did i do the right thing? 1966 skylark scoop

i couldn't find a fiberglass hood anywhere and wasn't really digging the chrome molding in the center of the hood so i decided to put a scoop.
finding a GS hood with the scoops was at a high price and that was in bad condition so i just decided to go this way.
i do hope a fiberglass hood is made sometime soon though.

 

check out this hood it is still for sell he can send you pics fhttp://modesto.craigslist.org/pts/4441889870.htmlor sell.

 

It should look good.

 

Id like to see it on the car.

 

Hopefully, it looks nice already but I haven't had time to put it back. The body needed plenty of work.

 

Hopefully in about 2 weeks. I've done the front clip body work and doors. Now for the rest, maybe like 2 more weeks and I'll put the pictures up.

 

Here's the hood put on already, it's still a work in progress though

 

Looking good so far.

 

Thanks. Here is another angle of it. I still need a bit of work on it. Mostly sanding. Then primer the whole car down in black.

 

Yeah, I think it's going to look real nice. Adds a bit of character. It's subtle and stylish. Not over the top by any means.

 

Not bad! I can't wait to see it in paint!

 

It looks very nice so far :Brow: I'd like to add one to my 71

 

i just dont like raised up hood scoops never did. not trying to sound like a d!ck just saying. some people hate kentucky fried chicken too.

 

How many inches tall is that cowl?

 

It's 2-1/4, not too high. Didn't want to over do it.

 

No worries, I understand. I don't like them past 3-1/2 inches, I also didn't like the molding that went down the middle of the hood & didn't want to put a GS hood.

 

Yeah I wanted to maintain the scoop as low as possible. I didn't like the look to the stock hood. I love the GS hood but I think I would have got more disappointed if I put one on and someone pointed that out to me. Maybe I'll trade for a GS some day. I'm thinking about going black everything except trim.

 

How are you progressing on the hood?

 

I had the car sit for like a year but I'm back on it. Just got it painted. Still need to water sand and buff but here's some pictures.

 

before i had gs hood i just took the molding off and planned to fill the holes so it looked like a gs hood without the scoop. i saw a 66 that they painted the spear and filled it so it looked like part of the metal. it was nice too.