Can anyone tell me from this picture, if this is an original 70 w-25 hood

 

It looks OEM to me but could never say 100% sure without looking it over in person. Can you get more pictures?

 

Trying, but the person taking the pics is not willing to do much more? In person what should I look for?

 

I'd ask for pics of the top and bottom as well. The pic you posted is not worth much to evaluate a big purchase like an OEM OAI hood. These are repopped and sold by Parts Place, Tamraz and Thornton so it's in the sellers best interest to clear up the mystery with better pictures and info sharing.

If it's an original part it may have a stamping on the underside somewhere. The OAI hood for 1970 is Group 8.000 and listed as part number 404556.

 

I've never noticed numbers on my hoods but I will agree with the others you need more pics. Who's to say what the rest of the hood looks like. Five years ago it seemed nearly impossible to find an original hood, now every month someone is posting one for sale. They still are not cheap, but less than 5 years ago, and really my point is unless that's a dirt cheap hood I'd make sure it is at least decent as there are more options out there.

 

This is all he has

 

Doesn't sound like he's too interested in helping find the answers you're looking for. Is it local and can you swing by and take a look?

An OEM hood will have screening over the intake box and that one doesn't. True it could have been removed but there should be evidence that it was tack welded in place (as OEM ones were). If it doesn't have that? It's not likely OEM. None of the early Parts Place 70 OAI hoods had that mesh. That's what this could be if no tacks are seen.

Here's an example of the mesh on a 71/72 OAI hood. The 70 should be similar. This pic is hard to see the tack welds though.
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The first pic does look a lot like the OEM inner liner with the correct circular cutouts though.

 

It doesn't look like the hood for sale has an opening for the breather

editted....yeah....I see it now. I was thinking the view I was looking at was from the back.
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If that's all he is willing to send you as far as pictures keep looking else where. The hardware cloth or or the tack welds should be visible if it is legit. Also if is OEM the scoops on top should show some stress cracks around the base from age

 

The guy doesn't even remotely deserve your money if those pics is all he will provide. Plus, the way it is stored standing on one end you may find cracks in the glass and bent metal as well on those corners.

I guess because this is the Internet you are supposed to magically insert yourself into the network and see everything yourself.

The seller has been watching too many Star Trek re-runs IMO.

 

He is asking $1,500.00 and it's 1.5hrs away. Thanks for all the help.

 

What is up with the area in front of the latch hole?It looks like there is another panel or plate overlapped on top,which is not correct,or it has been repaired.
You need to put forth some effort if you want to sell something.If that is all he's willing to provide so far,forget it.

 

I saw that as well, looks like a repair of some kind.

 

I guess i can't see what you are seeing on that part. For $1500 i would pass on that one. Does anyone make the screen repop? I didn't think they did. You should at least expect a screen for that price.

 

The guy is quite a salesman.

The Parts Place hood is supposed to be riveted, not bonded, correct?

If you can find a Thornton they are supposed to be really nice. He redid mine with one of his frames and it came out beautiful.

 

I think you guys are seeing things.....looks normal there other than the dents and dings. The latch receiver is a separate piece and it's spot welded to the topside of the metal hood skin - maybe you guys are seeing the edge of the metal hood skin where it lays over the latch receiver piece.

Screens are available from Thornton

 

Outlined the area I thought was repaired, not sure if that was the spot Brian was seeing? And might be my eyes going

 

Actually,that was not what I was looking at.The front slot for the hook looked like a an overlapped piece of metal.
I would still want to see better pictures.

 

Notice how thick the material is where the latch bolts on? That looks like fiberglass, to me. If that really were metal, it wouldn't be thick. Unless my eyes are playing tricks on me?

 

I'm the MOST QUALIFIED OF ANYONE HERE.....at least for right now since I actually had my eyes examined a few hours earlier today by an eye physician. Of course, I haven't filled my new eyeglasses prescription but that's for far off stuff anyway so....

>The line you outlined looks like paint differences or a paint line. Maybe some flaking, etc. BUT...at least it's something to ask about.

>As I mentioned earlier...there ARE two layers of metal where the hood latch/hook is...the underside skin metal AND the metal that makes up the squarish/boxish hook receptacle (it's spot welded onto the metal underside hood skin).

I told the doc about this thread and how everyone was seeing different things and he agreed that I should be able to tell what is really in these pics.