What I did.
Posted by Craig Hendrickson On 2015/3/5 15:10:21
I decided on the 1971 GTO hood. As many of you know, I was involved in the 1970s with high performance Pontiacs with my company H-O Racing Specialties, so I have a soft spot for Pontiacs.
Last Fall, I found a decent used 1971 GTO hood on ePay in SoCal for a $300 "Buy it now" price. I have a friend who owns a 1971 GTO, so I called him for measurements on his hood to find out if it had a chance of fitting on my Panther (nee 1956 Clipper). The measurements seemed good, so I paid the seller's asking price. Another friend who was driving from SoCal to Pahrump anyway and has a pick up truck agreed to stop on the way and load the hood and deliver it to my house.
As delivered by Kenny's truck (my 1956 400 parts car in the background):
As soon as we unloaded the 1971 GTO hood, we laid it on top of the 1956 400 hood to eyeball how close a fit it would be. If properly cut down, this looks like this will work!
Last Fall, I found a decent used 1971 GTO hood on ePay in SoCal for a $300 "Buy it now" price. I have a friend who owns a 1971 GTO, so I called him for measurements on his hood to find out if it had a chance of fitting on my Panther (nee 1956 Clipper). The measurements seemed good, so I paid the seller's asking price. Another friend who was driving from SoCal to Pahrump anyway and has a pick up truck agreed to stop on the way and load the hood and deliver it to my house.
As delivered by Kenny's truck (my 1956 400 parts car in the background):
As soon as we unloaded the 1971 GTO hood, we laid it on top of the 1956 400 hood to eyeball how close a fit it would be. If properly cut down, this looks like this will work!
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