What hood should i pick?

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Its time to get a new hood or put a scoop on it. The car is a 73 swinger and am stuck between the six pack hood and the Hemi s/s hood. Pics of these hoods on 73 and up dart and dusters would help. Which one is best?
 
i like the pro stock the best on a duster i think it looks best with the dusters bodylines
 
jimjimjimmy said:
I like the pro stock scoop best on a duster
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I would agree..

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I like the Mopar Pro scoop. But the shorter one, not the one in this picture. It was the only one I could find.

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Flat hoods are bland. All the coolest looking musclecars had scoops or bulges. I like six pack scoops and the dual snorkel Demon/Dart Sport scoops. I like the old Mopar pro stock if you are going for a completely retro look.
 
The hood will be getting changed out of necessity. My engine sits high due to my Schumacher mounts and when I use a 2.5” air cleaner on a Holley the air cleaner hits the hood. Plus I would like to be able to run a spacer down the road. I could go with an old school pro stock style but it really would not fit the rest of the look on my car.
 
Just say no to the stupid looking Hemi scoop. They look stupid even on the 68 Hemi cars. Only cool on those cars because of what the entire package is
 
doogievlg said:
Only other option is a big vintage pro stock hood or a cowl hood.
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Oh I’d definitely use a HEMI or 6pak scoop before either of those. I think the HEMI scoop looks good on that blue Dart but the center post of the 6pak scoop lines up well with the ridge in the hood
 
I'm following this thread with interest. I'm also a fan of flat hoods but the chance to get some fresh air in and drop some weight from the nose is hard to resist.

AAR offers the "6 pack" hood but the preview image doesn't really help...no center ridge in the preview image makes me think it's a generic image. I would bet it's one of the hoods pictured above in the thread...some look similar but it's hard to be sure.

Who is running one of these? Are you happy with it?

Hood, Dart/Dart Sport/Dart Swinger, 1973-1976, Six Pack, lift off | AAR Quality Fiberglass Reproductions

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