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| | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 149 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 149 | Iam thinking on welding the two sections of the hood on my ad together and smothing it out. Anyone got some good suggestions on how to do this. I would imagine the less body filler the best due to the flexing it goes thru from opening and closing it. Is there a particular filler that better for flexing then good ol bondo. Thanks :rolleyes:
"Finish the thing, do it right the first time, and drive the S.O.B.!"
1949 Chevy half ton 3100 In a kazillion pieces
2000 GMC Serria 1500 SL 4x4
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 12 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 12 | It's been my experience to have to weld and grind and weld and grind until it's pretty much all filled or it will crack. It takes a long time because you must not build up heat either grinding or welding or you will be warping the hood to the point that you'll have to skim coat the entire hood with filler and block for days on end.
Working on 1969 C-10 Panel truck 350 w/4spd.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 149 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 149 | Do you fill in the indention were the center molding goes with weld?? or cut that out and weld in a strip thats level with the rest of the hood?
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1949 Chevy half ton 3100 In a kazillion pieces
2000 GMC Serria 1500 SL 4x4
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 12 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 12 | It's important to brace the bottom side of the hood so that it doesn't draw up in you. Even if you are carefull you still will get some drawing. Best idea is to tack some flat or angle iron to the bottom to hold everything in place.
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 12 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 12 | I fill the indentation with "Kitty Hair" and then work that down then polyfill, prime and block.
Working on 1969 C-10 Panel truck 350 w/4spd.
| | | | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | Mallard,
I wish you were closer, I would love to trade you two welded/smoothed hoods for original ones. . . | | | | | Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 | I'm planning on cutting a strip of metal about as wide as the indentation that was under the molding. Then put a slight bend down the center of it in my brake. If you don't have a brake, you could do the same thing over a piece of angle iron.
With this piece to weld in, the hood won't have that miles of flat look. Just a nice peak down the center, kind of like the molding.
1948 Chevy Pickup
Chopped and sectioned
owned since 1974 when I was 15.
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