I ran a stock steel hood for many years! It's quite easy with iron heads. The A460 heads made it a little tougher, so I trimmed .400" off the top of the intake (I have a 1" N2O plate) and inserted a 3/4" spacer between the K-frame and the body. I lowered the rack a few inches and trimmed accordingly. Shock towers are stock as well as the entire front end. I had to play around with some spacers on the spindles to get the bump-steer corrected but that was minimal. I built the car for street racing, hence no significant external modifications. Even the fuel pump is in the trunk, plumbed to a very modified stock fuel tank. The car is quite the sleeper:beatyoass:
The plaque was from winning the True Street competition in St. Louis last summer. Car had to be liscensed and street legal, drive 30 miles (105 degrees outside), then 3 back-to-back 1/4 passes. There wasn't much competition in the class, so I kept it in the low-mid 9's.
I've had a BBF in my '85 Turbo Coupe since 1989. It's a real street car (except for the race gas) with a full interior, exhaust, stock front suspension, power seats, mirrors, antenna, windows, locks, etc. This should be my last year with the car as both my kids are in college now and the fun and fund$ aren't really there any more. Anyone interested? LOL
