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ilyes
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Posted: 09-September-2019 at 8:50AM |
I'd like to know what you guys think of bolting on a 71-73 shaker base to a 73.
I'm afraid the mustang base may look too small for the torino hood. I'm looking at this unit to replace the Mopar scoop on the torino, or just getting a new hood with no scoop. |
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7T9_Tbird
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'69-'70 had the shaker like you show, the '71-'73 didn't have the option(They had Ram Air through a scooped hood). That being said, why not? I've always liked the way they looked. Just get a set of dimensions, cut a piece of cardboard the size of the hole in the hood will be, and that should give you an idea of how big/small it's gonna look. Good luck!
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74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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72FordGTS
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It might look a little small on a Torino, but I think it'd still be good. I am pretty sure I have seen a red '73 with a shaker hood before. I will look through my pics and post if I find it.
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Vince
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californiajohnny
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IDK the 70-71 i think had them? and the cuda was about as big of hood and they had a shaker about the same size and they looked sweet not to mention the mid 70's trans am's and they had a slightly smaller shaker and they looked decent....
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74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
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normand
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Reminds me of this thread from 2010 when somebody had a shaker on a 73 in my area and was trying to pass off as original. Certainly was not original, but did look good.
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see if anything on this page catches your eye |
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if you do go with the shaker, you can use the big block base to compensate for a taller intake, the big block base is shorter www.fordramair.com |
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72FordGTS
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Right, I have seen that yellow car, and it looks good. I will post the pics for here for future reference since the ads will eventually disappear.I also found this red one, that I was thinking of. It was at Barrett Jackson.
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The Torino Kid
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I wanted to go that route but I felt the scoop looked on the small side. So I went another option. 69-70 Boss Mustang hood scoop |
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that ranchero grille with the driving lights is awesome, any info on it?
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