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74 Charger hood question

Started by Our 68 Obsession, September 06, 2007, 01:33:40 PM

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Our 68 Obsession

Hi all:
I just bought a 74 Charger. The car has a fiberglass hood installed, and I'd like to change it. My question is this: I have a rust free stock flat hood, and a fellow has told me that you can buy the "buldge" that came on the rt style hoods and put it on. Is this true? If so, does anyone know who sells it? Thanks.
Heres a picture of the new addition.

rudyjrusa

hi - you can buy a used one - i don't think they make new ones for a 1973 or 1974 charger

no318

I have one for sale and can email pics if you want.

Fitz73Chrgr

If you want it to look correct, make sure you buy one without vents.  74 hoods did not have vents at the cowl.
'73 Charger - project                '70 Charger - driver                 '66 Charger - survivor

Resto thread:
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,89803.msg1019541.html#msg1019541

bordin34

as far as I know you cannot just buy the bulge. You need to buy fiberglass or an original.

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Nacho-RT74

Quote from: Our 68 Obsession on September 06, 2007, 01:33:40 PM
Hi all:
I just bought a 74 Charger. The car has a fiberglass hood installed, and I'd like to change it. My question is this: I have a rust free stock flat hood, and a fellow has told me that you can buy the "buldge" that came on the rt style hoods and put it on. Is this true? If so, does anyone know who sells it? Thanks.
Heres a picture of the new addition.

-Yes you can put ANY 3rd gen charger hood on your 74. Is a plug and play job.
-As stated the correct 74 hood would it be with no cowl vents. IMHO my fav, because the cleaner view
-not aftermarket... just repro fiberglass around or not too cheap originals used. 71 R/T hoods ( louvers one ) has been around $800-1000 price rate latelly. Regular bulgeds without cut out to R/T louvers or Super bee insert ( my fav insert ) have been arpund $500-600 rate.

71 hood is with a large grille on cowl area
72 hood is with two large grilles on same area. Around 3" blank space between them
73 hood is with two small grilles on same area... around 1 foot long, and larger blank space, around 2 feet long.
74 no grilles

Some lates 71 started to have 72 hoods around middle of production.

No separated buldges. In fact flat hoods are with a body line in the middle for a while bulged hoods are clean skin, no body lines, so add a buldge on a flat hood won't be a Plug and Play job.
Venezuelan RT 74 400 4bbl, 727, 8.75 3.23 open. Now stroked with 440 crank and 3.55 SG. Here is the History and how is actually: http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,7603.0/all.html
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,25060.0.html