New (to me) fiberglass hood and scoop. AAR brand

[Sedanman67]

FYI, The mold for that hood was made from a hood that I provided. I saw AAR at Englishtown many years ago and asked if they made a hood for '66/'67 Coronets. They said no, partly because they couldn't find a good core to make a mold from. I bought a hood at the show and gave it to them for making a mold.

[Drag-Net]

What are you using for hood springs? I found some at Home Depot for a friends fiberglass hood that looked correct with low tension.

[snook]

Always liked those. Looks good.

[Copper67440]

Well I drilled it for the molding. No problem with that but the original retainers/studs are not long enough. They need to be at least an inch long. The hood isn't that thick there but it is thicker than sheet metal. Here is a picture. The original on the right. The one on the left is from a piece of dash trim. It just pokes through. Not enough for a nut. Might have to make my own.

[Copper67440]

I got the hood springs with it. Todd said the came from AAR also.
Here is another picture of the underside.

[Copper67440]

Got the hood molding on. Had to modify the original retainers.

[67r/t4speeder]

Nice work that looks sweet

[Copper67440]

Next thing is the hood letters. No way they will go on like the original hood. I don't think the pegs will even go through. Going to have to use some other retainers. Like wall mollies or something. Then I think I might put "383 FOUR BARREL" emblems on the sides of the scoop.

[67r/t4speeder]

Maybe use permatex right stuff on pins and push em through and a little more on whats underside, they wont go anywhere.

[Copper67440]

That's just it. They won't go through. It's going into a blind hole. I don't know if something like these would work.