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Old 05-20-2009, 05:49 AM
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Flat hood will look great. Nobody does flat hoods. They all have cowl hoods and crossrams.
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Old 05-20-2009, 06:18 AM
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Flat hood will look great. Nobody does flat hoods. They all have cowl hoods and crossrams.

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Old 05-20-2009, 08:32 AM
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Nobody?

Last three first gens we've done were flat-hood cars. Love 'em
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Old 05-20-2009, 02:48 PM
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Nobody? The flat hood Z/28 cars we restored left that way too...BKH
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OK...that's two of you...feel better ?
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Jeff...Are you doing the assembly of the car or are you paying to have it done? If you are paying, think about paying them twice if you go the non-stock route. You may get it done, decide you want stock afterall, and then you will pay again for the changes. Or vice-versa, if you go stock to begin with.
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The X77 I'm doing right now is a flat hood with no spoilers.
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BTW... Jeff do it as a showroom resto then DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT!
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Were the cameras back then difficult to aim? Seems like the car is cut off in many of the vintage pics.


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Yes the C-120 ? point and shoots often had misalignment between the view finder and the lens, and that funny black cloth HOOD got in the photog's way often!
Don't even get these old timers started about the flash powder!

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