cowl hoods...how do they fit - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Custom 68 · 08-19-2004, 09:54 PM

I have a 68 chevy how do the aftermarket hoods fit? I thought about adding a new cowl hood but didnt want to get into a bunch of fitup?
Thanks
Dave

1BadSS · 08-19-2004, 09:55 PM

With fiberglass hoods you're always going to have to go thru with fitting and cutting a little.

Custom 68 · 08-19-2004, 10:00 PM

I was looking for the steel ones. I think goodmark makes one?

**jamie72** · 08-19-2004, 10:30 PM

i bought one for my 72 blazer,from tim christan, and it fit great, didn`t take no time to get it to fit right.
good luck jamie

Mudder · 08-19-2004, 10:42 PM

It can be pretty much hit or miss.

64fleetside · 08-19-2004, 11:24 PM

We put a Tri-Plus cowl hood on my bro's 69, fit pretty darn good. Very slight mismatch on fender/hood curvature but you gotta look hard & be REAL anal to notice. Only a cherry or NOS GM hood would fit better IMO. Brian

Custom 68 · 08-20-2004, 08:57 AM

Thanks guys I dont know if I want to shell out the Money for one or not? They are kindof spendy.
Dave

Tx Firefighter · 08-20-2004, 10:55 AM

We put this one on my old 72 after I sold it to my neighbor.

It fit a little flat across the cowl area. He put a 1x4 block of wood on the cowl and gently closed the hood down onto it. That put a tiny bit of curve in the back and now it fits fine.

Putter · 08-20-2004, 10:57 AM

Gotta love those shade tree body work methods. It's the simple solutions that work best sometimes. Looks good from here!

68c10owner · 08-20-2004, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

We put this one on my old 72 after I sold it to my neighbor.

It fit a little flat across the cowl area. He put a 1x4 block of wood on the cowl and gently closed the hood down onto it. That put a tiny bit of curve in the back and now it fits fine.

TX, what brand is that hood? thanks

Tx Firefighter · 08-20-2004, 09:33 PM

It's a Tri-Plus hood. After a couple of years with it, he's still happy with it and put another one like it on his other truck.

**jamie72** · 08-20-2004, 09:37 PM

i have been told the goodmark and the tri-plus are the same hoods in different boxes...

LUV2XCLR8 · 08-20-2004, 09:54 PM

I Bought A 67-68 From Tim Christian, In A Goodmark Box, I Have To
Take It Back, Now That I Have A Cherry 72 Blazer I Want To Keep
The Look, Was Going With A 67 Nose Swap On My Old Blazer.

chickenwing · 08-21-2004, 01:42 AM

TxF.F. I love that combo on these trucks! Me and your neighbor would have had a biddin war on that truck! I'm painting my 72 back to the Hawaiian Blue! Whose green stepside in the back?

Tx Firefighter · 08-21-2004, 08:11 AM

That's my green truck before I started working on it.

Bowtie67 · 08-21-2004, 09:25 AM

Here is a Goodmark hood I purchased this past winter from one of the board vendors. Fit was excellant.

keota · 08-23-2004, 09:25 PM

I Installed A Metal Cowl On My K5 70. It Fit Great From The First. Just Adjusted The New Hinges And Have Had No Problems. We Found With The Old Hinges It Wouldn't Fit Quite Right But No Problem With The New Ones.

Joe67 · 08-23-2004, 09:33 PM

Here is a great thread that talks about who makes what

Reproduction Panels

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bowtie67

Here is a Goodmark hood I purchased this past winter from one of the board vendors. Fit was excellant.

That truck looks bad as hell

Richard Dobson · 08-25-2004, 12:58 PM

I have a 67-68 Goodmark cowl hood that won't fit well with my oringinal 68 fenders. Would I get a better fit if I bought the Goodmark fenders also? BTW the fenders are off of a 71 GMC which has the same fenders as a 68 Chev I understand, they look the same anyway.

Jimbotronics · 08-25-2004, 02:39 PM

Here's a guy selling Goodmark cowls on ebay - not me. He's a distributor for hoods, doors, fenders..etc etc. I haven't checked websites for these things so I don't know if his prices are good or bad.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33646

Inspector722 · 08-25-2004, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard Dobson

I have a 67-68 Goodmark cowl hood that won't fit well with my oringinal 68 fenders. Would I get a better fit if I bought the Goodmark fenders also? BTW the fenders are off of a 71 GMC which has the same fenders as a 68 Chev I understand, they look the same anyway.

