I think unless you just spot welded the flanges together in place of the rivets, you'd be likely to warp the hood. Too much chance of that in my mind to do more than a few spot welds.


Kevin
1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.