Your thoughts on the W30-style hood for '81-'88 Cutlass's...

[87Cutlass442]

I'm thinkin about gettin this hood, but I'm not sure how it'd look. I dont know if it'd be better to stick w/the stock hood, or buy that one. What are you thoughts on it?

 

[brilesy]

Hood

Where can you buy the W30 hood for 81 Cutlass? I would love to have one. Does anyone know where to buy floor pans for Gbody's?

 

[87Cutlass442]

Re: Hood

Where can you buy the W30 hood for 81 Cutlass? I would love to have one. Does anyone know where to buy floor pans for Gbody's?

http://www.usbody.com/Pages_Cars/78-Cutlass.htm

 

[TURNA]

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

I think it's a bit too much and does not work with the lines of the car. I would rather get a cowl hood that looked similar to the real FE3-X hood (The car pictured with the W-30 hood is a imperfect replica as the header panel and hood are not right).

 

[TURNA]

I think it's a bit too much and dos not work with the lies of the car. I would rather get a cowl hood that looked similar to the real FE3-X hood (The car pictured with the W-30 hood is a imperfect replica as the header panel and hood are not right).

Bill Porterfield Of GM Engineering and Angelo Valenti of V/OSV CONCEPTS
OLDSMOBILE FE3-X aka DARTH VADER II SPORTING W-25 FUNCTIONAL HOOD

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

Yes, but it is a replica and not the original. Here is the original:

The original is an 85, the car you pictured is an 86 (grilles). The original has a header panel that has more in common with the 87-88 one than the 81-86. Note the OLDSMOBILE script on the top and the side marker turn signals that wrap around the headlight. Nothing against the guy who built that replica, it is very close to the original and nicely done, but my point was about the original's hood.

 

[TURNA]

The original is the FE3-X

This is the FE3-X II as stated

 

[Furtrader]

I think it's a bit too much and does not work with the lines of the car.).

I completely agree wih this.
I thought I was the only one who thought this.

 

[custom442]

I don't like the W30. It's a carry over from the 70's and it doesn't work. A 2" cowl is my personal favorite on these cars, but to each his own.