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    Starting on the other end of the hood brace, this one not as rotted as the other but has issues just the same. One of those "while we're here" things....
    The ribs are trimmed and ends rounded.. A piece of flat 16 gauge is trimmed to fit..









    tacked together....



    ….then the photographer went on strike until we got to this...







    We'll get this trimmed and installed tomorrow..
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    More progress on the hood, here is the other end of the hood brace.



    Looking at the back side, you can see where a few holes were welded closed the last time it was painted, and the severe pitting and new holes that we have. A testament to the fact that what shows is always the tip of the iceberg. Although better than the passenger side, this is definitely one of those "while we are here" things. Do it right, do it once. (grinder marks were mine)





    With our new replacement all one piece, the next step is to bend the flange that spot welds to the hood skin. A tipping wheel in the Fasti-werks bead roller makes quick work of it. The bend line was transposed from the original and an initial pass under the tipping die marks the crease line a bit better, Then successive passes are made, lifting slightly with each pass. This is done until the beads interfere with the tipping die.





    Then the partial bent flange is clamped in the magnetic brake for the remainder of the fold. This brake allows us to use a die on either side of the bead details, where a full die may inadvertently push in on the beads.





    End gets cut to length and marked for initial trimming





    Looks like we may have enough bead stock left for another couple of ends.



    That's where we left off yesterday, we'll see about welding the new end on today..

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    Our last end for the hood brace. Off with the old.....



    Then it gets trimmed to our scribe line and the end media blasted in prep for welding. Our new end is test fit and trimmed until we get the right distance to our reference marks. The "batwings" give us a heat sink at the edge for less chance of burning back the edge at the weld.



    The center rib is aligned both on the sides and the face, and tacked in position using the TIG.



    The pieces are aligned as we work outward, tacking as we go. A "corking tool" is used as a dolly where any bumping may be needed for alignment.





    Tacked...



    Welded....



    Welds cleaned up and end angles compared..








    Now we can get back to straightening sheet metal..
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    Nice job! Your tools you made from chisels looks like what I need for the lips on my 39 Ford rear fender.
    Thanks for posting.
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    These are some modified vise grips made by Keith Daleen (his pictures) that may make short work of such an effort...
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    Thanks Robert. Looks like I need to start modifying some vise grips!!

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    No wonder I can't find any Vise Grips and Chisels you've horded them all!!!! I love looking at your posts always informational! Bow to the master!!!

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    We have a few more spots to fix from cracking and fatigue, namely the holes on the underside for the rubber hood bumpers. We've already repaired three, and from the looks of it, need to take care of the remaining three..







    18 Gauge x 1/4" plugs were TIG welded in to fill the existing holes, and a copper backer gives us a bit of a heat sink so the cracks/fatigued areas don't blow a big hole on us..







    Welds were dressed on both sides of the sheet metal, and new holes drilled slightly in farther from the edge to help slow down the reappearance of cracks.







    Next, I'm sure everyone has seen how these hoods can oil can, show low spots, and try to flop around while driving down the road. Part of that is abuse over the years, fatigue, etc. Any low spots invariably result in a loss of support of the hood and will show oil cans or loose areas.



    A good tool to check the crown of the hood is a long straight edge in the form of a 36" rule. If you don't have one, most hardware stores sell aluminum flat bar for a few dollars that will make a good profile template. For this style hood, lows are bad, straight is better, and a slight crown in the center crease along the entire length of the "flat" area of the hood is optimal.. This gives the support to help eliminate those oil cans and floppy hoods.

    When we started there was an obvious area about 12" forward of the rear edge, dead center, that appears low, and was easily pushed downward. In order to better define the center crease and provide the support needed, we will use a sand bag (a rather large one) and lightly hammer from the bottom side into said bag with a purpose built "punch".







    In order to keep the back portion of the hood down against the bag for support, we used our latest "metalshaping" tool to hold the front of the hood up, an engine hoist..



    A reference mark is used on the inside, measured and centered...



    The crease was checked for low spots prior, and the bottom marked. The "punch" is dragged along the centerline and tapped as you go. Flip the hood over, check crown, remark as needed, repeat. We got to a good straight/slight crown and the oil can disappeared. Pushing along the entire center crease was a nice tight support now..





    So if you are having issue with your hood, I would suggest first checking your center crease.
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    More progress on the F7 hood, got some SPI epoxy on the hood brace...



    Ends are quite a bit better than before..







    Vince has the hood just about ready for epoxy...



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    Playing catch-up here on the F7 hood, the inside of the crease was blocked using tape to keep the center line sharp, then brace welded in place and some epoxy touch ups done..











    With the touch ups blocked, we're ready for some Epoxy/sealer, some PPG ESSS base, and my first time spraying SPI Universal... WooHoo! love this clear!!





    These Ford truck hoods can be a pain to get good paint coverage inside the nose.. So a couple pieces of TIG wire from our rack to the hood brackets hold it up in the air so we can get into the nose with the spray gun..





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