Since I was going to be removing all of the inner liner I had to build a hood jig or cradle so the the shape would not distort after I removed the support.
First thing I did was form some "L" shaped steel to fit the profile across the back of the hood and then transferred it to some 3/4" plywood and cut out the shape on the band saw.
I repeated the process for the front of the hood.
Next with the front and rear profiles sitting on the hood I traced the side profile and cut two pieces with this pattern to make the sides of the jig.
Finally I put some triangle gussets on the corners to keep the whole thing square.
In the inverted position on the table you can see how the hood shape is completely supported.
With the jig supporting the hood I removed the remaining liner and cleaned up the rust and treated with OSPHO. I then took some 1/2" x 1 1/2" .049 wall steel and framed out the perimeter and installed two cross braces of 1/2" x 2" .049 wall.
With the sub frame built I removed it from the jig leaving the hood skin behind to fit it up to the car. I used some angle iron to temporarily cleco the hood in place over the cowl centering it up on the car.
I had hoped to use some modified version of the 06 hinges but it just wasn't practical. I ended up making my own using some .090 steel with a 1/4" press fit hardened drill bushing to be attached with a 1/4 20 stainless sleeve bolt.
After determining the location with the hood frame on the car I put the frame back in the hood jig and slotted the bottom side of the hood frame at the back corner and slid the hinge in and welded it up.
The last picture is of the hood frame on the car with the frame in the raised position. Now that I have all of that established I can go back to finishing up the cowl.
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