Can someone tell me what fenders do interchange on these Chevy and GMC trucks?

mocwon · 08-25-2004, 05:53 PM

This is a Goodmark hood on my '72 and it fit fine. The tooling appears to be made wrong since the front edge about 6" on both sides of center flattens out instead of continuing the correct contour all the way across like the stock hood. Had to work the contour back in that area and fix a couple of shipping boo-boos. Overall, a great hood IMO.

Custom 68 · 08-25-2004, 09:00 PM

Those all do look good. Now I better just decide if I want to swing the cash?
Thanks again all
Dave

LONGHAIR · 08-25-2004, 09:18 PM

Putter, that is not a shade tree method..........Stuff like that is done in bodyshops everywhere. Body alignment takes some creative action.......the factory boys do the same stuff, tweeking doors, hoods and deck lids is everyday stuff.

08-19-2004, 09:54 PM	#1
Custom 68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,928	cowl hoods...how do they fit I have a 68 chevy how do the aftermarket hoods fit? I thought about adding a new cowl hood but didnt want to get into a bunch of fitup? Thanks Dave __________________ Dave 1968 Custom Chevy with turbo charged 5.3 gen III 4l80e swap 1967-71 GMC 3/4 ton long step 4x4 (not sure what year exactly?) "A good friend will bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "that was frekin awesome". "If it doesn't fit force it...If it breaks then it needed to be replaced anyway!"

08-19-2004, 09:55 PM	#2
1BadSS NOT REALLY BANNED! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 1,072	With fiberglass hoods you're always going to have to go thru with fitting and cutting a little. __________________ 1987 Mustang Coupe - 2.7 Stroker, 78mm turbo, Stainless header, 3" Exh, FMIC, 160lb/hr Injectors, MS3, twin walbro 255's, 34psi. Eating V8's daily. 04 Pontiac GTO 04 Ford Mustang GT 68 C20 LWB stripper truck 73 K5 Cheyenne 76 C20 Sierra Crew SRW 88 K20 Suburban I'm not hammering on metal just to hammer, i'm creating a piece of art.

08-19-2004, 10:00 PM	#3
Custom 68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,928	I was looking for the steel ones. I think goodmark makes one? __________________ Dave 1968 Custom Chevy with turbo charged 5.3 gen III 4l80e swap 1967-71 GMC 3/4 ton long step 4x4 (not sure what year exactly?) "A good friend will bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "that was frekin awesome". "If it doesn't fit force it...If it breaks then it needed to be replaced anyway!"

08-19-2004, 10:30 PM	#4
jamie72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: madison indiana Posts: 3,839	i bought one for my 72 blazer,from tim christan, and it fit great, didn`t take no time to get it to fit right. good luck jamie __________________ jamie72 72 BB cheyenne -- Restoration getting started.. member #807 http://www.myspace.com/whitetailobsession www.antlertalk.com

08-20-2004, 08:57 AM	#7
Custom 68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,928	Thanks guys I dont know if I want to shell out the Money for one or not? They are kindof spendy. Dave __________________ Dave 1968 Custom Chevy with turbo charged 5.3 gen III 4l80e swap 1967-71 GMC 3/4 ton long step 4x4 (not sure what year exactly?) "A good friend will bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "that was frekin awesome". "If it doesn't fit force it...If it breaks then it needed to be replaced anyway!"

08-19-2004, 10:42 PM	#5
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	It can be pretty much hit or miss.

08-19-2004, 11:24 PM	#6
64fleetside Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: arkieland Posts: 1,070	We put a Tri-Plus cowl hood on my bro's 69, fit pretty darn good. Very slight mismatch on fender/hood curvature but you gotta look hard & be REAL anal to notice. Only a cherry or NOS GM hood would fit better IMO. Brian

08-20-2004, 10:55 AM	#8
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	We put this one on my old 72 after I sold it to my neighbor. It fit a little flat across the cowl area. He put a 1x4 block of wood on the cowl and gently closed the hood down onto it. That put a tiny bit of curve in the back and now it fits fine. Attached Images __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

08-20-2004, 10:57 AM	#9
Putter More Cowbell.... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, MS Posts: 3,569	Gotta love those shade tree body work methods. It's the simple solutions that work best sometimes. Looks good from here! __________________ *There once was a member from Puckett.....Who ( fill in the blank blank blank* ) bucket**

