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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: 78steprider on January 26, 2005, 10:22:00 am

Title: fiberglass or steel cowl hood?
Post by: 78steprider on January 26, 2005, 10:22:00 am

quick question for you all. Which is the better purchase.... fiberglass or steel cowl hood? Pros? Cons? Looking at replacing my stock hood for a cowl induction. Thx in advance everyone

Title: Re: fiberglass or steel cowl hood?
Post by: Blazin on January 26, 2005, 11:05:00 am

I bought a fiberglass cowl hood for my exgirlfreinds truck a harwood. This was a few years back before they started making the steel units. It was fairly strait but was about $150 more than the steel hoods on this site.

Title: Re: fiberglass or steel cowl hood?
Post by: Sano on January 27, 2005, 05:57:00 pm

I'd go with steel if your only getting a 2" cowl just because I believe its the same price for a fiberglass. If you go any bigger than 2" then you have to get fiberglass.Steel hoods can't crack or anything like fiberglass.

Title: Re: fiberglass or steel cowl hood?
Post by: BadDually on February 09, 2005, 11:36:00 pm

I bought the steel Dominator hood for my 79, just a word of caution though, it is very thin metal, I had a retard moment and supported my self on my knuckles putting on the windshield trim and left knuckle marks.  

Title: Re: fiberglass or steel cowl hood?
Post by: Dan Dan The Chevy Man on March 07, 2005, 08:27:00 pm

dang.. same thing with my tailgate, i bought one of those aftermarket tailgates, ya know the blank ones... and the metal is so thin when i closed the tailgate there were two dents from where my palms pushed into it to close it...