MALIBU Steel Cowl Hood

[ssn696]

Debating about replacing a perfectly fine flat stock hood with a steel 2" cowl hood. Reason is to clear an aftermarket TPI system. Oh, and to skip sanding off 25 square feet of alligatored lacquer.

Only Auto Metal Direct shows the underside of theirs. The brace still goes across in front of the cutout for the air cleaner. No equivalent photo for the Goodmark hood. Not sure if that brace 'unsolves' my problem or not.

Hood - 2" Raised Cowl - 78-83 Malibu; 78-87 El Camino Caballero Hoods | AMD 300-3478-2

Auto Metal Direct (AMD) hoods are designed to be a direct bolt-on replacement to your vehicles stock hood. All applications utilize your vehicles stock hinges and latch assembly. Each hood features a fully finished, factory style underside.

www.autometaldirect.com

 

[1320John$$$]

Debating about replacing a perfectly fine flat stock hood with a steel 2" cowl hood. Reason is to clear an aftermarket TPI system. Oh, and to skip sanding off 25 square feet of alligatored lacquer.

Only Auto Metal Direct shows the underside of theirs. The brace still goes across in front of the cutout for the air cleaner. No equivalent photo for the Goodmark hood. Not sure if that brace 'unsolves' my problem or not.

Hood - 2" Raised Cowl - 78-83 Malibu; 78-87 El Camino Caballero Hoods | AMD 300-3478-2

Auto Metal Direct (AMD) hoods are designed to be a direct bolt-on replacement to your vehicles stock hood. All applications utilize your vehicles stock hinges and latch assembly. Each hood features a fully finished, factory style underside.

www.autometaldirect.com

The underneath of my 2 inch Good Mark cowl hood

 

[pagrunt]

I thought all steel cowl hoods had the inner structure like the AMD.

 

[565bbchevy]

I can't answer your question but I added a 2" bolt on fiberglass scoop to my steel 86' Regal hood and then modified it to make it functional.
I then sprayed the underside of the hood with bed liner.