68/69 6 Pack Hoods

[timmycharger]

Wish that existed 12 years ago when I bought mine, I bought both the hood and scoop from AAR, quality was pretty good, my body guy at the time did a great job grafting them together. For now, the hood will be wall art for me or when I bored of the steel hood again. I will have to get a stock air filter for my six pack set up as with the glass hood I was running a huge K & N one.   I dont think it looks all that bad with the hood though. 

[bakerhillpins]

Like this.........

Did you custom fab that hood or is there some flat hood that fits a 69 that I am unaware of?  I think the air grabber looks very cool.

The yellow 69 with the Air Grabber setup was on Craigslist out of CT earlier this year or last, at least that is where that image came from. I don't believe it is/was wingcar's ride.

[bakerhillpins]

I dont think it looks all that bad with the hood though.  

Neither do I, in fact I even like the cuda hood on the Charger.    

[keepat]

Has anybody ever seen the hood scallops on a stock 2 gen opened into functional heat extractors?
If so any pictures.
Thanks
Pat

[timmycharger]

I dont think it looks all that bad with the hood though.  

Neither do I, in fact I even like the cuda hood on the Charger.    

  Never saw that hood treatment on a second gen Charger, I kinda like it..

[wingcar]

Here's a guy that had a "different" idea for making the hood scallops functional......

[timmycharger]

Here's a guy that had a "different" idea for making the hood scallops functional......

Mind = Blown

[wingcar]

The yellow 69 with the Air Grabber setup was on Craigslist out of CT earlier this year or last, at least that is where that image came from. I don't believe it is/was wingcar's ride.
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You are correct.....Not mine, I just saved the picture along with a lot of others showing different hood scoops on second generation Chargers

[Lighthorseman]

Here's a guy that had a "different" idea for making the hood scallops functional......

Dare I say it, but that actually looks pretty cool.  Are there any finished pictures of this one floating about - or was it set on fire by purists before being finished?   

[Ghoste]

Hopefully the latter. 

[alenglish]

Timmy  I did the same thing 8 years age.  I like the look for now and still have my steel hood  put away. Heres mine..


BigAlSr

[timmycharger]

Timmy  I did the same thing 8 years age.  I like the look for now and still have my steel hood  put away. Heres mine..


BigAlSr

Looks mean! I was hell bent on having functional hood turn signal indicators that I cut too big of holes in the supporting web and ended up cracking the inside of it. Had to add two more pins closer to the middle/front. Ill be glassing that back solid again when I use it some day.

[BrianShaughnessy]

I've had the 6 pack hood on Black Betty for like 11 years now...  got tired of people asking where they could get one like it ( FYI.  The guy disappeared off the face of the earth  ) .

Do what you like and don't take any poop.   

[Dino]

I've had the 6 pack hood on Black Betty for like 11 years now...  got tired of people asking where they could get one like it ( FYI.  The guy disappeared off the face of the earth   ) .

Do what you like and don't take any poop.  

Brian do you have any more pictures?  I don't think I've ever seen a scoop on these cars that actually looked like it belonged, but I may have to swallow those words now.

[familymopar]

Ok guys, I am considering picking up one of these hoods as a secondary.  My question would be about the pins.  I am guessing Brian's hood is steel with a scoop melded in since I don't see any pins.  And you 69 guys I *think* have a different hood bumper bracket.  So I guess Timmycharger is the best to answer this question but all advice is appreciated.

My question is really where/how to pin a 68 hood.  Keeping in mind that I strongly prefer (and it may be a deal breaker) to not put holes where holes don't belong.

Take a look at the pics below.  The red on the top is a 69 with factory pin option.  The pins mount through a bolt hole on the hood bumper bracket. 

(I grabbed this photo from this thread: http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,75726.0.html and the photo was posted by Just 6T9 CHGR, I hope it is not some breech of forum etiquette to grab it and use it here.)

The next pic, in yellow, is my 68 hood bumper mount bracket.  No extra bolts.  No extra holes.  Smaller mount plate.

