Cowl hood on 78 Elco

[bubbamura]

Has anyone done a cowl hood on a 78 elco? I am thinking of doing one for engine and carb clearance reasons. Was curious if it would be possible to make it a functional hood, ie, are there attachment points for the door if using the 68-72 chevelle parts? I know it could be done on the chevelle hood as I had one on my 68. Haven't seen any pix of the g-body hood to be able to verify if it can be done. And yes, I know it is a lot of work but I have access to a good body shop that can make the mods for a reasonable price. Thanks for any help and any pix of the underside of the hood would be appreciated.

 

[Tank]

I have a cowl hood on an 81 El camino. You can see it in my profile pic. It was an aftermarket supplier of GM licensed steel hood. No modifications were needed just bolted it on.

 

[Bar50]

BIG cowl hood from Glasstek:

Compared to a flat hood Malibu:

Under the hood:

 

[tc1959]

Here's ours 8)