[z28barnett]

I am thinking about buying a new hood for my 95 LT1.

With the high cost of fuel and the bulky size of a hood. Shipping is very expensive.

I did some measuring and a stock hood might fit in the camaro hatch with the back seat down.

The Lt1 hood is shorter from front to back than it is wide, so if you turn it 90 degrees and point the front of the hood toward the left or right fender it should fit. Due to the odd shape I don't know how it would ride or if the hatch could be closed.

Has anyone tried this with a stock or nearly stock hood?

Will it fit with the seat down and the hatch closed?

Thanks

Z28

[z28barnett]

Doesn't appear that this will work. Best method was putting it in sideways (points that would point to the rear of the car pointed towards the driver side instead. This went in pretty far, but I don't think the second pointy part will go in. I'd say you should find a friend with a truck and borrow it.

Glad it was the carbon fiber hood and not the stock unit that I was trying to get in there.

Jason

Thanks a million for trying to fit the hood in the hatch.

So the hatch would not close with the hood in as far in as you could get it?

Carbon fiber is bound to be a big help with the weight.

I have located a hood that I want, but round trip drive at 20mpg and $2.00 gas would be roughly $177.00.

I should be able to get it shipped for less, but damage is always a problem, and with today rates I am not getting anything reasonable yet.

So I wanted to see if I had any option of carrying the hood in the car without getting a truck.

Is that a VFN Carbon hood you have?

I was going to order one but they were tell me that it would be as much as an eight week wait. Claimed the military and the Iraq war was causing shortages and they couldn't get it built any faster than that. Seemed like a lame excuse, but I have heard good things about their work.

Thanks

Z28