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    John Palmer is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
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    Car Year, Make, Model: '32 High Boy, '60 VW, Teardrop Trailers
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    I'm a "three piece" hood kind of guy, and I will admit that no other single item has consumed more time in my build process than the hood top, sides and mounts.

    I really don't see how you can buy a body from one company and hood pieces from another and expect it all to fit without some fab'ing due to dementions. I even went and had a custom sized hood top made that better fit my body belt lines.

    But with that said IMO, nothing "makes, or breaks" a roadster quicker than a good fitting hood. So it's well worth the time and your effort.

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    I second what John said. Mine was extremely time consuming as well. I would hazard a guess at around 40 hours on fitting the hood. A buddy of mine has even more time in fitting the hood on his '33.


    Lynn
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