Hey everyone. I was wondering what different types of hoods you can get for the tbirds. I know there is the stock hood and TC hood but is there any other hoods? Like cowl induction or something that already has good scoops on it? I want to get a new hood and just keep the stock one in my garage without messing it up.
Hmmmmmmm........ well.....there are fiberglass cowl hoods as well. Choices are extremely limited. I have the TC hod on mine. I've never looked into the cowl hoods for my car, but some here have them. They will chime in soon.
http://www.usbody.com/Pages_Cars/83-Thunderbird.htm
Why does it say 83-87 for these hoods the 88 is the same as the 87.
Even though it states up to '87, it'll fit an '88.
Alright sweet. I really like the look of cowl hoods and have always wanted something besides the stock hood
Me too.
Thanks for the link I'm a sucker for a cowl hood
I had to stop driving my mustang because I might run over dogs and small children lol ..... 4" cowl
lol Vinnie....you've got something besides a stock hood ;)
I will not confirm nor deny that.
I built the cowl hood on my tbird it's made out of a original hood an a hood off an f150
Wish they would sell just the Cowl piece by itself, so I could graft or weld it onto my stock hood. Not interested in an entire fiberglass hood, and would rather keep the stock release, than rice up my bird with hood pins. The search continues...
Steel and fiberglass cowls are easily available through different companies.
It's in my album on my profile im not sure how to post it into a thread
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My scoop is an aftermarket srt-10 style scoop for a late model dodge ram. It fits the shape of the hood pretty well with no modification. Mine is steel but i've seen fiberglass versions too. (sorry for the py pic)
(http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b451/87whitefox/Rodeo/E41A0306.jpg)
this is what it looks like on the truck, for reference:
(http://www.donmar.com/wings/HS-Ram2.jpg)
(http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/album.php?albumid=136&attachmentid=31773)
So what about if you have a tc hood and want to add a cowel hood but also making it functional along with the tc hood scoops staying fuctional.
This is probably one of the more complete hood options for our cars:
http://www.coolcats.net/modifying/hoods.html
Darren
Go to Jegs.com, and click on the hood,scoops, and body section. There is a company that sells 3 styles of hoods for our cars. I also have this posted in the "Leads on cougar/thunderbird Parts"
I have never heard anyone say that using hood pins is a " Rice Mod" before. Hood pins are more associated with late sixty early seventy muscle cars than anything else it seems to me. But who knows, I am an old fart and do not care less about what the import crowd does. Myself I am getting a stock style fiberglass hood and grafting on a 95 Cobra r cowl onto it. You can get very good quality bolt on glass hoods that do not require hood pins and the added bonus is reduced front end weight.