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Post by #0117 tsw3030 on May 11, 2007 3:53:54 GMT -5
Does anybody know whats the difference between a 70 bm hood and 71 bm hood? I have a 71 panther 634 and as thinking about buying a repro. hood but its for a 70. Any info. would be great.  |
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Post by #0002 Paul W. on May 14, 2007 8:24:12 GMT -5
Hi,
There were actually four different BM hoods.
The 1971 hoods had the scoop set back a little bit further than on the '70 hoods.
The bottom edge of the hood is also different, as the '70 hood was angled to match the angle of the 1970 and earlier belly pans. The '71 hoods were "straight", to match the straight sided belly pans used on the 1971 and newer sleds.
The other thing is, the 760 sleds had a hood that was taller than the others. The extra height was added to the bottom "belt line" area. So, there was a regular 1970 hood, a taller 760 '70 hood, a regular 1971 hood, and the taller 760 '71 hood.
If you put a '71 hood on a '70, the headlight will point upward and not be very effective, and a '70 hood on a '71 will point the headlight down. Also, the back edge of the hood is slightly different and doesn't match up very well if you put the wrong hood on the wrong belly pan.
Later .......
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Post by #0117 tsw3030 on May 16, 2007 3:03:36 GMT -5
Hey Paul thanks alot for your info. I guess I'll start mudding up my orginal hood. Ted
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