08-20-2004, 09:33 PM	#11
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	It's a Tri-Plus hood. After a couple of years with it, he's still happy with it and put another one like it on his other truck. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

08-20-2004, 09:37 PM	#12
jamie72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: madison indiana Posts: 3,839	i have been told the goodmark and the tri-plus are the same hoods in different boxes... __________________ jamie72 72 BB cheyenne -- Restoration getting started.. member #807 http://www.myspace.com/whitetailobsession www.antlertalk.com

08-20-2004, 09:54 PM	#13
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,470	I Bought A 67-68 From Tim Christian, In A Goodmark Box, I Have To Take It Back, Now That I Have A Cherry 72 Blazer I Want To Keep The Look, Was Going With A 67 Nose Swap On My Old Blazer. __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Big Piggy: "Goliath" 07 Kodiak C4500 Lil Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

08-21-2004, 01:42 AM	#14
chickenwing Lovin' Life in Miss.! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, Mississippi Posts: 1,937	TxF.F. I love that combo on these trucks! Me and your neighbor would have had a biddin war on that truck! I'm painting my 72 back to the Hawaiian Blue! Whose green stepside in the back? __________________ The truck... you hear that? No really, you did hear that?!!!

08-21-2004, 08:11 AM	#15
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	That's my green truck before I started working on it. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

08-21-2004, 09:25 AM	#16
Bowtie67 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,266	Here is a Goodmark hood I purchased this past winter from one of the board vendors. Fit was excellant. Attached Images __________________ 1967 C10 - SWBSS Pro Street 427sbc, 700R4 & 4.10 Gears 1948 Chevy FleetMaster Coupe, LS1, (almost done) 1950 Chevy StyleLine Coupe 250/6 3x2 Dueces 2009 Toyota Tundra 1996 Harley RoadKing "I maybe getting old, but I can still burn rubber with the best of them"



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08-23-2004, 09:25 PM	#17
keota Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 52	I Installed A Metal Cowl On My K5 70. It Fit Great From The First. Just Adjusted The New Hinges And Have Had No Problems. We Found With The Old Hinges It Wouldn't Fit Quite Right But No Problem With The New Ones.

08-25-2004, 12:58 PM	#19
Richard Dobson Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Easley, South Carolina Posts: 491	I have a 67-68 Goodmark cowl hood that won't fit well with my oringinal 68 fenders. Would I get a better fit if I bought the Goodmark fenders also? BTW the fenders are off of a 71 GMC which has the same fenders as a 68 Chev I understand, they look the same anyway. __________________ Richard Dobson

08-25-2004, 02:39 PM	#20
Jimbotronics YA YA Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 1,273	Here's a guy selling Goodmark cowls on ebay - not me. He's a distributor for hoods, doors, fenders..etc etc. I haven't checked websites for these things so I don't know if his prices are good or bad. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33646 __________________ Jimbo '72 SWB - 350 (frame-off resto in progress - donations accepted) '04 Chevy Avalanche '03 Cadillac CTS (wife's ride) Restoration progress - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=335707

08-25-2004, 05:53 PM	#22
mocwon Keep On Truckin' Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Buda, Texas Posts: 1,354	This is a Goodmark hood on my '72 and it fit fine. The tooling appears to be made wrong since the front edge about 6" on both sides of center flattens out instead of continuing the correct contour all the way across like the stock hood. Had to work the contour back in that area and fix a couple of shipping boo-boos. Overall, a great hood IMO. Attached Images __________________ Just Passin' Thru Some projects are like herding cats; others are like putting out fires; this one was like herding cats on fire.....

08-25-2004, 09:00 PM	#23
Custom 68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,928	Those all do look good. Now I better just decide if I want to swing the cash? Thanks again all Dave __________________ Dave 1968 Custom Chevy with turbo charged 5.3 gen III 4l80e swap 1967-71 GMC 3/4 ton long step 4x4 (not sure what year exactly?) "A good friend will bail you out of jail...but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying "that was frekin awesome". "If it doesn't fit force it...If it breaks then it needed to be replaced anyway!"

08-25-2004, 09:18 PM	#24
LONGHAIR just can't cover up my redneck Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 11,414	Putter, that is not a shade tree method..........Stuff like that is done in bodyshops everywhere. Body alignment takes some creative action.......the factory boys do the same stuff, tweeking doors, hoods and deck lids is everyday stuff.

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