I dont think that there is any more reinforcement than stock.
My aftermarket hood (from Vanacor) is the same as stock, except it is not "finished" underneath. Meaning it is not smooth and you can see the fiberglass strands.
Sorry, i dont have access to a digital camera to take a photo of it...
THIS IS WHY I NEED SOME PICS. THE HOOD I BOUGHT WONT ALLOW ME TO ATTACHED THE HOOD GRILL FLUSH WITH THE OUTSIDE OF THE HOOD, UNLESS I CUT PART OF THE HOOD OUT. THERE IS A FIBERGLASS BAFFLE UNDER THE HOOD THAT HOLDS THE GRILL IN PLACE BY THE 3 STUDS ON THE BACK OF THE HOOD GRILL (SEPARATE FROM...
DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY PICS OF THE UNDERSIDE OF YOUR 67 BB HOODS????
IM PUTTING ONE ON MY '64 AND NEED TO SEE HOW THE HOOD GRILL AND BAFFLE ARE ATTACHED TO THE HOOD...
I THINK I REPLACED THE CABLE AND GEAR AT THE SAME TIME.
BOTH PLASTIC GEARS WERE SLIGHTLY WORN AFTER I TOOK THEM BACK OUT TO LOOK AT THEM.
IM NOT SURE IF I UNDERSTAND YOUR 3RD PARAGRAPH TO YOUR LAST REPLY "you need to gently push & rotate/wiggle the cable into it's housing at the speedo end to...
ALL OF THE GEARS ARE RIGHT FOR MY CAR, BUT I THINK I MIGHT TRY UNHOOKING THE CABLE FROM THE SPEEDO TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
BUT IF THE SPEEDO TURNS WITH A DRILL (OR EVEN MY FINGERS) HOOKED UP TO IT, THAT SHOULD PRETTY MUCH RULE OUT THE SPEEDO RIGHT THEN AND THERE?
THANX.
IM LOOKING FOR A PIC SO I CAN SEE HOW THE HOOD WAS CUT TO FIT THE HOOD GRILL. AS FOR THE FIBERGLASS BAFFLE, I WANT TO SEE WHAT THATS CONNECTED TO BECAUSE I MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE SOMETHING TO ATTACH THE HOOD GRILL TO THE BAFFLE INSTEAD OF SPENDING AN UNREASONABLE $50 FOR A TINY PIECE OF...
ZIP CORVETTE USED TO HAVE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR MIDYEAR CONVT TOPS IN THEIR TECHNICAL SECTION.
I DONT SEE IT THERE ANYMORE, BUT MAYBE YOU COULD CALL AND ASK... zip-corvette.com
I JUST BOUGHT A REPRO 67 BB HOOD.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY PICS OF THE UNDERSIDE OF ONE OF THESE HOODS SO I CAN SEE HOW TO ATTACH THE HOOD GRILL?
I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A FIBERGLASS BAFFLE THAT HOLDS IT ON. IVE NEVER SEEN ONE OF THESE BAFFLES.
HELP!
IM TRYING TO GET MY SPEEDOMETER WORKING AND I CANT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. THIS IS WHAT I KNOW:
1.THE SPEEDO WORKS, I HOOKED IT UP TO A DRILL AND SAW IT TURN.
2. I BOUGHT A NEW SPEEDO CABLE FOR IT.
3. I HAVE THE CORRECT GREEN PLASTIC SPEEDO GEAR ON THE TRANSMISSION (FOR A 3:70 REAR END)...
MID 20'S FOR A GOOD STARTING POINT????
<----HOW ABOUT $14K FOR A NICE DRIVER!
TONY TAT2, DO YOU HAVE A PIC OF THAT '65 IN NJ?
ANY MIDYEAR THAT RUNS AND DRIVES IS WORTH 12K...
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN GET A LEMANS OR MONZA STLYE GAS FILLER CAP FOR MY 64?
HOW ABOUT THE SIDE GRILLS THAT WERE USED ON THE MIDYEAR GRAND SPORT CORVETTES? (REPLICAR COMPANIES HAVE THEM BUT WONT SELL TO ME CAUSE I DONT HAVE ONE OF THEIR KIT CARS)
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