I have a 1953 3800. I have three original hoods, all very poor. I have kept my eyes out for a nice original hood, but haven’t found any nearby. So I broke down and ordered a new one. It came today, and I test fit it on the truck, or at least tried to. The shape looks mostly right, but I can’t even get it back onto the cab. The support at the back of hood is not shaped real well. How normal is it for these hoods to fit this bad? I have used a bunch of repair panels, new rear fenders, new roof panel, and was actually impressed with how well they fit. I think I might have to cut/weld, or use a porta power to do a controlled bending of this hood before I can even get it test fit in place. Any thoughts? Pretty discouraged this evening.
