by spencerforhire » Thu Sep 06, 2012 6:17 am
Even though our beloved Vega is still a fairly common sight at the dragstrip, I guess there just isn't the demand there for the fiberglass companies to have much of a selection in the way of hoods with scoops already molded in. Apparently a couple of the 'glass companies will make a hood for you with your choice of scoop, but they just slap it on a flat hood, not make one from a mold with the scoop built in. You're right about Harwood quality; a friend of mine bought a 6" cowl hood from them for his 598(!!!) tall deck Pro-Street 1971 Monte Carlo. It's a piece of art with finished edges, inner structure and all the threaded inserts for the OEM hinges and latch. It's also MASSIVE; at more than 6ft long it takes up a pile of his garage space when it's off the car. Hard to believe the demand is there for a first gen Monte but not a Vega.
The "fleet"-
72 Vega HB Drag Car -383/'Glide/9"(9.35@146.19)(5.94@117.28 1/8th)
77 Vega Estate wagon- project(someday)will have TPI305/T-5, S-10 spindles/axles
76 Vega GT- 400/4spd/9" retired from active duty(rusty)
06 Silverado 2WD ex.cab daily
03 Silverado 2WD ex.cab (retired)
06 Haulin' 20ft enclosed car transporter
06 GMC Canyon Shop truck
07 Colorado project( 5.3 4L60e swap)
99 Saturn SL1- wife's car
01 Saturn SC2- son's project
07 Saturn Ion Redline project
and 4 more Saturn "parts cars"
Note- the very act of listing all of these has made me realize I have some kind of problem.....
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