442 hood louvers 1967 ?

nonhog · 05-15-2008, 03:28 PM

Did 66 have them too ? anyway how wide are those louvers ?
has anyone duplicated them in a non 442 hood ?
I am thinking about doing those louvers in my 65 hood . Non #'s matching non 442 car so why not have some fun . No Chevy cowl hood for me !

Oldsmaniac · 05-15-2008, 03:46 PM

67 had louvers...66 did not on the 442....they are only show and are not open to anything under the hood...a lot of streetrodders have louvered their hoods trunk lids etc... I would assume there is a special tool to do it with. A 67 hood would probably fit on a 66. Am not sure if the latches are the same though.

442garage · 08-04-2008, 08:34 PM

Yes, you can use a 67 hood on a 66, but you must use a 67 core support and fender extensions, 67 bumper, grill, etc. With the diminishing supply of 67 hoods, a friend and I considered making louvers that could be installed in good cutlass hoods, but no louver maker that I contacted had a wide enough die, 67 louvers are approximately 7 inches wide with 2 rows of 12.

05-15-2008, 03:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
nonhog Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: PNW Posts: 34	442 hood louvers 1967 ? Did 66 have them too ? anyway how wide are those louvers ? has anyone duplicated them in a non 442 hood ? I am thinking about doing those louvers in my 65 hood . Non #'s matching non 442 car so why not have some fun . No Chevy cowl hood for me !

05-15-2008, 03:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Oldsmaniac Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 405	67 had louvers...66 did not on the 442....they are only show and are not open to anything under the hood...a lot of streetrodders have louvered their hoods trunk lids etc... I would assume there is a special tool to do it with. A 67 hood would probably fit on a 66. Am not sure if the latches are the same though. __________________ OCA Member 2587 '59 98 conv. '66 Starfire '66 Delta Fact.4spd '66 Delta conv. times 2 '67 442 conv. '68 Cutlass conv. '70 Rallye 350 '92 Custom Cruiser

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08-04-2008, 08:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
442garage Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Goldbar, Wa. 98251 Posts: 23	Yes, you can use a 67 hood on a 66, but you must use a 67 core support and fender extensions, 67 bumper, grill, etc. With the diminishing supply of 67 hoods, a friend and I considered making louvers that could be installed in good cutlass hoods, but no louver maker that I contacted had a wide enough die, 67 louvers are approximately 7 inches wide with 2 rows of 12.