Cross Ram hood clearence

[62OLDRELIABLE]

Hi guys I have run into a big problem.We got the hood on my 62 belair But the M/T cross ram with Holley's will not clear the hood even with out the air cleaners off.I am at a lose as to what to do.It is a stock hood.I am sure someone has crossed this bridge before.If I cannot figure something out Ill probably buy the new edellbrock intake and sell this setup.

Thanks ,Kevin

[WENGINE]

Your obviouslly not stock so why not go with a real slick hood that will fit over your set up :brow. Ken

[JimKwiatkowski]

Kevin,I believe the Holley carbs are to tall and you will need Carter AFB'S,or go with a fiberglass hood with a scope :dunno

[chevytaylor]

Kevin, Carter AFB or Eddy carbs will fit under the hood, but then they leave very little room for any decent air filter and air flow to the carbs without choking her up big time. I looked at maybe making up some sort of plenem, but then I decided to use an old beet up hood that we straitened out and fitted a cowl induction set up, works great and alows here to breeeeeeaaaath. Nothing quite has the visual impact of an M/T cross ram sitting on top of an old 09. :D
Maybe look at some of the glass hoods available?
Carl.

[Richard/SIA]

Hmm, maybe similar to the old Dodge?

Friend of mine had a Dodge with l-o-n-g cross-rams that basically put the carbs nearly into the fenders.
Ran great, but was hard to start on cold days.

As I recall he put some hats on them and ran his air intake to behind the grill for colder intake air.

I would think you could do something similar, duct cold air to a remote filter for each carb?

In fact, my '78 El Camino has a slim plastic cold air intake scoop that fits just under the hood but above the grill.
Maybe you could incorporate a pair of them? :dunno

[JimKwiatkowski]

Kevin, Carter AFB or Eddy carbs will fit under the hood, but then they leave very little room for any decent air filter and air flow to the carbs without choking her up big time. I looked at maybe making up some sort of plenem, but then I decided to use an old beet up hood that we straitened out and fitted a cowl induction set up, works great and alows here to breeeeeeaaaath. Nothing quite has the visual impact of an M/T cross ram sitting on top of an old 09. :D
Maybe look at some of the glass hoods available?
Carl.

Carl,could you post some photos of your 62's hood setup for Kevin:dunno

[chevytaylor]

No prob Jim. The glass scoop is off an Australian GM A9X Holden Torana. At first I ran a tray under the air cleaners to take full advantage of the cowl induction effect. It worked great but blocked out the eye candy underneath. After removing the tray, two polished marine scoops were installed externally above the air cleaners. Hope I have been some help Kevin :)

[our1962]

WOW beautiful 62 bubbletop:clap. I've got too say it's the first Righthand Drive Chevy I've every seen:cheers

For the gentlemen looking for hood clearance, I was looking to buy another 62 a few years ago on ebay. It had the crossram and a stock intake too include two hoods for each confirguration.

I would either buy a fiberglass hood already with cowl induction or scoop or a second 62 hood and alter too your design and perfection.

Happy Motoring:)

Ted

[boxerdog]

I can't believe I am the first one to offer to solve your problem by taking the cross-ram off of your hands!!??

Beautiful car and workmanship!

[bignbad60]

Goodmark still sells a metal cowl that can be welded on, if your not into plastics. I'm happy with mine, and will give you plenty of clearance. i think they are available in 2" and 5".
Tim

[WENGINE]

Nice setup Carl :beerbang. Kevin if you are concidering a new hood and want to keep that 60s feel I'd go with the old teardrop. Just a suggestion:dunno let us know what you decid on.

[rstreet]

Carl: Nice work but I have another question..............A9X Holden Torana?:dunno:dunno
robert

[JimKwiatkowski]

Carl: Nice work but I have another question..............A9X Holden Torana?:dunno:dunno
robert

Robert,here's a link for the A9X.

http://holden.itgo.com/a9x.html

[bbqcruising]

kevin, have a Glasstech cowl hood that will work. Slight damage, easily repairable. Live in NC. Will take $175.00. Jeff

[Skip FIx]

I always thought a scoop like the Mopar 6 Pack Super Bees would look OK too, and be wide enough.

[dq409]

Nice setup Carl :beerbang. Kevin if you are concidering a new hood and want to keep that 60s feel I'd go with the old teardrop. Just a suggestion:dunno let us know what you decid on.

:eek: FO*D SCOOP !!:takethat


I always thought a scoop like the Mopar 6 Pack Super Bees would look OK too, and be wide enough.

:eek::eek: NO MOPO SCOOPS !!!:stooges

Maybe two mail boxes ???:D

[62OLDRELIABLE]

Hi guys Thanks for all the idea's .I like the idea of two hoods.The car is in paint so Ill get another hood probably a glass hood. Tamarz has a good looking one that has under ribs and bolts on to hinges.Does any one know some think about them .What do you'll think about two holes for the air cleaners with out a scoop maybe velocity stacks kind of old school .I haven't had the engine running yet so I would like to try it before i would think of taking it off.So Ill probably go with out the hood for awhile to see what it does.as soon as I figure out how, I will put up some pics .

Thanks ,Kevin

[WENGINE]

:eek: FO*D SCOOP !!:takethat




:eek::eek: NO MOPO SCOOPS !!!:stooges

Maybe two mail boxes ???:D

:rolleyes:Now you know you have seen the tear drop on cars other than F:mad:rds I had a full tilt fiberglass nose on my 55 Nomad with a teardrop on it in 72 that came that way from the maker. Kevin sounds like your on your way with some ideas. Iv'e seen Guys cut out some designs in their hoods to go around the intake setups and then put a bead around the design to give it a finished look. Or you could take an idea from the Pontiac Shaker hood. what ever you come up with you may want to get another hood to experiment with and keep you original hood in case to change your mind. Ken

[JimKwiatkowski]

I use a Harwood Scoop for my Cross Ram,I get lots of cool air.Here's some photos.

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q90/JIMKWI/Picture054.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q90/JIMKWI/Picture055.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q90/JIMKWI/Picture057.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q90/JIMKWI/Picture056.jpg

[62OLDRELIABLE]

Man I thought that a 57 hood would clear the cross ram.When I bought the 61 impala that had this motor in it .It had a stock hood on it .Its been so long ago I can't remember how it cleared .Seems he had the back of the hood raised up maybe.

Kevin

[Skip FIx]

One of the collest cars in the neighborhood growing up was a green metalfkake 57 CHEVY with a tear drop scoop!

In fact the early 60s Pontiac SD cars uses a Ford truck scoop.

[WENGINE]

Man I thought that a 57 hood would clear the cross ram.When I bought the 61 impala that had this motor in it .It had a stock hood on it .Its been so long ago I can't remember how it cleared .Seems he had the back of the hood raised up maybe.

Kevin

Kevin: Are you saying that you had a clearance problem in a 57?. My 56 Nomad had a 427 with a cross ram in it and I had no clearance problems at all. Ken