Cowl or no cowl

I was trying to decide on using a m1 hood or just using my factory straight hood when I ran across a member's car in this forum...



I really like the way this cowl hood looks. It's obvious our mustangs have longer hoods than any other mustang generation (probably the longest hood of almost any car!). This hood breaks up the enormous surface area, and makes the hood not appear as long, IMHO.

Do you think this was molded in from a universal fiberglass cowl? Or are these hoods for sale? Do you like the look?

I've never seen one for sale like this so the owner might have made it himslf unless it was some type of kit?

I'm not too fond of the look as I like the appearence of the long hood on these cars as it makes them look sleek & fast even standing still but to each his own as aestetics are a personal choice.

Looks like a stock hood with a fiberglass scoop grafted on, mar-glass works great....

rule of thumb to always remember ITS YOUR CAR

IMHO, it does add something to the coupe, maybe with a few tweaks... as for a fastback, gotta be a Mach hood to me

IMHO, it does add something to the coupe, maybe with a few tweaks... as for a fastback, gotta be a Mach hood to me

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IMHO, it does add something to the coupe, maybe with a few tweaks... as for a fastback, gotta be a Mach hood to me

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IMHO, it does add something to the coupe, maybe with a few tweaks... as for a fastback, gotta be a Mach hood to me

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X4, to me the NASA hood is bad ass, it' hard to improve upon perfection but like Tnfastbk said "it's your car" do what makes "you" smile.

This is the only ones I have seen on the market.

http://www.usbody.com/

Go to the left of the page and pick 71-73 mustang. Its the Dominator

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This is the only ones I have seen on the market.

http://www.usbody.com/

Go to the left of the page and pick 71-73 mustang. Its the Dominator

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Wow, i really like that dominator hood. thanks for the link...

I've seen one of those dominator hoods on a car, it does look pretty cool I think anyways. I've always planned on getting one for my car.

I'm like most of the others; I like the original style hood and the NASA style. But I'm 100% in agreement to modify it the way you like it. That is one of the keys to Mustang ownership; they are made to be customized.

And im probably the only one that thinks the standard hood looks better even than the NASA one... I just love the depretion it has in the center....

love the Dominator. Always an option for me. But I was wondering since they are fiberglass can you still use the twist locks?

I'm not too fond of the look as I like the appearence of the long hood on these cars as it makes them look sleek & fast even standing still but to each his own as aestetics are a personal choice.

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Well put, Machman. I, too, prefer the long uninterrupted lines of my 'vert. To each his (or her) own.

Doc

rule of thumb to always remember ITS YOUR CAR

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X2 the only person you have to please is you. There are many ways to build a cool car.

I like it.... gives some character to a coupe. Much like the 3d concept thread. But a mild version as posted..... not those big'uns. NASA hood,of course is against the law to mess with

Just to clarify. The Black one I posted the pic of is not the dominator.. It was a car that was 4 sale in tenn. and it stated the hood was made by someone else but I could never find anything on them. I personaly liked it because the sides were more rounded than the dominator and seemed to work better with the round nature of the nasa hood curves.

Ive been wanting to play with one and see what I could do, BUT am not about to start cutting on my NOS Nasa hood. Maybe some day I"ll find one that isnt to good and then I can play.

NASA hood,of course is against the law to mess with

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Oh boy I'm in trouble

Guess the NASA hood police are going to be knocking at my door rofl

Ive been wanting to play with one and see what I could do, BUT am not about to start cutting on my NOS Nasa hood. Maybe some day I"ll find one that isnt to good and then I can play.

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Hey Pappy I'm with you on that NO WAY I was going to start cutting up a brand new oem nasa hood..Just buy an aftermarket like I did..They are one of the better aftermarket repro pieces..They fit pretty darn good ! So my plan is to have 2 hoods..The oem nasa & my modified aftermarket nasa.