Lift off hood?

1BAD89 · 04-02-2001, 03:37 PM

I am looking at getting a different hood. I really like the 4 inch cowl hood from Cervini's. My question is lift-off or bolt on? I know most of the pro's and con's. But I really don't know many people with a lift-off. The lift-off is like $198 compared to the bolt-on at like $425 or something around there. Then the lift-off you need pins, I don't think I would mind but... tell me what you guys think.

82 GT · 04-02-2001, 10:32 PM

I have a Harwood lift-off hood on my '82 GT and it was a pain to install and this was at an auto body shop!! There are 8 L-brackets that attach to the fender lips,cowl area and 2 in the front and there are zeus buttons that go through them and latch the hood.
I never got the front two brackets on because it would require custom welding to mount the L brackets. It was HELL!!
I wish I had a bolt-on hood instead. The instructions never did show us how they expected us to mount the front brackets.
The hood is on without the front ones and it holds at highway speeds. I am going to have the brackets welded in place because they on with pop rivits that came with the hood, which worries me.
Go with the bolt on and spend the extra money . You will be glad you did!!

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'82 GT 351W C-4,BBK headers,Carter 625 carb,Comp.Cam,Flowmaster exhaust.
1988 GT...T-5,bone stock

1BAD89 · 04-02-2001, 11:15 PM

Hey thanks, Probaly saved me alot of time being frustrated. Appreciate it.

82 GT · 04-03-2001, 09:35 AM

Yeah, go with the bolt-on hood. I forgot to mention that with the lift-off hood you have to drill through the hood for where there zeus buttons go through to the brackets. If you don't line the drill hole up exactly where the bracket is you will have a hole in your hood. Like I said before, I had a body shop guy install it and he had to measure a couple times just to be sure he drilled in the correct spot so he didn't screw up my hood.
One good thing about the hood is that it makes it easy to work on the engine and it is light as hell...about 10lbs!! if that.

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'82 GT 351W C-4,BBK headers,Carter 625 carb,Comp.Cam,Flowmaster exhaust.
1988 GT...T-5,bone stock

04-02-2001, 03:37 PM	#1
1BAD89 Tubbed and Juiced Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,861	Lift off hood? I am looking at getting a different hood. I really like the 4 inch cowl hood from Cervini's. My question is lift-off or bolt on? I know most of the pro's and con's. But I really don't know many people with a lift-off. The lift-off is like $198 compared to the bolt-on at like $425 or something around there. Then the lift-off you need pins, I don't think I would mind but... tell me what you guys think.

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04-02-2001, 10:32 PM	#2
82 GT Import Slayer Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 2,241	I have a Harwood lift-off hood on my '82 GT and it was a pain to install and this was at an auto body shop!! There are 8 L-brackets that attach to the fender lips,cowl area and 2 in the front and there are zeus buttons that go through them and latch the hood. I never got the front two brackets on because it would require custom welding to mount the L brackets. It was HELL!! I wish I had a bolt-on hood instead. The instructions never did show us how they expected us to mount the front brackets. The hood is on without the front ones and it holds at highway speeds. I am going to have the brackets welded in place because they on with pop rivits that came with the hood, which worries me. Go with the bolt on and spend the extra money . You will be glad you did!! ------------------ '82 GT 351W C-4,BBK headers,Carter 625 carb,Comp.Cam,Flowmaster exhaust. 1988 GT...T-5,bone stock

04-02-2001, 11:15 PM	#3
1BAD89 Tubbed and Juiced Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,861	Hey thanks, Probaly saved me alot of time being frustrated. Appreciate it.

04-03-2001, 09:35 AM	#4
82 GT Import Slayer Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 2,241	Yeah, go with the bolt-on hood. I forgot to mention that with the lift-off hood you have to drill through the hood for where there zeus buttons go through to the brackets. If you don't line the drill hole up exactly where the bracket is you will have a hole in your hood. Like I said before, I had a body shop guy install it and he had to measure a couple times just to be sure he drilled in the correct spot so he didn't screw up my hood. One good thing about the hood is that it makes it easy to work on the engine and it is light as hell...about 10lbs!! if that. ------------------ '82 GT 351W C-4,BBK headers,Carter 625 carb,Comp.Cam,Flowmaster exhaust. 1988 GT...T-5,bone stock