Hood Work

Friday, 26 October, 2012 -- I went out to Dan and Deron's today to check on status.  Dan has been working on the hood top panels to detect and repair any irregularities.  Here is the driver's side as it is being worked on:

The channel around the opening for the vent has some minor corrosion, but is remarkably intact considering its age.  Dan plans to clean it real well and prime it with epoxy primer.  There's no need to replace any metal as it's not rusted through anywhere and it gets covered over with a rubber gasket that the vent cover compresses to seal out weather when the vent is closed.

Dan has also started to evaluate the situation with the hood side panels.  I originally elected to go with a 241 Hemi in the hopes that it might fit within the confines of the stock hood on a Model PB Plymouth.  This is not the case.  Even the "baby" hemi is too wide and extends past the plane of the hood sides when closed.  So Dan has covered the valve covers with protective tape as he assesses how big a "blister" we need in the panels and exactly where they need to go: