Section : Hoods and Hardtops

New hood

Posted By : Gordon Davies, 09-Dec-2002, 10:47pm

• New hood

  Posted By : Ben Duckett, 10-Dec-2002, 12:25pm

  I fitted a new hood a few months ago and although its a bit of a pain it is quite straight forward. My advice is to get a friend or two to help as it requires more hands than the standard human is equipped with. I have no idea whether the method I used was approved or not, but the hood doesn't leak and it hasn't flown off yet.
  
  I glued and pop riveted the metal strip into the rear edge of the hood and then fitted that first so we could stretch the hood forward to get a tight fit. The only other thing I did was to put a fan heater into the car to get the hood supple and stretchy. If you want any other help then let me know!
  
  Cheers,
  
  Ben

• New hood

  Posted By : Gordon Davies, 15-Dec-2002, 09:18pm

  Cheers Ben
  
  New hood now fitted - with a little help from my friends (and some paid for assistance from a local company that I discovered by chance who renovate ALL makes and types of classic cars). All I need now is some very heavy rain to test its leakability.
  
  One useful point - it is essential to get the hood absolutely central and to check that the door glass fits correctly inside the "gutters" before gluing and riveting.