i have a 347 in my car and the way it sits now with the 2.25 inch hood i have about a quarter of clearance now. im doing a dart 427 with a YSI blower or F-1 blower going with a edelbrock victor jr or funnel web intake.BLOW thru setup with a 1'' space..

should i go with a 3'' or 4'' hood???Where can i get a fiberglass hood??

thanks guys..

 

Id say a 4 incher just to be safe. There are all kinds available. Look at www.up22.com

 

Check out this car. It's close to what you are going to build and runs a 4 inch. It's one of the better looking cowl hoods I've seen on a early mustang.
http://www.mustangandfords.com/featuredvehicles/mufp_0710_1965_ford_mustang_fastback/index.html

 

yah that looked sweet maybe ill just go with the 4'' just to be safe. .

 

i have a 4" on my '68 mustang,tons of room there over my 351c with 3" thick air cleaner,etc am planning on building a 9.5 w with a vortech "igloo" intercooler and i think it will all fit under that 4"..i can post a pic if you would like,Rick

 

yes can u post pics

 

sure,no problem at all,it would be Tuesday before i can get it out,(it's pouring down rain over here in SETex) and i'll post a few,the hood is really nice,but it is a pin on,which is not my preference..

 

I have a 67 with a D3. I had to go to a 6 inch hood. The four inch had to be cut for the disharge pipe to the carb. I was going straight up to the carb though. If you ran around the front to the passenger side, you may have room. However, I only had about a 1/4 inch at the top for clearance.

 

67blown have any pic's of your setup? the motor and car? sounds nice!

 

o man all i know is i dont wanna go with a 6''..lol

 

Here is a couple of pics. Yea, the 6 inch is high but it gives me plenty of room for air flow. My problem is I need to put more dzus fastners on, I keep pulling them loose due to the air lift on the front now.

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if it were me i would buy the hood last that way you can measure etc.

 

well cant really do that cause the car is getting painted first,then my new motor is going in..i just got a 4.75'' hood and a new fiberglass trunk lid also from up22.com..

 

How is the quality of the gel coat on the up22 stuff? Is the underside of the hood finished or not?

 

im not sure i guess i can tell u when i get it..all they told me was it was gel coated im not sure if the underside is gel coated u should try and call them..all i know is i have to wait 4-5weeks now to get the hood..

 

i have a UP22 hood on my falcon, the 5" snorkle one for the 64-65 falcon, the topside on mine wasn't gel-coated, just shot with some primer, and some of the underside is finished (Mostly just the outer bracing) and the rest of it is not, the lip on the edge of the snorkle isn't finished and neither is the inside of it, so mine was a little bit rough around the edges i guess you could say.