Cowl hoods

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A bolt on hood for a Dart you can not have the end close to the window or it will not hinge up. The end of the cowl will hit the window. I've had both, 5" bolt on and a 6" lift off. I'll see if I can dig up pics of both.

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The pic isn't good for showing that. The angle and the lighting I guess. It's around 2" away from the windshield...not exactly sure, but I can measure it tonight when I get home from work.
It is a bolt on from Glasstek. Here's another pic.

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A bolt on hood for a Dart you can not have the end close to the window or it will not hinge up. The end of the cowl will hit the window. I've had both, 5" bolt on and a 6" lift off. I'll see if I can dig up pics of both.

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Thanks Iam not going to use the hinges for a bolt on I was just thinking the bolt on is reinforced and would not buckle at the front of the hood only using two pins on the corner at the front of it.

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The bolt on hood is heavy, almost the same weight as a steel one. I also set the side up with rails to support the hood, some zues in the front and across the back.

Back ones

Side rails and you can also see the front in this pic.

I don't have a real good pic showing how close it is to the window but you can see how far back it extens over the cowl. It completely covers where the vent grate was.

The pic in my sig is the old 5" bolt on.

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The pic isn't good for showing that. The angle and the lighting I guess. It's around 2" away from the windshield...not exactly sure, but I can measure it tonight when I get home from work.
It is a bolt on from Glasstek. Here's another pic.

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No interference with your windshield when you open?

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My hood is exactly 2" away from the windshield when closed.
As you open it, the top of the scoop gets as close as 3/4" to the windshield, but then the rear of the hood rolls down and forward further away from the windshield. I have the factory original hinges, just using the lightweight springs supplied by Glasstek.

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Mine is a AAR pin on. Nice hood and they have a mold so no grafting of scoops on hoods. I lift mine off by myself.

If you want more pics just ask.

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Thanks and i love your car but I need 6 inch and I spoke with AAR and they wont make a bigger one or extend the one they have although it would of been nice if they would --they are just up the road a little from me.

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Glad I made this post as W5DART378 sent photo's of his carbon fiber
6 inch cowl hood absolutley perfect no center line
runs all the way to windshield and the underside looks as good as the top

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OK whats up with the super secret stuff?? lets see the pics, who made it and how much is it??????

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Glad I made this post as W5DART378 sent photo's of his carbon fiber
6 inch cowl hood absolutley perfect no center line
runs all the way to windshield and the underside looks as good as the top

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Pics and price please... I am wanting a new hood also as my new Glasstek hemi hood isn't tall enough to clear my injection.

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PM- W5DART378 Iam still waiting on a shipping price but the hood is about ONE GRANDE

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BIGCUBE did u fab the rails,or buy them? thanks

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My body guy made them.

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i'm gonna go that route also..thanks pal

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and the AAR hood on the 68...

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Beequik,
How effective is your cowl? The reason Im asking is judging from the pic it appears to be 5-6 inches away from the windshield. Can it still flow air into the carb that far away from the windshield?

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Probably not very effective, but I ordered a Hemi Dart hood and when I arrived at Rockingham (met them at a show to pick up)they had made me a really nice 68 Hemi Cuda hood!! So rather tahn risk them shipping me another and the time to make it( I was in a hurry)I took that hood and the difference back on my end. So that is that story. Looked good but not what I wanted/ ordered.

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Mine is a AAR pin on. Nice hood and they have a mold so no grafting of scoops on hoods. I lift mine off by myself.

If you want more pics just ask.

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Bigtime,


Would you have any more pics of the mounting? How many pins or is it dzused on? How rigid is the front, does it bow or flex up at higher speeds, mid 140's?

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here is the only pic i have of the mounting. I just use the moroso brackets to the fenders and i made 2 front rad brackets:

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I have tried acouple different hood scoops also..a hemi and six pack and they dont work either..I love the cowl..if I redo the hood it will be a 6 inch that goes to the windshield..I need to put a good aero scoop on it,but hate to deface the car with it..I run such a big cfm carb..it needs all the airflow it can get..

Been running the carb out the scoop hole and running a big aircleaner on it..just for testing mode purposes..

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Ever try anything like the PS trucks had? Cowl hoods with a front facing airpan. Aerodynamic benefit of the cowl and just redirect air that would hit the front of vehicle anyway.
I like the looks of the cowl, however I'm just not subscribing to the "air off the windshield" lore.
My 6" cowl goes back to an inch or so of the windhield and has a 2pc forward facing pan setup. Still sorting out electrical issues and have not had it over 140 yet, which is where I expect it to start making a difference.

Good Luck

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I've wanted to test my scoop VS a cowl in cars that
run the same speed... just putting a inches of water
gauge with a pick up tube in the cowl and scoop...
at least I know that if the front facing scoop is
high enough to be in the air flow it applies pressure
at speed where the six pack type arent high enough
and may actually hurt performance

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I have always thought my car would run faster with a cowl hood, that big scoop shovel has to slow a car down, it's like driving with your door wide open. If you have a opening as big as a cowl, air will find it's way to the carb.

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It has to catch alot of air like putting a chute on the front of the car and pushing against it.Looks like most on here that have a cowl are 140 or better with no complaints of a loss.

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It may be a like a chute BUT if its in the air flow
its pressurizing the carb(cheap supercharger)

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I have always thought my car would run faster with a cowl hood, that big scoop shovel has to slow a car down, it's like driving with your door wide open. If you have a opening as big as a cowl, air will find it's way to the carb.

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It has to catch alot of air like putting a chute on the front of the car and pushing against it.Looks like most on here that have a cowl are 140 or better with no complaints of a loss.

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It may be a like a chute BUT if its in the air flow
its pressurizing the carb(cheap supercharger)

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Yeah but at what point does the drag on the car outweigh the forced air ? and would it not be better to be more aerodynamic and force the air another way like with a tube to the carb like the Fords use?