I know some folks had asked what the T/A replica hood I had modified back in December to raise the scoop looked like on the car. My oldest son & I set it over the empty engine compartment simply to get a sense for just that.

Dayum, it's BIG. I'd asked for the scoop to be raised 1.5", but the final product is even a bit taller than that and measures almost 5" from the hood surface now.

Whoa...

More...

And I thought a Drag Pak Challenger scoop was big 'n' lumpy.

Guess I should have enough clearance for an air cleaner now.

Looks good!

"Yes, Officer, I really CAN see around the scoop while driving on the street... mostly."

It looks a good bit like the VFN 5" T/A-type scoop that 340Rick and some other people on here have.

Looks GREAT!!

I like it, currently trying to decide between the big A body snorkel or a lexan scoop for my duster

hope its secured well, when i made my 6 pak taller all it wanted to do was rip itself off the hood. it seriously gave the mounting points on the hood a hard work out.

Here is a Picture of the 4.5" A body Snorkel if you have not seen it in a While.

Here is another Pic

Leave it to a mopar guy to put a cowl hood on backwards!!

But didn't Mopar come with a cowl in 70?

I think it looks cool

At least it resembles the factory one. It doesn't look like it's blocking your view too much from the pic you posted. IMO those cowl hoods just look way out of place on a Mopar. FUGLY!

Not this sh%# again........What exactly would you call the look of that hood on a 70RR?

I love it..............

I love my air grabber. Lol. Hood looks good and racy. Very cool.

That's true huh? I guess the ones that I've seen with the air grabber kind of disguises them. I guess I should have said a Chevrolet type cowl hood on a Mopar.

Not sure what makes a Ford vs Chevy vs Mopar cowl. I just call a scoop that starts at hood level in the front and gets larger as it goes back a cowl. If it's the center peak that alarms you, there are companies that make it without that.

Don't recall many 70s Challengers coming with aero prostock scoops either. Guess some could say that seems way out of place on a Mopar.

To me personally, I think about ANY factory Mopar scoop looks like an afterthought. "Oh crap, we need a scoop. Lets put this shoebox looking thing in the middle of the hood". Few could really say that the 68 hemi scoops, nor six pack scoops are really aesthetically appealing, nor do anything for the lines of the car.....but it's factory and that makes it seem "right". Scoops, like wheels or paint are a personal choice and have to please no one but the owner

I always liked the factory stuff. Even the Ford Thunderbolt ones. The cowl hoods on Camaros and Chevelles are great too! The Chrysler shaker is up there as one of the best and far better looking than the Ford or Pontiac. The A12 and the 68 Hemi ones are downright mean looking to me.
It's always kind of an afterthought when you put modified motors in cars. There has to be something there or else the engine is sticking out of the hood ratrod style.
Now as far as tube frame cars, I thank all the guys that did the research and gave us something that works and is pretty cool looking as well!

http://www.vfnfiberglass.com/widesunoco.jpg

I think these hoods look good on the Camaros, but they call them Sunoco's

That looks great, I love it. Definitely looks more proportionately correct than the Landy lump you were considering, IMHO.

And that is pretty much what I ended up with.

I'll keep a close eye on it. My previous pin-on T/A-style hood wasn't nearly as rigid in the front of the hood and needed an extra pin in the front center to keep it from bowing up above 100 MPH.

I like it. It being taller than expected is a good thing IMO. Now you have room for some big stuff later on instead of just barely clearing now.

Now this is just a personal thing and as such doesn't mean squat to anyone else. But MOST scoops are ugly and do nothing for the lines of a car. I do agree with Dave that "Shakers" are pretty cool, but first came on Mustangs as far as I know. Most other Mopar scoops are pretty damn ugly in my eyes. I have run a HEMI scoop, a maxie scoop and a six pack scoop on my own car. Didn't like any of them but they served a purpose and at the time the only forward facing scoop allowed was a factory type. Whatever they came on, cowls just flow well on most cars, look like they belong and cover the carb and that's what we are after.

Now, do I personally like the scoop pictured here? No, but I don't like T/A scoops either. Do I think this looks MUCH better than the proposed "lump"..........absolutely. In the end, it only matters if Brad likes it.

Most also hate the "lexan" box poking through the hood, me included. BUT, they serve the purpose and makes it easy to see, because you can see through the scoop. Currently, we just let the throttle bodies poke through the hood, because a scoop means nothing on an EFI car. Do I like that? Not really, but it is what it is...........LOL!!!

Our taste change over our lifetimes and thank God for that or we would all still have auto line Centerline wheels on our cars. I used to hate cowl hoods on Dusters but I would love to have one now. Probably will be ordering a 6 inch in my near future.

Looks good, Brad. Now you can add that 4" spacer you always wanted

Completely understandable. I'm still trying to get past my initial reaction when we set the hood in place, I stepped back, and my brain shouted: "Holy Sh!t!!! That thing's F*%$ing HUGE!!!"

I'm hoping it grows on me. Regardless, it's paid for.

The term Bird Catcher comes to mind.

Birds, cats, puppies, tennis balls, runaway iguanas, Frisbees... yep, they can all fit through that hood's openings.

Yes, it'll have an air cleaner to filter out the birds, cats & puppies. No sure about iguanas & Frisbees, though.