Is this why you don't use a 69-72 hood on a 67/8 truck? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

*Dylan · 02-18-2009, 07:15 PM

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Is this why you don't use a 69-72 hood on a 67/8 truck?

Looks to me like it's shut all the way and that nose looks pretty flat. Is that a 69-72 hood on that 67 clip?

bigguy69 · 02-18-2009, 07:29 PM

yea that is what it looks like. i had a guy try to sell me a truck the same way said it was missing some "trim"

*ksjh1316* · 02-18-2009, 07:31 PM

I wonder if you could use a GMC top bar and fender crome to cover that up and make it look half way normal?

theyammieguy · 02-18-2009, 07:41 PM

I think it would look good if you could fill the gap.

68_Bowtie · 02-18-2009, 09:26 PM

Kinda makes ya wonder about the rest of the truck, huh ?

Sammy · 02-18-2009, 10:42 PM

I'm not a fan of yellow and I agree the hood looks really stupid. Does anyone reconize the bed cover manufacture? Haven't seen one with the little lip on the end before.

allen123 · 02-18-2009, 11:00 PM

pretty nice truck except for that hood it does look pretty stupid

67ChevyRedneck · 02-19-2009, 12:45 AM

Wow.... ummmm, oops?

70cstjr · 02-19-2009, 01:25 AM

that truck is about 10 min from my house, its been on ebay for about 3 months now. The hood does shut all the way, it looks like that cause they took pictures of the engine but never latched it shut...nice truck, but it seems his bottom price is 4200 since it hasnt moved lower than that in 3 weeks lol

skchevota · 02-19-2009, 01:32 AM

they thought it looked so good that they painted it.... looks like a big forhead....

frog trucker · 02-19-2009, 02:27 AM

The extra airflow might help the engine run cooler

**68350** · 02-19-2009, 02:39 AM

its my understanding this is why the top bar was added on the gmc grilles after 68 because they switched hoods but kept the sloped 67-8 fenders.

67ChevyRedneck · 02-19-2009, 03:02 AM

That's a good point. It makes sense to me that you should be able to use 69-72 GMC fender/hood trim to "hide" the gap.

**special-K** · 02-19-2009, 06:12 AM

How hard is it to find a 67/68 hood?I mean,wouldn`t you buy a $400 repro before you`d fill a spray gun with paint? I never buy anything that appears the seller was in too much of a rush to get paint on.We all know paint takes minutes and bodywork takes days.

67_C-30 · 02-19-2009, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 70cstjr

that truck is about 10 min from my house, its been on ebay for about 3 months now. The hood does shut all the way, it looks like that cause they took pictures of the engine but never latched it shut...nice truck, but it seems his bottom price is 4200 since it hasnt moved lower than that in 3 weeks lol

No, it is shut all the way. It looks like that because it is the wrong hood.

70cstjr · 02-19-2009, 09:29 AM

my bad, i must have seen it wrong when i was over there, i myself wasnt a big fan of the automatic floorshifter

**special-K** · 02-19-2009, 10:52 AM

The hood needs paint.The hood that didn`t get put on yet.

kyull67 · 02-19-2009, 12:23 PM

that looks rediculous, what a waste of time!

sweet70beast · 02-20-2009, 01:39 AM

Ram Air baby. That is a rare Firebird option.

Old Chevy Mech · 02-20-2009, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by special-K

How hard is it to find a 67/68 hood?I mean,wouldn`t you buy a $400 repro before you`d fill a spray gun with paint? I never buy anything that appears the seller was in too much of a rush to get paint on.We all know paint takes minutes and bodywork takes days.

Oh-oh...Paint takes minutes...but my body work takes weeks! LOL I R Slow :P

Frank

**N2TRUX** · 02-20-2009, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 67_C-30

No, it is shut all the way. It looks like that because it is the wrong hood.

It's the wrong hood in sooo many ways. The guy should be flogged in public for inflicting such a travesty.

The 67-68 front end is a work of art that should not be tampered with.

72chevyk10 · 02-20-2009, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Old Chevy Mech

Oh-oh...Paint takes minutes...but my body work takes weeks! LOL I R Slow :P

Frank

heh i got u beat it took 2 months to get the passenger side rocker on

02-18-2009, 07:15 PM	#1
*Dylan Mean Buzzin' Half Dozen Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,081	Is this why you don't use a 69-72 hood on a 67/8 truck? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-...3A1\|240%3A1318 Is this why you don't use a 69-72 hood on a 67/8 truck? Looks to me like it's shut all the way and that nose looks pretty flat. Is that a 69-72 hood on that 67 clip? __________________ "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." MY TRUCK (Now for sale) 1967 C10 SWB *Dylan* IIMY? Last edited by Dylan; 02-18-2009 at 07:16 PM.*

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