Now, if I (we?) could figure out a good way to hold down my center hinged hood with something besides bungee cords or those @#$% leather straps that have seemed to have popped up everywhere lately. I was originally planning on running the full hood with Dzus fasteners, but never got around to fitting things up before painting the tops. I haven't painted the two hood sides yet, but really don't even want them on now.

Now that I've hijacked the thread, any suggestions beyond some you folks suggested a year or so ago