So would you pull the bumper screw and put the pin through that hole with a bumper around the base of the pin?  I am not positive but I suspect this method would cause you to have to drill out that hole a bit.  Or put the pin somewhere else?

I would really like to have the glass / 6 pack / hood pin option but don't know where or whether I am willing to drill big holes.

Any suggestions or pics of how y'all did it would be greatly appreciated.

[familymopar]

Or alenglish, just realized yours was a 68 as well.

[JB400]

If it was me, I'd remove the hood bumper, mount your hood pin there, and cut a piece of hose and slip it over the hood pin to set the height of the hood.  No extra holes.  Local stock car guys do it all the time.

[familymopar]

If it was me, I'd remove the hood bumper, mount your hood pin there, and cut a piece of hose and slip it over the hood pin to set the height of the hood.  No extra holes.  Local stock car guys do it all the time.

I think that would definitely be the preferred route except that I believe I will have to drill out the bumpstop mounting screw hole quite a bit, rendering a return to a non-pin normal set up difficult, unless of course I could find a larger mounting screw that would both fit through the bumpstop and fit the drilled out hoodpin hole.  Maybe that is the answer.  Not sure.

Would still like to see some pics of how and where others mounted the pins.

[timmycharger]

If it was me, I'd remove the hood bumper, mount your hood pin there, and cut a piece of hose and slip it over the hood pin to set the height of the hood.  No extra holes.  Local stock car guys do it all the time.

I think that would definitely be the preferred route except that I believe I will have to drill out the bumpstop mounting screw hole quite a bit, rendering a return to a non-pin normal set up difficult, unless of course I could find a larger mounting screw that would both fit through the bumpstop and fit the drilled out hoodpin hole.  Maybe that is the answer.  Not sure.

Would still like to see some pics of how and where others mounted the pins.

I wish I had taken pictures of the hood pin system I used. I ended up removing the bumpstop, drilling out the hole and mounting the pins in there. After the restoration, I left the holes drilled out and plan on figuring out something to get the bump stops back in there, but I want the capability of putting the pins back in when I put the six pack hood back on.  I think the bump stops just screwed in before, I think I can fab something that doesnt look too hacked when I get to that point.  Because I cut giant holes for the turn signals, I put pins in the front too, screwed right to the black panel that has the hood spring on it, but dont plan on doing that again as Im patching the 6 pack hood.

[BrianShaughnessy]

  I am guessing Brian's hood is steel with a scoop melded in since I don't see any pins. 

No.   It's a one off bolt on fiberglass hood made from a mold of a steel hood with a scoop molded onto it.    It has steel framework incorporated into it and uses the stock hood hinges with lightweight springs and the stock hood latch.   I thought about pins,  bought them, and changed my mind.

It's like 11 years old now and it still kicks ass.     I just had to dig up some old pics from before it had paint on it.   Cost me like $900 back then.   Then the guy disappeared off the face of the earth.

[familymopar]

  I am guessing Brian's hood is steel with a scoop melded in since I don't see any pins.

No.   It's a one off bolt on fiberglass hood made from a mold of a steel hood with a scoop molded onto it.    It has steel framework incorporated into it and uses the stock hood hinges with lightweight springs and the stock hood latch.   I thought about pins,  bought them, and changed my mind.

It's like 11 years old now and it still kicks ass.     I just had to dig up some old pics from before it had paint on it.   Cost me like $900 back then.   Then the guy disappeared off the face of the earth.

Well that is awesome.  I didn't know you could use any glass hood without the pins but I guess it is the steel framework that allows it?  That is great!  Best of both worlds.  If that guy ever surfaces I would like to know, but I won't hold my breath.

That really is my solution though.  Maybe I will look in to getting someone around here to do something similar....

[Ghoste]

Make sure you follow up with the part about the lighter spring for the hood hinges though. 

[A12 Superbee]

This is the hood pin setup on my A12, if you wanted to go down the lift off path. The location of the front two pins might be useful if you want to retain your hinges.

[A12 Superbee]

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