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fiberglass scoop to steel hood

4K views 6 replies 5 participants last post by  4 Jaw Chuck 
#1 ·
i've seen it done a thousand times and i've seen them crack 999 times..i have a 70 chevy shortbed stepside..im changing to a 68 frt clip and would love to put a teardrop scoop on it ...but worried about crackin...would it help if i cut the hood out completely under the scoop then sanwhiched it with cloth ..and even run strips of cloth from the scoop onto the bottom of the hood from underneath??
 
#2 ·
It could do , the cracking is usually a result of excessive flex in the bonnet itself , ie inner frames removed etc , try to keep as much of the original bonnet framing as you can , ie welding a "end" into any framing that is cut through around the opening , running the glass from inside of the scoop and blending into the underneath of the bonnet would more than likely help the cause with the added ridgity.

Cheers
Dale.
 
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