I decided to do a little work on the hood before fitting the front sheet metal. It looked as though the hood was stored on its side in a wet area or possibly on dirt in a shed or something. About 3/4 length of the one side of the hood where the outer skin is attached to the inner skin it had rusted in between the 2 layers and had thick layers of rust scale to the point of spreading open the seam slightly. I cleaned it all out with a sharp pick and sandblasted all around the areas. Lucky the pieces are still solid enough to be ok. After sandblasting I treated the bare metal with a metal conditioner, then sanded scuffed and epoxy primered. Next step will be to squeeze some panel bond in a few areas of the spreaded side seam for a little extra strength and the close back tight. Then onto the top and finally start fitting the front sheet metal.
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