38 standard hood

[gwmartin55]

I need to know if any other hood will fit my 38 Standard 5W Coupe? Need to louvre one to see if it helps cooling. Will a 37 hood fit? Any experienced advice appreciated, as they are not easy to find. Thanks in advance

[ford38v8]

38 standard hood is an orphan.
Louvers will help, but for a real difference, just leave off the side panels. It looks cool and costs nothing.

[gwmartin55]

Can't leave sides off of a standard coupe. All one piece grill.

[ford38v8]

Very interesting. How long have you owned your Chevy now?

[3738]

Side panels are removeable on my 38 Standard Coupe and on any other 38 Standard Coupe....

[gwmartin55]

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38 5w coupe with the hood not being the deluxe water fall type. Bottom of hood is flat, does not come to a point as a deluxe does.

[3738]

Here's what my 38 Standard Coupe looks like, flat hood as you describe, removeable side panels... (The side panels also come together under the center/front of the hood to form the upper section of the grille)

[bart78]

Yes a 37 will fit.

[Fe26]

Originally Posted by ford38v8

38 standard hood is an orphan.
Louvers will help, but for a real difference, just leave off the side panels. It looks cool and costs nothing.

Bingo!

Also, if you are overheating it may be a good time to find out why and address the problem/s rather than looking for a secondary fix. Having said that, no side panels is a cool look, especially if you've got some engine goodies or bling installed.