's your call.
__________________
JIM '97 GMC Sierra K1500 '95 Chevy Silverado C1500 '71 Cheyenne Z71 / LT1 & 4-Speed SWB K/10 ![]() http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l689JKXPnA http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php "LIVIN' FREE FOREVER" ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#12 |
Senior Member
![]() Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: New Madison, Ohio
Posts: 21,365
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
All I can say is STOCK ROCKS!!!!! Either way Randy your truck is super swaaweeeet!!!
__________________
A husband can be right...or...A husband can be happy. ![]() 67-72 Chevy and GMC Trucks...The Classic Truck for the Classic Folk. ![]() 1970 CST Two tone green, 402BB, 400 Automatic, Tach, Buckets, AC, AM-FM, Tilt, GM CB, GM 8 Tract, LWB, etc ![]() ![]() JOHN 17:3...The better side of "LIFE" Remember: Everyday is a good day...Some are just gooder! |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#13 |
State of Confusion!
![]() ![]() Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Gulfport, MS USA
Posts: 46,926
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
![]() But my preference is for the original hood
__________________
Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God! |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#14 |
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Villa Rica Ga
Posts: 889
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
i like the stocker, sumthn about a cowl hood not on a vehichle built to race. is kinda poser to me. nice truck .
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#15 |
Catchy title goes here..
![]() Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Rockwell, NC
Posts: 39,745
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
Randy I like the cowl, the old pics without it (not just that one pic) the visor sticks out more and takes away from the overall look of the truck. With the cowl on your eyes are diverted down more and the whole truck flows better...
no i have not been watching hgtv... just MHO ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#16 |
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: antreville, south carolina
Posts: 873
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
I like the cowl but i have to agree with liz..but in the end its what you like
__________________
"Dixie Destroyer" 71 C10 LWB Fleet Future Blown Prostreet Monster |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#17 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 1,970
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
I think cowl hoods look most at home on 67-68 body styles and on 2 wheel drive lowered "hot rod" style truck. You have a beautiful truck either way and the change won't be dramatic, but I tend to lean towards the stock style hood.......for what it's worth!
__________________
72 Cheyenne SWB Fleet Nut & bolt frame off in progress...99.9999% - supercharged 383 - 4 wheel discs - relocated fuel tank - ![]() My Build Thread |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#18 |
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Kelso, WA
Posts: 363
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
They're right in the end it's up to you... but I think your truck looks absolutly sic with the cowl hood, there is something about your truck that just makes it look badass
![]()
__________________
1972 K10 4" lift, 35’s, 383 stroker, 700r4, current project. 1971 C10 3"/5" static drop, 355/350. "La Bamba.” The current daily driver. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#19 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Tucson, AZ
Posts: 140
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
Normally I'd say stock hood, But with your set-up, Lifted, Big Meats, Visor, it just seems to fit. I say keep the cowl hood on that bad boy.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#20 |
the boat guy
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: springfield mo
Posts: 2,339
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
no cowl, no visor IMO. or keep cowl keep visor, add rollbar.
i am severley biased agains cowl hoods on anything that doesnt need one. i do agree that your truck would look good even with a piece of cardboard covering the engine. sweet truck
__________________
67, swb, fleet, tach, throttle, 5.3, 4l60e, 3.73's, fuel cell, 5 lug, p.d.b., 4-6 drop. great little truck 66, stevens drag/ski 18' silouette, 350, 2.02 doublehump heads. comp extreme marine 278 cam, vette 7 fin valve covers, old polished edelbrock intake, velvetdrive, casale v-drive, adj cavitation plate. 28, model a rpu project, |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#21 |
Questionable
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 13,376
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
I personally hate cowl hoods. I think they ruin the original, classic, and perfect lines that the 67-68 trucks had. The 69-72 have inferior hoods and lines aren't as nice, so the cowl hood doesn't do much to throw off the already-present ugliness of them.
I say ditch the cowl hood. Go back to the original. Your truck is badass and looks even more badass with the original hood!!
__________________
If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#22 |
Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: clackamas oregon
Posts: 269
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
i like the cowl it your truck even though lifted and all still looks like an original its so clean and body looks stock no weird grills or something i think it ads that extra anger to the lifted beauty
__________________
I can die happy now i own a c-10 TRICKNRACY cars baby TRICKNRACYCARS.ORG |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#23 |
Registered User
![]() Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: East Central, MO
Posts: 11,336
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
Thanks everyone. Very good replys.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#24 |
Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: here
Posts: 5,789
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
I like cowl hoods. They are my favorite hood scoops of them all. But not on 67-72's. Why mess with perfection?
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#25 |
20' Daredevil (Ret)
![]() Join Date: May 2003
Location: Jefferson State
Posts: 13,647
|
Re: Cowl hood flew off.........
Just found this thread...
I wouldn't put a cowl hood on most trucks, but yours isn't 'most trucks' and it looks just right on there. As stated, it seems to go well with the lift, the tires & wheels -- even the visor, which I normally detest. If you decide to put the stock hood back on, please remove the visor! Incidentally, I'm old school and remember many hot Chevelles with cowl hoods... on the right vehicle and with enough oomph to back up the image, they look great!
__________________
- Mike - 1972 K20 LWB 350/350/205 RIP El Jay |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Bookmarks |
|
|