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I'd really like to put a scoop on my '72 but don't much like the R/T or Rallye style hood. A T/A or maybe a Shaker hood would be a nice alternative, with the added ease of being able to use a standard flat hood as a base. Are these scoops easily available as a simple grp moulding? Seen some repro Shaker kits at eye watering prices
I'm waiting for some March pulleys from Summit, cos of the volcano dust over some of Europe I'm going to have to wait some more

Yeah, Adrian, the Shaker N-96 have a lot of eye Candy but it does require patience when tuning ON and OFF a lot! ,,lots of fasteners, 2 cables, BellCrank, plus the Air Cleaner that sits inside the shaker bubble. The whole package is gonna cost you some big bucks, the hood,(unless you want to cut your own,,but advise against it especially if your hood is original, the re-pop sheetmetal isnt as thick as the original stuff, from what I have asked of suppliers and builders), the shaker assembly, which doesnt include the cold/hot air doors, the snorkel pieces, Emblems, the rubber seal, the baseplate, ect ect ect. The R/T, Rallye, Flat hood is the way to go if you want simple, lighter in weight ect the snorkels weigh about 3 pounds apiece that fit in the shaker bubble,, The bubble weighs around 15 pounds! I think I read somewhere that a 'ground up' Shaker ensemble and starting from scratch would set you back about $4-5,000 bucks ,,,done right. The T/A is very nice,,but I dont know much about it regarding the hardware needed.

Thanks for that Eddie I love the look of the shaker setup, but your right mate, they want some fat coin for them things Saw a shaker kit made from grp that included the base, bubble, scoop vents, hood trim ring and some mounting hardware for about $450 on a site that do loads of sheetmetal and grp stuff, even grp Challenger body tubs for drag applications, they also had a T/A hood in grp for about the same price. Don't expect factory quality but my Chally is a bit of an "honest" looking car and anyway originality has never been an issue for me If I can find the web site again I'll post a link.
How's new, small and brown settling in?

Adrian Worman wrote:Thanks for that Eddie I love the look of the shaker setup, but your right mate, they want some fat coin for them things Saw a shaker kit made from grp that included the base, bubble, scoop vents, hood trim ring and some mounting hardware for about $450 on a site that do loads of sheetmetal and grp stuff, even grp Challenger body tubs for drag applications, they also had a T/A hood in grp for about the same price. Don't expect factory quality but my Chally is a bit of an "honest" looking car and anyway originality has never been an issue for me If I can find the web site again I'll post a link.
How's new, small and brown settling in?

Thats a great price Adrian! Any Challenger looks tough with a fresh air package! Yes, post the link if you can find it again. New, Small, Brown is settling in just fine. She has already 'destroyed' my wifes new shoes.

http://www.showcars-bodyparts.com/challeng.html Think this is the one. Anybody here usd 'em?

Wow, decent price! I too, wonder how the quality/fit is?

you will most likely need to do some fiberglass work, i have a aar hood and i will need to do some work to attach the hood lock and the safety catch,and im not sure about the fit yet as i havent actually installed it on the car,

also you will like those march pullys

I'll like 'em even more when they show up on my doorstep Drew

http://www.up22.com/challenger70.htm#top Just found this site, stuff looks ok in pictures, prices ok too.