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Guilld, quick question. How did you secure the hood? I am in the mock-up phase of a BeBops 32 3 window and am going to run a 1 piece Rootlieb hood top with no sides, just like yours. Thanks in advance for your info. By the way, your car looks really good.

Originally Posted by Deuce Don

Guilld, quick question. How did you secure the hood? I am in the mock-up phase of a BeBops 32 3 window and am going to run a 1 piece Rootlieb hood top with no sides, just like yours. Thanks in advance for your info. By the way, your car looks really good.

I took a couple of pieces of 1 inch by probably about 1/8 inch angle notched 1/2 of the angle on the front and welded a tab on to mount to the shell. At the rear I notched out half the angle bent the remainder around, welded it and drilled it to mount to the firewall. The firewall mount has to be at the same angle as the firewall. I then drilled the hood for four 1/4 inch bolts, welded them in place. I also clamped the hood and mount together and drilled holes to match. Between teh hood and mount I used two stainless washers to seperate the two slightly. It works good. It is a two person job to put the hood on and remove it. I used rubber bumpers at the firewall and the rad shell.

I think Dan Fink makes a similar mount but it is a easy fabricate.

Thanks, I was trying to get away without drilling a hole in the firewall but I guess there is no way around it. I did see a guy at Cruising the Coast in Panama City that just attached his hood at the front and he said the wind moving over the hood held the back down. I would be afraid that the vibraton and all would scratch the rear of the hood and or the cowl area but I saw no evidence of that on his car. I guess you do whatever works.

Thanks again.