[njsteve]

They are riveted to the underside. One side on my Gramma car's hood has a crease/inverted buckle in it from the bend. Or maybe it is the cause of the bow itself? When the metal bar buckles and bends it pulls the hood with it. I guess some of these hoods needs the rivets removed and the bar flattened or maybe turned over and re-riveted back on.

[Judge273]

Did you measure the before you added weight in blocked position and after weight added to see if the weight actually changed the hood bow?

[OVERULD]

Originally Posted by Judge273

Did you measure the before you added weight in blocked position and after weight added to see if the weight actually changed the hood bow?

Mike, I did get the before measurements but forgot to check them after adding the weight. I had to be somewhere and was out of time. I'll check it today and compare. I didn't get the sense that the hood moved much at all. I also wonder how much weight the thing can hold without damaging it.


BJ

[Judge273]

Thanks, don't push the limit...Looks too nice!

[vidguy]

I've done something similar with two 50 pound canvas Light Stand Sandbags (Video Studio) on the car cover, I' also leave the hood unlatched.

[yahooskidoo]

Originally Posted by njsteve

They are riveted to the underside. One side on my Gramma car's hood has a crease/inverted buckle in it from the bend. Or maybe it is the cause of the bow itself? When the metal bar buckles and bends it pulls the hood with it. I guess some of these hoods needs the rivets removed and the bar flattened or maybe turned over and re-riveted back on.

On my first 74 formula i replaced the strips with thicker metal.