what size cowl induction hood look the best on fox- thunderbirds or cougars?
2 inch in my opinion.Hey,another Okie.Cool.I'm not alone anymore.
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1" is the max IMO. Just enough to get air in, but keep teh lines of the car and still look stock. Unless your racing, I'd keep it under 2" or even stock
I'm going with a Turbo Coupe hood.Smooth,nice looking.
i've seen hoods as high as 4". these cars look crazy retarded with that much rise. i agree with 1"-2" MAX
Does anyone even make a 1-2" cowl hood for these cars? I would like to see what a 1" cowl would look like (I think it would be about perfect) but it seems that the smallest is a 2.5" and I don't think I've even seen one. US Body's hood is a 3" correct? That seems to be the most popular.
i've seen a 2 inch cowl lift before, and i've seen 4in lift. the 4 looks just like a 4in mustang cowl. the 2 looked just like the bod lines in the hood was raised 2 inches. it looked good to me. a 1inch lift would prolly be makin it yourself.
Pre-made 1" cowl hoods don't exist...
cowls are dumb unless u have clearance issues i think
what size is your hood on your convertible Eric?
I built a 3"-3.5" cowl For mine:evilgrin: . I think it looks good. I also built a 1" cowl that was on baXo's silver coug. Looked sweet, it just wasn't good build quality.:hick: Now that I have built a few and know what I am doing, I plan to try it again.
(http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/4/web/2464000-2464999/2464895_13_full.jpg)
Well I think that's the general consensus of the people that have replied here so far. I know a lot of people that want something other than stock but are tired of the ubiquitous Turbo Coupe hood. To each his own. We're just lucky enough to have several companies that still make them for our cars. So if you want one, the opportunity is there...if not, that's fine too.
It's a 3.5" Dominator hood from U.S. Body Source. It is not a true cowl hood as the back section is not open. The underside is finished though. It is, essentially, for additional clearance and for show...which is exactly why I bought it (1" phenolic spacer on a Cobra intake).
RJ's hoods are awesome...he does a great job. Now if he'd just go into business he could make some money... ;)
thanks for the props man.:cool:
I still need to do a bit of touch up work to this hood (Primer wasn't dry enough and reacted with the basecoat) but it got too cold to finish it. At least it didn't seperate from the base after a couple of miles though ;) And my cowls ARE functional. LOL. as for making money building them?.... doubt it, but I am open to serious offers to make them. LOL
i mean i was a little quick on my statement, some times they make a car look really shape, and i understand theres not alot of options for hoods on these cars, id rather try and make something then buy one. Thats my opinion, eric though your car looks good with it, even if you didn't need it.
i mean i was a little quick on my statement, some times they make a car look really shape, and i understand theres not alot of options for hoods on these cars, id rather try and make something then buy one. Thats my opinion, eric though your car looks good with it, even if you didn't need it for clearance it def fits the car
Well, I think they look good. Here is my (s)old 85.
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a242/thundr306/85%20turbo%20coupe/85tbird2003-2.jpg)
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a242/thundr306/85%20turbo%20coupe/85tbird2003.jpg)
Jim
that fits the car and looks nasty with it man oh man
:cheers: That's a sweet ride Thunder306 :cheers: Eric, where'd you get the ground effects?? Love 'em
John
It's possible to put a shaker hood on. Anybody good enough at Photoshop to show us what it would look like?:D
BlondeThunder fabbed up a shaker for her bird. I think it looks awesome!
http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?t=8252
so what is the difference between like a cowl hood if its a street version or a race version hood?
One is bolt on, the other is pin on.