OK, on to the hood! Earlier in the thread I went through laying the grille & radiator back due to the fact that the stock hood was something like four inches short when I set it in place. I talked to Duane at N&N and after a good belly laugh he explained the options to me, thus the decision to re-do the radiator mounts, extend the splash aprons, and jump through all kinds of hoops to get it right. In the end I really, really like having the grille angled, so all's well. That said, I still had a pretty good gap in the back, and some mis-fit up front, as shown here:









In the back I have fresh filler, so waxing the body and using it as the mold is not really an option so I covered the cowl top with aluminum foil, smoothed it to the contour, and waxed the foil. The front was still gel coat, so I simply waxed it good and got ready to do some 'glass.





A 40 grit wheel in the angle grinder made quick work of cutting down ~1/2 thickness of the back & front edges of the hood, and made a TON of dust!! (Note to self: Move grinding operations OUTSIDE!!)





This morning I cut a stack of strips of varying widths using a big old paper cutter, and started glassing in the back. The first half was a learning experience, and I expect that I'll have a very thick back edge to deal with on that side.



Next moved to the front, and it went quicker, and should be easier to deal with on the bottom side & front lip.



The peak in front may need a bit of fill yet to smooth the curve, but it's pretty close. Hoping now that the wax releases clean in front