Wicked69

I plan to attend LS Fest this year and a few things have put me in a dilema. First, I have a 4" Harwood Cowl hood on right now. The reason is because I was running 496's for the past several years. With my 5.3, Vic Jr. and Tall Elbow I, down pipes, I still needed the cowl hood. Since I put on a cowl hood I put on a set of Welds. Recently I swapped out the Vic Jr for a Pro Flo Xt. After moving some items around and redoing my passenger side down pipe, I am now able to fit my Twin Turbo set up under a stock hood.

I have always loved the sleeper look and am now contemplating saleing my Weld Wheels and putting my 15x8's and the 315/60's on them if they will fit. I would also put my 15x7 rally rims up front with a pair of 215/70's. I would still paint them black and if I can find them put some dog dish hubcaps on. I of course would take a scotch brite pad to them to dull them up a little. I could then sale my 4" harwood hood and put a stock SS hood on. I think it would be pretty cool to pull up to LS fest with a full factory interior, rally rims, stock hood, full exhaust and drop some mid 9's. It would only add another 50-75lbs to the total weight. I actually think the car would look better. What do you all think? Go sleeper or keep it custom?

Here is a current picture of the car and with the new Pro Flo intake.

Pro Stock John

iTrader: (34)

I like going back to a stock hood, but you should put some 28's on back not 30's....

Jim's Chevelle was quite the sleeper, feast your eyes: http://www.chevelles.com/classifieds...=47691&cat=500

SPRAYED 01

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Sleeper for sure. Old muscle with a 4 inch cowl has been done a couple times.

427zm

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+1 for the stock hood. Sleepers are sweet!

Wicked69

Thanks. It's just too easy to do. And since I have never been to Super Chevy or LS fest most people would have not seen my car before. Should get some interesting reactions.

jridenour31

I'm a huge fan of stock hoods, if you can fit one. As far as wheels, I would keep the welds, unless you widen the original wheels. No way I'd run a 315 on an 8" wheel. I wouldn't even run a 275 on an 8" wheel, even though it works fine.

LS1NOVA

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Sleeper, although it looks tough as nails right now.

Vexzer

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You did a great job on how that car looks.
I don't like the idea of adding #50-70 though. 'Glass stock hood?

Wicked69

Have to check on that.

evillsx

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I wouldn't touch that car it's perfect as is! Jmho

Blackbird-WS6

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looks great

can you PM or post the rims and tires specs if you dont mind

BOBS99SS

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I like sleepers but ya car has a very nice sinister look to it,i wouldnt change it,

pimpjames

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Same thing I was thinking, Your current setup looks sick!

bikerman9967

stock hood for sure. im going with a stock hood on my 70 chevelle too. cowl looks too high school for me.

skinnies

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Yep I say leave it how it is, looks great. Plus not really a sleeper when sporting 315/60 drag radials out back.

Beanslsxnova

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I vote leave it alone. That's a good looking chevelle! The black trim makes that car seem so much smaller and sleek. I dig it!

11SECSS

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I would go with a stock style cowl hood not as high and would still have the sleeper look.

SMOKNSS

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I like it how it is now. It looks really good.

pwrtrip75

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I vote for stock look. Weld wheels and cowl hoods are so overplayed.

thunderstruck507

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Posted on the Chevelle board too, but rally wheels with or without dog dishes will do nothing but ruin the look of the car. And honestly with the other exterior mods you have it will never be a sleeper anyway.

No sense adding weight and uglying the car up just to fool a few strangers for 40 seconds before you hit the burnout box...if even that long.

Car is too nice to ugly up IMO