[Gator67]

Someone neatly cut away two sections where the vents should be at the rear of the hood.

Does anyone have this sectioned-out area, or a trashed hood with a good vent area section available?

...Keith, I'll check on the tail panel when I get the car this week.

[eaglesan13]

There is a guy locally who told me he has been fixing formula hoods by cutting the vent sections out of steel hoods and grafting them into the formula hoods. I have not seen the finished product. Has anyone else done that?

Originally Posted by Gator67

Someone neatly cut away two sections where the vents should be at the rear of the hood.

Does anyone have this sectioned-out area, or a trashed hood with a good vent area section available?

...Keith, I'll check on the tail panel when I get the car this week.

[Gator67]

I spent a couple hours on the car this weekend removing the interior. The floors and trunk need absolutely no work. The steering wheel, gauges, switches, heater ducts, a pillar trim, and headrests look to be in great shape, seats are solid but need rebuild/recover. Will need just about everything else though.

[The Boss]

Originally Posted by Gator67

Someone neatly cut away two sections where the vents should be at the rear of the hood.

Does anyone have this sectioned-out area, or a trashed hood with a good vent area section available?

...Keith, I'll check on the tail panel when I get the car this week.

THAT SUCKS! Legit 70 hood too! Don't get rid of that hood - get another and graft that section in.

[Gator67]

Originally Posted by The Boss

THAT SUCKS! Legit 70 hood too.

Yep. Just one of those things I knew I was going to have to deal with when i decided to buy the car. I'm hoping someone has something in their stash I could use to perform the transplant. I'd also consider a complete hood.

[eaglesan13]

Just so you can see what it will look like.

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...highlight=1971

[Gator67]

Originally Posted by eaglesan13

Just so you can see what it will look like.

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...highlight=1971

Thanks for posting the link. It's a great lookimg car. Considering what I'll have into mine by the time it's done, that was a great deal!

[Gator67]

Still chipping away. Front sheet metal looks great except for some deterioration of the inner structure/bracing of the passenger fender, just the lower section in front of the door. It should be easy enough to repair, but I saw a set of perfect rust-free '70 fenders at a swap meet this morning, and I just couldn't help myself.

[Gator67]

The majority of the cutting, welding, grinding, etc. for the rear suspension is done. Just a few pieces left. Although things will be tidied up and finished underneath the car, I asked Randy not to take it too far beyond how it would have looked had it been built at the factory with these parts.