Bonneville cowl hood. what are my options

[82bonne]

With my new engine in the bonneville, my hood won't close. I dont want to have to change my intake, or air cleaner because i wanted to put on a cowl hood anyway. But i'v searched high and low for a cowl hood. I dont think any company makes cowl hoods for bonneville, and i refuse to use a fiberglass cowl scoop. Do anybody have pics of a weld on hood scoop on the car, or is there any other G-body hood that will interchange with the bonneville? What are my options besides a fiberglass hood scoop.

[Mathematic]

never seen a hoodscoop or cowl hood on a 4 door bonnie but i found this link...good luck.

www.andysautosport.com/auto_parts/ponti ... ville.html

[82bonne]

never seen a hoodscoop or cowl hood on a 4 door bonnie but i found this link...good luck.

http://www.andysautosport.com/auto_part ... ville.html

most of the hood scoops on this site are the cheap universal design, I might just go with the weld on cowl, but i want to see pics, and know what they look like, or i might try a bolt on scoop. My options are very limited with the bonneville

[jmt455]

How about a Trans Am/Can Am shaker scoop?

[tdvick]

I'd suggest bugging VFN. So far I've got them to make a flat fiberglass hood. I haven't got them to do a cowl yet. Maybe if more people were asking for it they would make it. Your hood is the same as a 78+ Lemans / Grand Am. See the thread below.

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=23009

[82bonne]

I'd suggest bugging VFN. So far I've got them to make a flat fiberglass hood. I haven't got them to do a cowl yet. Maybe if more people were asking for it they would make it. Your hood is the same as a 78+ Lemans / Grand Am. See the thread below.

http://www.gbodyforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=23009

Do you know if the grand prix hood will fit. I see they make a cowl hood for 81-88 grand prix

[tdvick]

It doesn't. That's why I've been bugging them. The "V" taper in the header panel and hood is different.

[Longroof79]

How about a Trans Am/Can Am shaker scoop?

Joe,
My thought exactly. Why does everyone want to put a Chevy style cowl hood on Pontiacs and Oldsmobiles?
I think a shaker hood would be cool on that car...or something more Pontiac related.

[82bonne]

How about a Trans Am/Can Am shaker scoop?

Joe,
My thought exactly. Why does everyone want to put a Chevy style cowl hood on Pontiacs and Oldsmobiles?
I think a shaker hood would be cool on that car...or something more Pontiac related.

It don't matter what it is. I need a hood for extra clearance, but I refuse to bond fiberglass to my steel hood. I just want something that looks good. I just never seen a bonneville with any kind of cowl hood or scoop

[tdvick]

I doubt a shaker is going to give you any extra hood clearance, unless you use a silly little air filter.

[shotgun]

Shaker with a "dude" scoop would be my choice.

[82bonne]

I'm almost positive I will get some kind of scoop, as I don't want to change my intake or air cleaner. I only need about 3 or 4 inches of clearance

[Bonnewagon]

I always liked the Ford "teardrop" design. Back in the day they were on everything, it became like a generic scoop. I know I've seen it in steel, but that will take some looking I'm thinking.

[Longroof79]

Mark,
Those scoops were popular in it's day. They were cool on Mustangs and Fairlanes...but they occasionally turned up on other cars. I even remember seeing nimrods turn them the wrong way.

[-83MONTESS-]

I always liked the Ford "teardrop" design. Back in the day they were on everything, it became like a generic scoop. I know I've seen it in steel, but that will take some looking I'm thinking.

My buddy had a fiberglass "teardrop" hood on his 78 Malibu. Thats the only car I have seen one on besides an old Fairlane.