blue72regency

-as you might know, i'm rebuilding my 455. well i just added the Edelbrock performer intake and i realize that thing is way to tall to fit under the hood with the carb and air filter on top now. Does anyone make aftermarket hoods for the old 88 or 98's?? if not, is there any suggested hood scoop that you guys think might fit this body style.
-does anyone have any diagrams of where the vacuum lines are supposed to hook up to? pics? i labeled most but really wonder if theres any resources for this info?

thanks,
steve

joe_padavano

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

(wiping away tears...)

That's a good one, Steve. An aftermarket hood for a 72 88/98...

J-(Chicago)

If you think The hoods are the same on the 72 88 convertible and the 72 98 that you have,...... I have an extra hood we could modify

I have had the hood from my 72 convertible leaning on a tree behind the garage for YEARS.

Olds64

Since you will have to modify the hood to allow for clearance I would suggest using a cowl induction type hood scoop of a few inches, or the L88 style hood scoop. I have seen the L88 hood scoop done as a shaker hood scoop and it looks awsome. Then again, it might not look right on a 98.

You might also try to get a drop base air cleaner. That might allow it to clear your hood without any modification.

J-(Chicago)

I think the naval base is only about 40 miles from me if you want it.

blue72regency

thanks for the offer. if i mess this hood up beyond all recognition in the process, i might just need another one.
i've been looking on summit when i was at work today and think the reverse scoop/cowl induction would be the best. this thing is going to be outside a lot and i dont particularly want to leave the hood any more open than i have to yet it'd be nice to benefit from some added cooling or air while i'm at it. maybe i can rig something up, even is it is just cosmetic. i suppose get one of those scoops and bond it to the hood somehow.
i was looking at the structure of the hood. i hope it wont warp the hood or cause it to bend from a lack of support when slammed shut or opened, after i cut away part of it to fit the intake. i suppose i could weld some other support in if that starts to happen. i'd really like to stay with a good closed stock intake. i dont want anything any more exposed than i have to or have to get the carb rebuilt too often. this whole car is only intended as a daily driver

J-(Chicago)

Yeah a lot of those new scoop kits just use a special 3m double sided tape.
A big Ol' reverse cowl might need some rivets or welds though.
You could always attempt a little edelbrock #1209

Oldsguy

Have you considered trying a drop base air cleaner housing? I know they are avalaible in the standard 14" aftermarket size to fit standard 4bbl carbs.

66ninetyeightls

Dammit I wish I had read this earlier. I just ran into exactly the same problem with my 1966 Ninety Eight LS. The factory air cleaner rubs on the hood. I really don't want to go to an aftermarket air cleaner because I spent stupid money to get the factory one.

I wonder if there is a lower aftermarket base that will fit the factory top.

71supreme

I have a 14 inch drop base air cleaner I can't use if anyone wants it.

Warhead

Space up the fenders, then space up the hood.
You can get 1/2 inch without notice. 3/4 inch noticably.
Thin gaskets.
Pull the intake back off, and mill carburetor flange down 1/2-1 inch.
That's it.
Jim

66ninetyeightls

What I was thinking of doing was to get an aftermarket drop base, put the 14" air filter on the base & then put the factory cover overtop of the whole thing. This way the filter would be sealed between the two halves & the top would be lower. It would be open along the bottom of the air cleaner assembly but the way I see it is it would be open with a full aftermarket assembly anyway & wouldn't have the look of the factory air cleaner.