amluminum hoods ?

[86gn01ls1]

was wondering if all gns had aluminum hoods ?

if so how can you tell ?

Thanks for the help

 

[xrunner123]

Mine's not.
A magnet will tell.

 

[HOT ROD-GN]

was wondering if all gns had aluminum hoods ?

if so how can you tell ?

Thanks for the help

GN & TR only came with steal Hood.

 

[RIFF RAFF]

I think

was wondering if all gns had aluminum hoods ?

If so how can you tell ?

Thanks for the help

only g-body oldsmobiles had alum hoods my 79 hurst has one .i think they only did this in 78-79 but could be wrong ..

 

[HOT ROD-GN]

only g-body oldsmobiles had alum hoods my 79 hurst has one .i think they only did this in 78-79 but could be wrong ..

your right!

 

[turboc87gn]

I heard there were like 50 or so aluminum gn hoods around too..Ive never seen one tho...

 

[HOT ROD-GN]

I heard there were like 50 or so aluminum gn hoods around too..Ive never seen one tho...

I painted over 100 plus GN and TRI never seen one myself . olds yes but not GN.

 

[jasjamz]

They do exsist!

 

[86gn01ls1]

how would you tell aluminum from steel ?

use a magnet ?

but I think the hood frame would be steel

Thanks

 

[t-typinator]

I wonder if maybe the 79 or yrs close to that had it.Pilot cars maybe ?

Just curious, why do you ask do you have 1 or know someone with a tr with an aluminum hood.

 

[INEEDAGN]

I'd be shocked if there was one out there for the later cars. Heard rumor of them being out there for the earlier (78-80) carb turbo regals but never been around one. Those hoods are different than an 81-87 style.

Pics or it didn't happen

 

[chopped39]

They used them on Nascars:biggrin: A couple years back this question was going around so I asked my buddy at buick and he said there was one part number for a gn hood.

 

[INEEDAGN]

probably only used on the FBI cars

 

[RIFF RAFF]

I 've seen

i'd be shocked if there was one out there for the later cars. Heard rumor of them being out there for the earlier (78-80) carb turbo regals but never been around one. Those hoods are different than an 81-87 style.

Pics or it didn't happen

many on olds calais .but never on a buick even the early ones. Both of the 78 turbo regals i had had a steel hood and i've looked at shows and havent seen one. So like he said . Pic's or didnt happen .. Anybody seen one?

 

[gn4u2c]

Bigfoot and Elvis stole my Aluminum hood ... Pissed me off. :wink: none on the later cars for sure.

 

[coach]

You wouldnt want an aluminum hood if you could get one. My Max Wedge car had the option of aluminum parts and after talking with a few guys who have the "lightweight" cars...they suck. You can dent it just polishing it. Racecar only parts. Even with a steel frame, it still would be easy to dent. Plus any aluminum hood would be a lift off...shutting would distort it and mounting on hinges would stress it. If GN's NASCARS had them, they wouldnt fit our production cars anyway.

:biggrin:

 

[RIFF RAFF]

The

you wouldnt want an aluminum hood if you could get one. My max wedge car had the option of aluminum parts and after talking with a few guys who have the "lightweight" cars...they suck. You can dent it just polishing it. Racecar only parts. Even with a steel frame, it still would be easy to dent. Plus any aluminum hood would be a lift off...shutting would distort it and mounting on hinges would stress it. If gn's nascars had them, they wouldnt fit our production cars anyway.

:biggrin:

hood on my olds is hard as hell and opens and closes with hinges .not one dent in mine from polishing . But my hurst is a factory light weight ..[ no power options ] only air . No cruise ,no power windows , no power seat , it was ordered new for the chitwood stunt show .. And i love it like my wife and kids

 

[Yedi]

They exist, my G-Body buddy down the road has a Turbo Aluminum hood...

Many automakes use aluminum hoods now to save weight. Ford is very popular w/ that. F-150's, Expeditions, Mustangs, Expedition Liftgates. Chevy Suburban/Tahoe Liftagates.

Light yes, hard to repair, and are prone to corrosion. not cool....

 

[HOT ROD-GN]

They exist, my G-Body buddy down the road has a Turbo Aluminum hood...

Many automakes use aluminum hoods now to save weight. Ford is very popular w/ that. F-150's, Expeditions, Mustangs, Expedition Liftgates. Chevy Suburban/Tahoe Liftagates.

Light yes, hard to repair, and are prone to corrosion. not cool....

what year?

 

[gn4u2c]

maybe on a 78 but not on a 84-87 NO WAY NO WAY NO WAY !