Rootleib manufactures a quality OEM replacement hood - that is unless you do a three piece version or have them build one to your specs. As far as 32steel's problem - there isn't one. It appears that he ordered one from the catalog which is a repro of the OEM. It is a quality piece. The Brookville bodies - well they do leave some room for improvement tho are still the best available for a hot rod in steel. Their hoods - made by - guess who? ROOTLEIB!!!! Then of course - there is a Hagan hood, that is if they've survived the economy downturn.

For fitting a hood - there are too many little points to consider to spell all of them out, but body to chassis, grille shell to chassis, fenders, etc, etc, etc. A tweak here can change a dimension there - or even worse - all of them everyplace. For instance, my car - perfectly aligned in March, way off today and it's a body to chassis change as the webbing and block rubbers settled normally from the weight just sitting there. Now a complete alignment redo - and the car hasn't even been driven yet!!!