[Ramairnacho]

Anyone got grills vents for this hood that can be graphed in? Or is that not possible. Corners are in Need of repair too. It doesn't have bracing bit needs tlc.i noticedits lighter that the steel reinforced ones. Is the actual frame structure the same or different? Never show a stranger your car because they might want to steel it or parts off it.Trust me I'm a victim of that.

[unruhjonny]

based on the damage and holes drilled into the underside of the forward edge, I'd suggest you find another hood.

Those vent areas are VERY hard to repair, where the repair doesn't crack, or pop off;
I believe the best fix is to simply cut out the entire area, and replace with the same section of an undamaged hood.

These hoods are out there.

[Ramairnacho]

Those holes aren't stock? Wonder why? It does have hood pins. Well I wish I caught the their that stole my hood!

[Ramairnacho]

Originally Posted by unruhjonny

based on the damage and holes drilled into the underside of the forward edge, I'd suggest you find another hood.

Those vent areas are VERY hard to repair, where the repair doesn't crack, or pop off;
I believe the best fix is to simply cut out the entire area, and replace with the same section of an undamaged hood.

These hoods are out there.

I think the holes are stock. If I find a hood that's damaged with good vents I think this hood could be saved with a donor. If results not good then I'll hang it in garage.

[unruhjonny]

ok, maybe I was wrong.

my knee jerk reaction was that this hood was going to require a lot of work - I have not known any vent damage to be able to be properly repaired to the point where it wouldn't crack down the road, and re-expose the original damage/repair;
Add to that, the picture made the holes look sloppy - so I probably mis-spoke.

[keith k]

My '70 Formula's original hood has one hole per side. On your car, the one that is cleanly cut is original. The two that look hacked in.... are not.

[Ramairnacho]

Originally Posted by keith k

My '70 Formula's original hood has one hole per side. On your car, the one that is cleanly cut is original. The two that look hacked in.... are not.

This is a pic of a low mile survivor. 3 per side. I believe holes are stock. I'll try to save the hood if it looks ugly I ll use a different one.

[SD455DJ]

Same here, my original Formula RA Hood only has one hole per side and the inner most one.

Dennis

[SD455DJ]

Here's another '70 LB RAIII Formula from the 2021 TA Nats with just a single hole per side.

Dennis

[HWYSTR455]

As a reminder, Anvil now makes a carbon fiber/fiberglass Formula hood for $1500:

https://anvilauto.com/products/1970-...37624280055975



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