Thread: how to attach fiberglass scoop to steel hood

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[QUOTE=Dave Severson]Mark where it will go on the hood, cut the opening you need for clearance and attach the scoop. Bolt the scoop to the hood, make sure you use flat washers on the fiberglass scoop. Don't try to glass or mold it to the hood. Fiberglass and steel expand and contract at far different rates and it will crack. you are right dave the way i did them was make a wooden frame out of 1/2 ply wood that sat in side of the hood scoop i fitted the scoop and cut off any frame was to the out side of the scoop for screws / pop rivets. then made it fit the form of the hood them used fiber jell to glue the wood frame on the in side of the scoop i did the frame with scoop off and put it down a bit in the scoop for room for filler and when dry i would fill up any gaps with mar glass and back filled a radius on top of the wood in the scoop with a finger or cut out body spreader when dry sand out sand any mess . the out side it must be smooth.then i would mark out were it neededs to sit on the hood mark it with a marker go long to out side of scoop use 3m clear tape keep it even no over laps on tape then take the hood scoop lay body filler on your wooden frame thats is glue to your hood scoop. you have to move fast then sit scoop down on. hood used something to put some weight on the scoop this helps bed down the scoop like a telephone book . then clean up leftover filler with clean body filler spreader .when filler is dry pop it off .the tape keep it from sticking down then sand out to fit i did many hood scoop like this. the hood fit up to the scoop look nice if you take your time. i did this by myself but it is good to have some help when done i drill the wooden frame for screws space them out to look good when the hood was up then cut out the hood this keeps the hood from flooping around when trying to get a good fit up on the scoop