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Old 10-02-2024, 08:19 PM
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Making progress! Got the fenders modified to be correct for a 70. The NOS hood is mocked up for initial panel fitment.
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Coming along nicely!

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Old 10-23-2024, 04:48 PM
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So small change of plans when it comes to the hood. I couldn't live with the hood not being correct for a 70, despite it being a beautiful NOS hood. So, I ordered a reproduction hood, and will be cutting the inner structure out of my original 70 hood and grafting it into the new hood.
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Old 10-23-2024, 04:55 PM
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So small change of plans when it comes to the hood. I couldn't live with the hood not being correct for a 70, despite it being a beautiful NOS hood. So, I ordered a reproduction hood, and will be cutting the inner structure out of my original 70 hood and grafting it into the new hood.
it was a pain in the ass doing my car , but it was fun .i kind of miss it .GREAT JOB

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Old 10-23-2024, 11:53 PM
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So small change of plans when it comes to the hood. I couldn't live with the hood not being correct for a 70, despite it being a beautiful NOS hood. So, I ordered a reproduction hood, and will be cutting the inner structure out of my original 70 hood and grafting it into the new hood.
Just be sure to check the fit (flushness/margins) of the repro hood to your endura nose and fenders before you invest a bunch of fabrication time into it. I have no experience with the repro hoods, so they may very well be good ... but in general repro sheetmetal is not great in this regard, so should definitely be checked.

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Just be sure to check the fit (flushness/margins) of the repro hood to your endura nose and fenders before you invest a bunch of fabrication time into it. I have no experience with the repro hoods, so they may very well be good ... but in general repro sheetmetal is not great in this regard, so should definitely be checked.
I've had decent luck with them before. At least in this case, everything is still down to metal, so things can be modified pretty easily, rather than a car that's already painted.

I was going to pick up a used hood, but all the ones available locally are either rotted out, or people are asking ridiculous money for them.

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The hood is slowly morphing into a 70 hood. Still some small details to go. Those with a keen eye will see what still needs to be done.
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The hood is slowly morphing into a 70 hood. Still some small details to go. Those with a keen eye will see what still needs to be done.
You’re getting close . 2 more to go

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